Thread: Traduction ??
View Single Post
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 01-26-2012, 12:29 PM
Dan Case's Avatar
Dan Case Dan Case is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery
Original Shelby Owner
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,029
Not Ranked     
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by BERNIE View Post
Recently acquired 289 RHD,with COB 60.. VIN plate, engine number is 5A-21-R
traduction of this engine number ?

Thanks
Based on what I have seen it was not uncommon for AC Cars to adopt the engine assembly date stamped in front of the left hand cylinder head as the engine number. The number you have posted is in the form of a Ford assembly date code.

I would read that as 1965-January-21th day. The R is code letter that is not fully understood but may have been the person that did the assembly work.
__________________
Dan Case
1964 Cobra owner since 1983, Cobra crazy since I saw my first one in the mid 1960s in Huntsville, AL.
Reply With Quote