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I just purchased a 1965 convertible. It appears to be orginal. The vin number has engine code of "C" which is a 289 2V. The carb and intake is 2V. The intake manifold casting number is C60E-9425-A It also has a three digit code of 5E3 which I assume is a date code. My question is the C60E would appear to refrence 1966 while the 5E3 would be May, 3, 1965. I trying to figure out if the intake manifold is the orginal one. Also there is a engine tag on the manifold. It is
289 65 7
5-E 551 - J

Which translates also to a May 1965 build date.

Can anyone help explain the intake manifold C60E vs 5E3 question?

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would love to help but i have no idea... check out the classic section, bunch of knowledgeable guys in there that know their stuff when it comes to these cars.