[clayfoushee]

Charmer,

No need to apologize for anything. Your posts suggest you're being entirely honest here, and I still think your price is in the right neighborhood. You do have a legitimate side-oiler, and that in and of itself, makes it a valuable commodity, even if was made in '72 or whenever. Keep in mind that a lot of desirable cars, originally equipped with 427's had their motors replaced with service blocks over the years. That's one reason Ford kept casting those blocks for so long after they stopped putting them in cars.

I was in your same position not too long ago. I was originally told mine was a '65 side-oiler by the "expert" handling to sale of my car, but decided to research it on my own. I don't think he was necessarily being dishonest, just not the expert he thought he was, and didn't take the time to actually run the numbers down.

If you check out that "FE block numbers" thread in the FE TALK forum, you'll see a couple of posts by a guy named "River Racer." He provides a phone number, and seems to be a genuine FE expert. You might give him a call.

Best of luck......