Re: Numbers Matching?

Posted by HH56 On 2017/6/6 9:14:12

The engine number and vehicle number do not match prior to the V8 models in 55-56..

For your 54 Pacific (5477) the only way to tell if it still has the correct engine would be that the engine number would start M6xxxxx. M for 54 and 6 for the 359 nine main bearing engine. Even if the numbers show it is the correct engine, unless you also have original dealer delivered or new car registration paperwork, you still cannot be sure it is the actual engine that came with the car.

There is also a small tag on the engine side of the firewall near the top drivers side center placed there by the body builder (referred to here on the forum as the Briggs number). It may match the vehicle number on the door pillar but since bodies were not necessarily put on the line in sequential order, the second set of numbers after the dash (2854) may be off by a few from those on the door pillar.

The large embossed number on the firewall near the heater area referred to as the theft proof number or body ID number is the only permanent number on the car. There are only a few sporadic remaining existing records that have been found showing the number assigned to a particular car. One of the forum members has amassed a fairly large amount of data for those numbers and I'm sure he would appreciate knowing yours along with the other numbers found so he could add to his database.