Engine pad stamping

[Gasrat]

Hello I am looking at this Camaro but I am not familiar with Flints pads in 1967. I noticed there was a mistake on the pad versus the actual vin number. Did they stamp the vin number upside down or is this a re stamp mistake. This is a three owner pace car that needs restored. Would the mistake cause a problem with judges etc. thinking that it is not the born with block? Thanks

[70 copo]

Its Ok.

Guy who loaded the gang stamper mistook an 8 instead of a 3 when he loaded the holder.

[the427king]

I had a 67 chevelle 325hp car with a 8 in the vin and a 3 on the original pad .....

[Bob Martin]

I've seen a few 67 Camaro VIN upside down on LA built. I would say it's good.

[rsinor]

My gut says in and of itself an upside down VIN on the engine pad is while not typical something that happened more frequently than you would think. For years I was told it signified a line stoppage. Not sure it can be proven. But as the old saying goes that’s the, rumor.

[L72copocamaro]

Pretty common for upside down vin's at VN plant.

[Astock]

If I remember right, just about every LA built 67 SS 350 I've owned, had the vin upside down. I just thought, that's how they stamped the new 350 engine. And, I had mostly 4 speed cars?
When I saw the down vin, I always knew it was an authentic stamping.

[Jonesy]

That pad is fine

[Jeff H]

Did the VN plant often leave out the L from the partial VIN in 67?

[Verne_Frantz]

For what's worth, the VN plant did some strange things in the early '60s. They used two types of fonts and sometimes one L leading the sequence number and sometimes three Ls. This indicates two different gang holders. I have no data about what they did from '65 on.


Verne

[olredalert]

----A bigger problem with this Camaro is that the serial tag seems to have the wrong rivets. What I see are not roset rivets. If so that tag may have been switched from another Camaro. You may need an expert to correctly check this Camaro out......Bill S

[70 copo]

----A bigger problem with this Camaro is that the serial tag seems to have the wrong rivets. What I see are not roset rivets. If so that tag may have been switched from another Camaro. You may need an expert to correctly check this Camaro out......Bill S

Bill,

It is a poor photo with shadows and sketchy resolution. I saved it and examined it.

Rivets look good.

[Gasrat]

Thanks everyone for your responses and messages.

[L72copocamaro]

I agree. The rivets look fine.