1963 stamp pad with short leg R

[Danny P.]

I,am trying to figure out at what point of the 1963 Vin.# did they start using the short leg R like the (attachment photo) DannyCorvette-Stamp-Pad.jpg

[Arland D.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

Can't say if there is an established start and/or end date for the short legged R but this example is from a July block like the one in your photo.

[Danny P.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

thanks Arland, i went back to F05 and F04 they all had long legged R

[Arland D.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

Danny,

Do you have a build date for the car with the '0715' stamp? Considering that six of the seven characters are the same and they were stamped ten days apart, they look like a good match.

[Danny P.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

Arland, with my search looks like late May and on they started using shorter legged R anything under May and earlier they all used the longer legged R

[Thomas S.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

1st week June 63

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[Arland D.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

Thomas,
So your post showing an engine assembly date of May 15 is for a car with a build date of early June having a lead time of about three weeks.

Danny,
Do you have any body build date for the car with the July 15 engine assembly date to help establish a lead time?

My July 5 engine build date is for a car built about three weeks later.

[Michael J.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

20180321_152550.jpgFirst week of May build date.....

[Mike M.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

mike: appears to be a long leg R to me. mike mccagh

[Michael J.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

It is, the proposed theory here was that after the second week of May is when the short leg R started. Danny says: "i went back to F05 and F04 they all had long legged R." And this: "Arland, with my search looks like late May and on they started using shorter legged R anything under May and earlier they all used the longer legged R."

[Thomas S.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

Correct

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[Danny P.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

It is, the proposed theory here was that after the second week of May is when the short leg R started. Danny says: "i went back to F05 and F04 they all had long legged R." And this: "Arland, with my search looks like late May and on they started using shorter legged R anything under May and earlier they all used the longer legged R."

Michael, i ,am finding long legged on F06 and F07 in some case's it looking to me the short legged R are bouncing around through out the year.

[Michael J.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

Michael, i ,am finding long legged on F06 and F07 in some case's it looking to me the short legged R are bouncing around through out the year.

I see, so your original hypothesis is no longer valid and the appearance of the short legged R is random throughout the '63 MY, never mind then.

[Danny P.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

I see, so your original hypothesis is no longer valid and the appearance of the short legged R is random throughout the '63 MY, never mind then.

i,am doing a search don't make a case of it Michael enjoy your evening ???

[Mike M.]

Re: 1963 stamp pad with short leg R

[QyUOTE=Michael Johnson (49879);921709]20180321_152550.jpgFirst week of May build date.....[/QUOTE]
the subject of your post was"1963 stamp pad with SHORT leg R", yet your photo example shows a LONG leg R. you post is confusing to say the least. mike mccagh