289 HP motor "have you seen this?"

[BajaBroncos]

I have a '66 Hipo block, harmonic balancer, and intake that seem to be parts born together.   It does have a San Jose Mustang VIN, but before we get excited, it's a coupe.   (cant remember if I looked into trans am coupe date codes, but I believe i did....hmm.)  Anyway, I'll post some pics.   Take a look at the "K" in the VIN stamped.   A friend said it looks like they made the K with a Zand and 1 maybe.   Just curious if anyone has a similar K stamp on a Shelby or seen one like it anywhere. 

[Bob Gaines]

Anomalies happen. With that said I haven't seen one like that but of course I haven't seen all that are possible. That "K" is not typical from what I have seen.

[J_Speegle]

VIN details and anomalies are not something I feel real comfortable discussion in a public setting like some of the other details.

Just a choice I make for myself

[BajaBroncos]

Yeah, agreed Jeff...I'm the same way with the baja broncos.  Thanks for your replies.  It sure is weird.  I think.  I know where it's been since 86 too.

[Brant]

I have a '66 Hipo block, harmonic balancer, and intake that seem to be parts born together.   It does have a San Jose Mustang VIN, but before we get excited, it's a coupe.   (cant remember if I looked into trans am coupe date codes, but I believe i did....hmm.)  Anyway, I'll post some pics.   Take a look at the "K" in the VIN stamped.   A friend said it looks like they made the K with a Zand and 1 maybe.   Just curious if anyone has a similar K stamp on a Shelby or seen one like it anywhere.

Yes. You will find a lot of them stamped with a "K" like that during a certain period of production.

I've documented quite a few examples including the original engine in a car of my own.

[gt350hr]

  +1 San Jose did many with an l stamp , hit three times. The trick as is to know "when" as some were clearly done with a conventional K stamp. Like Jeff said some details shouldn't be "public" but it is also important to know that anomalies in this case did happen.
   Randy

[J_Speegle]

Think we're doing well side stepping the details while confirming the possibility. Hopefully we don't get a couple of dozen new VIN stampings done based on the "possibility" and the picture