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    The stamped number on the back of the block behind the intake is 9A235145 anyone know what this means?
     
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    Yeah, 9 = 1969 or 1979, A is Atlanta assembly, 235145 is the consecutive unit number of original vehicle...

    In 1969 Atl was building Galaxies, Torinos & Fairlanes, dunno what they were doing in '79...

    Block casting will tell you whether it's a '69 or '79...
     
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    The block was cast late 68 can't remember exact cast date. It's supposed to be out of a 69 Ranchero. It looks like the numbers jive with what I was told by the seller. Also isn't there two different heads that were produced. Something about the casting having a 2V or a 4V cast on them, one being better than the other?
     
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    Atlanta built Ranchero in '69(but not '68, those came from KC)... Yes that means if you ordered a Ranchero from Los Angles, Seattle, Dearborn etc it had to be shipped cross country...

    The 4v heads were '68 models only... Ranchero never had the option, only Mustang/Cougar & the Mercury intermediates...

    Sounds like production was same as '69, full size & intermediates... I know they built some Fox T-Bird & Cougars in the early '80s, switched to Taurus when they were introduced in '86...

    BTW Atl was always a fullize plant from way back, I had a '64 Galaxie that was built there...Was a very late build and Norfolk had already shut down for change over to '65 models...
     
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    I'm assuming due to the C8 cast codes that the heads and block where cast late in 68 and machined and assembled in early 69
     
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    AFAIK all '68 & '69 blocks were C8...

    There are documented instances of blocks being cast one day, machined & assembled by the next day...
     

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