Shortly thereafter fifteen (15) 1965 Fairlane HP289s for automatic transmissions were obtained and also given SAI serial numbers. Ford did not serialize these engines so SAI created their own numbering system. They had five bolt blocks and a mixture of 1964 specification and 1965 specification parts in them. Forty eight (48) HP289 engines were obtained from Ford made just for new Cobras. HP289 wise there is no evidence that Ford started renumbering each model year but rather picked up serial numbers where the previous model year left off.īy late summer SAI still had chassis without engines and Ford no longer produced PRODUCTION five bolt bell housing 289s of any version. Said another way, as far as we know there was an XHP-260-1, HP260 #1, and HP289 #1. As far as we know each series started off with Job 1 and increased from there. 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? Reposted here from another forum, I thought this might be of some interest to readers of this forum.
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