Hello everyone! Newbie here.
I know this is just a dream 😎
But here goes, I am trying to locate the original engine out of my 69' Camaro, that I have owned for over 30 years, the person I purchased the car from had no info to provide on the whereabouts of the original engine, I am searching any site that is selling engines to see if I run across my Vin #. The original engine was a 327 4bbl.
this is the Vin# on the engine block that I am searching for.
1969 Camaro convertible #9N508881.
Any help locating it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Sam.

 

Wish you luck but chances are it no longer even exists, a motor that old has likely been worn out and scrapped by now.
Might try Facebook car sites and marketplace,probably reach the most people that way.

 

Thanks, I know it's a long shot, I will try the site's you suggested. 👍😎

 

I do not know the specifics because I don't really mess all original cars. If you can find the correct casting number and the right date code you can send the block to have it restamped. I am told some company bought the old machine GM used to stamp the blocks from a scrap yard and restored it. Its existence is not widely talked about because it hurts the value of number matching cars but any restoration place should be able to get you the info.

Not only are you fighting the fact that the engine could have been scraped it also could have been rebuilt. Many performance rebuild shops will deck the block to improve the alignment between the crank bore cylinder heads and cylinders. The tolerance of variation GM allowed is unacceptable to many performance engine builders. Decking the block removes the stamped number. .

 

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.😎👍