70 Polara Custom

[1978 NYB]

That is a beautiful Polara whether it has a 383 or a 440.

 

[commando1]

The VIN says 440.
It was listed as a 440.
It has a dual snorkel air cleaner.
I say it looks like a 440 based on the left exhaust manifold to power brake booster spacing.
It's a 440.
End of story....
But WTF do I know. I'm just a retired truck driver... :icon_geek:

 

[70NPORT]

Which is which?

 

[commando1]

Trick question.
They're not C-bodies so the empiracal data that one would use to arrive to the correct conclusion for ea. example shown would be flawed thus making this prone to error.

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[70NPORT]

Correct - none are from c bodies, but no tricks here or empirical data required, just sharp eyes.

 

[70NPORT]

Oh, and there is one ringer in the bunch....not what it may immediately seem. Just for fun take a stab at it.

 

[polara71]

I refuse to take a "stab" at this by lousy photos on a computer screen. Lets do this at Carlisle next year.

 

[Fratzog]

440 and 413 blocks are almost identical. The 2nd photo would seem to be a 383 but theres too much hardware blocking the rest of the pics.

 

[70NPORT]

440 and 413 blocks are almost identical. The 2nd photo would seem to be a 383 but theres too much hardware blocking the rest of the pics.

There are no 413's in the bunch. The second photo is not a 383.

 

[polara71]

O.k.426 same thing

 

[commando1]

Oh, and there is one ringer in the bunch....

Pftttttttttttttt.
426 Savoy.
Now gimme something hard, will ya?

 

[70NPORT]

Sorry Fellas, no 426's.......and Definitely no HEMI's, lol. Polara You kill me sometimes.:th_krazy:

 

[polara71]

Clearly no HEMIs, they did make a 426 wedge.

 

[commando1]

Give me credit for knowing it's a Savoy....

 

[70NPORT]

Give me credit for knowing it's a Savoy....

you got it.

 

[70NPORT]

Clearly no HEMIs, they did make a 426 wedge.

Here are the displacements (out of order, and no 426s)

2- 383s
1 -440
1 -400
1- 361 (the ringer)