Recommendation for engine rebuilder

[6s855]

Looking for a shop within driving distance of virginia that one could trust with rebuilding the 289 hipo from my 1968 TVR Tuscan.  Years ago, Ford had a hotline for historical technical questions similar to Pontiac's PHS that I called to query about this engine's unusual ID tag.  It had a "Ford Industrial Engine" id plate affixed to a valve cover with a "C7PW-6001-CF" "Type" code and other numbers stamped in it.  I took a lot of shit over the Industrial engine tag by the chevy boys until I blew their doors off in revenge.  It always seemed that my engine ran a lot stronger then the standard hipo.  So I called this hotline and was told that orders of small batches of engines that Ford got from boutique car companies like TVR, Intermeccanica, and maybe Sunbeam couldn't be easily plucked out of the middle of the high volume engine plant.  Instead Ford had another facility that hand-built small batches for a company like TVR who bought only 24 in 1968.  I have #6.  That probably explains why mine ran so good.

So I'm understandably nervous about handing over an engine possibly containing unique or date-stamped parts that might be "misplaced" as has happened to me in the past even from "reputable" rebuilders.

So if anyone has had a positive experience with a shop that you think would be sensitive to the unique nature of my problem, I would be much obliged

[CSX4781]

Have a friend near Charlotte that is a Shelby and Ford specialist,  and is a meticulous engine builder and super attentive to those types of details.  Sent you a PM, also want to talk to you about 6S855, I have a good bit of history about that car. Been wondering where it disappeared to.

Dave