![]() The point of this article is to help you figure out how to decode stuff. Lastly, in extreme cases, you'll want to verify the numbers stamped onto the component were the ones stamped into it originally and aren't restamped. Much of the First-Generation information was obtained from Mike Boteler. 1929-1932 car identification from the Filling Station. You need to decode the engineand see if it matches the vehicle, and if the code signifies Z28 or SS equipment. Keith Hardy (The Old Car Manual Project) kindly hosts GM engine serial number prefixes and suffixes. Numbers matching is important when you're trying to decode a Z28 or Super Sport where the VIN won't identify the vehicle as such. But numbers correct is not numbers matching. Some folks use these terms loosely, or will say 'numbers correct' or something to that effect. The numbers following the F or T designate the calendar month and the date the engine was produced. These were the two locations where engines were manufactured at the time. The first letter is either F for Flint, Michigan, or T for Tonawanda, New York. If it does - it's 'numbers matching',otherwise - it's not. A stamped serial number appears on the flat part of the distributor deck. The partial VIN will match the vehicles VIN. This match is done via the PARTIAL VIN stamp on the component. When people say 'It's numbers matching' - what they mean is the engine (or other component, i.e the transmission) can be MATCHED to the vehicle it was originally used in. This is my opinion, and the generally accepted norm:
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