"Matching Numbers" Stamp Pad From Ebay Listing

[Ronald L.]

Re: "Matching Numbers" Stamp Pad From Ebay Listing

Curious as to why this same pad comes back up?

My vote is the VIN doesn't look exactly right, but would need a high rez photo to compare to others in that same time frame.

[William P.]

Re: "Matching Numbers" Stamp Pad From Ebay Listing

John and Rich hit the nail right on the head. Both have good reasoning and observed the pad in an analytical way. I don't care what Al G. says about this pad. All evidence points to a non typical production and does not follow normal known assembly sequence of build and assembly. Both Rich and John stated the facts.
I would not consider this pad machining and stampings original to the Corvette it is in. My vote restamp.

Wow ! Calling out Al Grenning on a stamp pad !

Bill Purdy

[Ronald L.]

Re: "Matching Numbers" Stamp Pad From Ebay Listing

I'm up for the challenge, send me a high rez photo of this stamp pad. Where is the car???

[Dick W.]

Re: "Matching Numbers" Stamp Pad From Ebay Listing

If the pad in question was IP code(427/425hp) the factory made several mistakes.First they put a 4 bolt main engine in and then stamped the code
correctly IP.Then decided they needed a 2 bolt main 390 car but for some reason had to grind off the assembly date and vin.The stamping actually
doesn't look bad so one would wonder if someone was going to restamp
an engine(not factory) why they wouldn't take a belt sander to it first instead of a rat tail file...

Richard, no rat tail file, a very large high speed die grinder was used to correct errors in the stamps during that era