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Would a 56 clipper have (engine to body) matching numbers. I thought this idea was applicable only to mid 70's muscle cars.

Vehicle number and motor number (not the Utica # but the motor number up front near the oil filler) should match. Beyond that there really isn't any number-matching. Often dealer invoices would give both motor and transmission numbers but whether these records existed at a Detroit factory level is unknown, at least to me, but certainly the Twin Ultramatic Utica prefix should match the engine Utica prefix.

unless the engine blew and they had to replace it.