All 4V induction 1962, 1963, and 1964 model year engines SAI or Ed Hugus or AC Cars received from FoMoCo were stamped with serial numbers related to manufacture of those engines. The serial numbers didn’t have anything to do with the VIN of the chassis they went into.įor general information, Cobra wise. Shelby American assigned engine serial numbers to these engines. Those fifteen engines were 1965 Fairlane HP289s assembled for use with automatic transmissions and they were mated to 1965 Fairlane high performance C4 automatic transmissions. Most Cobras received 1962 (XHP-260, HP260, or in one case a 260 2V), 1963 (HP289), 1964 (HP289), or Cobra only part 1964 specification and part 1965 specification HP289s (48 engines documented but only 42 going into new street cars) produced Aug(odd five bolt engines assembled after six bolt engines were being made). 1965 model year wise only fifteen (15) new Cobras received 1965 model year specification engines. The ones I can address are new street Cobras. Street or race? New car or service replacement? VIN numbers no, engine assembly serial numbers yes. “ Hello, Does anyone know if SA or Ford ever stamped vin numbers or anything specific ( other than build dates ) on early 65 289 hipo blocks used in Cobras? 4bbl is a four-barrel carb.Reposted here from another forum, I thought this might be of some interest to readers of this forum. Although the VIN of these early cars identifies them as a '65 model and Ford referred to them as such, they do feature subtle differences to those produced after the '65 model year officially began so are informally known as '64½ cars.ībl denotes the carburettor type, i.e. In case you're wondering, the 1964½ model year refers to the first six months of Mustang production which technically took place prior to the 1965 model year starting. The 289 HiPo engine was effectively replaced by the more powerful S Code 390 V8 with 320hp, while '68 and '69 also saw the arrival of the monster V8s such as the 427, 428 and 429 Boss. However, only around 13,000 K Code Mustangs were produced making them something of a collector's item.Ī new 302 V8 began replacing the venerable 289 from '68 onwards and most of these were known as F Code cars, confusingly re-using a code that was used for a short time for a smaller V8 in the very first Mustangs. Ford 289 'K Code' engine in 1968 Mustang GT350 (credit: Stephen Foskett)
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