Big Block Short Bed 71

[davepl]

Originally Posted by 70shortfleet

I can't be the only one with a protecto plate with the engine number stamped on it.

You just might be :-) Actually it's not about whether the engine number is on the protecto plate, it's whether it has a number at all.

It's kind of moot at this point since the truck is gone, but it's a question we should know the answer to. I'm going with the botched restamp theory myself, but I have a hunch we'll never know.

Unless someone else has a big block with a VIN or sequence on it. This was a big issue for me because when I bought the truck from Jesse Masterblaster it was just the night before delivery when I found out the engine didn't "match". Thankfully the forum came to the rescue with the answer, but I was worried for a couple of hours.