I looked at a 63 recently that when I looked close the vin # was stamped above the vin again very lightley. It looked like the stamp jumped or something and hit again above. Is this common or a possible forgery attempt. All the casting #s and dates were correct. Any opinions welcome .
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Re: Engine Pad Stamping
Bill, I saw one similar. 2 letters of Vin.on pad doubled. lightly. The pad was orginal. As long as the pad looks good otherwise.It was a factory goof. -
Re: Engine Pad Stamping
It's NOT unsual to see 'rebound' impressions on stamped parts... Depended upon how firmly the stamper held the gang when he wacked the number.
Sometimes only one end of a rebound impression will show indicating it was either the LH or RH end of the gang that 'hopped' while the other side remained fixed in position. Even the 'automated' stamps like that used on frame assys were known to do this.
NOW, if the rebound impression of the 'hop' happens to land UNDERNEATH the cylinder head on the VIN derrative portion of engine's stamp pad, Houston, we have a PROBLEM! Since the VIN portion was stamped at St. Louis on the power train feeder line to vehicle final assy, the cylinder head was already installed on the engine block and there's NO WAY the gang stamp could have rebounded to leave impression(s) beneath the cylinder head!
But, if the 'hop' is close to the main impression and that's a reasonable distance from the cylinder head (the gang had SOME thickness), then it's not necessarily a red flag of 'restoration creativity'.Comment
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Re: Engine Pad Stamping
I always think about human error. Makes me feel better about my stamp pad. It appears the man on the line was talking to someone and forgot to stamp my pad?Comment
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