Hi Folks Doing some year end cleaning and inventory here at the shop, and we are also taking apart the engines/transmission cores that we have accumulated over the past year. Unknown to us until we took it apart, one of the cores that we recieved, complete with auto trans still attached, is a WS coded 72 STG 1, complete with the number matching BB trans. I thought I would throw up a post, just on the off chance that someone out there actually has the car it went into. This core came from the N.Carolina area. Last six of the VIN is 144069 This one is an early production 72 engine, block date code is Oct 30 1971, and it is the early "861" block for the 72's. Here is the VIN as it appears on the block
trans vin Since I recently found the numbers matching BB trans for one of my 70 STG 1 cars, I know how exciting it can be when all the sudden on of your long lost orginal parts shows up.. so if you have the car these parts came from, PM or email me, I am sure we can work out a deal on these parts. I suspect actually that the car may have been junked, and if I don't hear from anyone who has the car, we will then rebuild/restore this rare engine/trans combo back to it's orginal glory, and I will offer it for sale to one of you guys out there. Hope one of you guys out there has the car.. JW
Needle in the haystack. Hope the car is still around so it can get its heart back. What a find! Keep looking and you may find more gems.
Jim, If the owner of the car they belong to doesn't step forward, I would be very interested in buying the pair. Tim
Would the guy with the stage one registry happen to know of the car that this motor goes to?? just a thought
I need to compare my '72 Satge1 VIN #s.Mine was from that area originaly and the eng/trans was long gone before I bought it.In fact,mine had a 340-2bbl and a longshaft TH400 installed when I got it.
Hi Shawn - I checked, and this car is not registered. Thanks, as this another good reason to keep track of these cars :beer :bglasses:
Finding Your Matching # Components I think thats cool Jim that your doing this. This has been brought up before...could there be a place here for somthing like this either in a sticky or even a separate topic?
Ditto - was reading another thread where guy's were talking about their Buildsheet not being for their car ... wouldn't it be nice to reunite the buildsheet with the proper car ??!!?? Maybe call it "Lost and Found" o No: :TU: :beer
Just as a suggestion here...... if you know its from a 72 fill in the blanks for the rest of the VIN and ask a police officer to run the VIN if its still active the name of the owner will pop up. Then contact him that way.....................
Jim Let me make a phone call. My cousin has a 72 Stage 1 car that had the eng/trans removed. I will get a vin# from him and see.... You just never know.... Thanks John
I TOTALLY AGREE...Thats why I am doing my part for the 73-75 guys... This is a great idea Jim.What a great gesture.
close, but no motor! man! Mine is 4G.....144007, so I got a little excited. Anyone happen to know the whereabouts of my original drivetrain? Mark
My Stage1 is Burnished Copper/black buckets-console interior/black roof combo.Equipped with a/c and loaded.The eng/trans were long gone,but,fortunately,the original 3.42 posi is still in it.
