The serial number on the motor will match the rivited on plate on the
radiator support. Shelby did paint the engines black, though I'm not sure
if they were blue underneath. I believe the engine serial number can be
found above the pan rail.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack 3 <hemi@charter.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:27 AM
Subject: DML: Pre-Mag V8 Engine Serial Number
>Well, I finally got the Shelby up on my Brother's lift last
>night to have a look. I found the source of the rattling.
>It's the Cat. The insides are broken up and rattling around.
>I also wanted to verify that the engine was the original and
>matched the Shelby Serial # plate. I found what I thought
>was the engine serial # location. It is a flat place along
>the passenger's side oil pan rail. I looked and rubbed, but
>it looks blank to me. The engine looks like it may have been
>painted Black at Shelby, and possibly the paint has covered
>up the shallow engine serial # stamping. Weren't the engines
>blue and shelby painted them black?
>Anywho, I looked on the Driver's Side pan Rail of the tranny
>and found the stamping there and it does not match, so I
>believe the tranny has been replaced once before, which is
>not that uncommon.
>If someone could correct me, shouldn't the numbers on the
>tranny driver's side pan rail and the engine's passenger's
>side pan rail match the engine serial # on the ID plate on
>the radiator support?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jack 3
>
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