New addition: '65 Fuelie Convertible

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04-08-2011, 06:26 PM

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The I was used as a number 1 on the engine assembly date. See Nolan Adams book, page 42 for reference.
My 65 fuelie engine has FII04HG, double I for nov.

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04-09-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 65 fi

Gudmund, I don't believe the Roman number I was used for the number 1. The photo of the pad shows an IHG.

The engine plants were directed by Chevrolet Engineering at the beginning of the 1957 model year to use the "I" character instead of the "1" character; you hardly ever see the "1" character used in an original pad stamp.

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