Engine date vs Build date

**SeattleCarGuy** · #1 12-15-2020, 08:13 PM

Friend is looking at a '69 Camaro. Its an 11D build date and the engine pad stamp (L35 396) shows a November 19th engine build date.

This seems way too close??? Shouldn't the engine have a build date at least a month or so prior to the car?

Thanks in advance

**jdv69z** · #2 12-15-2020, 08:24 PM

No, that's probably about right. Norwood Car? Only about 5 hours from Flint to Norwood.

**SeattleCarGuy** · #3 12-15-2020, 08:27 PM

But this a big block so its a Tonawanda engine. You still think its ok?

**Copo_Cartel** · #4 12-15-2020, 08:30 PM

It is fine. No issues with date at all

**X66 714** · #5 12-15-2020, 09:42 PM

11D was a projected date. Do you know the date of the completion of the car? Do you have the NCRS report?...Joe

**William** · #6 12-15-2020, 10:12 PM

Final-assembly for 11D bodies spans November 20-December 4. I suspect the car in question is one of the last 11Ds, VIN N5536xx. 8 VINs later, a 12A body was built with a November 30 L35 engine.

Less than 8 hours drive from Tonawanda to Norwood.

**X66 714** · #7 12-16-2020, 12:39 AM

My 325hp has a cast date of H129, engine build date of 8/21 & an assm date of the car 8/28/1969. This one is actually a factory 402....Joe

x33rs · #8 12-16-2020, 11:33 AM

I think my 69 Z is very similar. It's a Norwood 12D build and I think the assembly stamp on the engine is near the very end of the month of December. According to the serial number I think William told me my Z was actually final assembled 1st week of January.
Kind of interesting my serial number is about 500 numbers beyond some 12E builds from Norwood, which the first ZL1's were I believe. So my Z was scheduled a week before but came out about a week after the 12E cars. There was a hang up somewhere. Interesting stuff.

**William** · #9 12-16-2020, 12:50 PM

In many decades of '69 Camaro data-mining, only two 12E cars are known: ZL1s #1 & #2.

If you want your cars moved up the schedule, ask the General Manager to make the request. This is at the bottom of the Broadcast Copies for #1 & #2. These ZL1s had body numbers #222002 & #222003. #222001 was ZL1 #14, built March 5th.

However, none of Gibbs' cars was the first ZL1 ordered. That was Berger Chev ZL1 #3, body #211785, built March 4th.

**ALLZS** · #10 12-16-2020, 01:33 PM

my 09D OF 1968 IS CAST I-11-8 BUILD VO912DZ

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