[DeTomaso] NPC-decoding 289 block

[Gary Bartley]

Hi Tom,

Try this link if you are still looking for info:
http://www.fordification.com/engineIDtags.htm

Best regards,

Gary Bartley

Tom Di Iulio wrote:

>Hi all,
>I recently purchased a '63 ford fairlane 500 sport coupe as a
>"restification" project. The car is original excepting the engine, which
>is a 289 vs. the 221 V-8 that was originally installed in the car. There
>is a metal tag bolted to the intake manifold which has some numbers on
>it that I'm hoping one (or more) of you may be able to tell me more
>about the engine. 
>The tag reads as follows:
>289 C 67 15
>?-E     240-B
>the spaces are intentional, the question mark is because I cannot read
>what is ahead of the hyphen. I suspect the engine is a '67 era 289 but
>beyond that I've been unsuccessful in decoding the info. Any and all
>comments are welcome. 
>Tom Di Iulio
>Denver, CO 
>
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