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Studebaker V/8 Engine Identification
Compiled
by Skip Lackie from parts books, service letters, and other documentation
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Starting
Engine Number |
Year
and Model Used |
Displacement
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Notes*
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B-1
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1964
R3/4 Paxton aftermarket |
304
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JT-1,001
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1963
Lark/Hawk 63V w/R1 |
289
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3
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JTC-1,001
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1963
Lark/Hawk 63V w/R1 (Canada) |
289
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3
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JTS-1,001
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1963
Lark/Hawk 63V w/R2 supercharged |
289
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3
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JTSC-1,001
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1963
Lark/Hawk 63V w/R2 supercharged (Canada) |
289
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3
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K-1,001
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1956
Golden Hawk 56J w/OD |
352
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1
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L-101
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1958
Packard 58L |
289
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LS-101
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1957
Clipper 57L supercharged |
289
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LS-5,201
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1958
Packard Hawk 58L-K9 supercharged |
289
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P-101
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1955
President 6H |
259
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P-22,001
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1956
President/Pinehurst/Sky Hawk 56H |
289
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P-39,601
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1957
President/Broadmoor/Silver Hawk 57H |
289
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P-60,701
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1958
President/Marshall/Silver Hawk 58H |
289
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P-70,501
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1960
Hawk 60V |
289
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2
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P-74,701
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1961
Hawk/Cruiser/Marshall 61V |
289
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P-79,801
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1962
Lark/Hawk 62V |
289
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P-93,601
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1963
Lark/Hawk 63V |
289
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3
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PC-101
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1955
President 6H (Canada) |
259
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PC-601
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1956
President 56H (Canada) |
289
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PC-1,501
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1957
President 57H (Canada) |
289
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PC-2,001
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1958
President 58H (Canada) |
289
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PC-2,201
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1960
Hawk 60V (Canada) |
289
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PC-2,501
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1961
Hawk/Cruiser/Marshall 61V (Canada) |
289
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PC-2,801
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1962
Lark/Hawk 62 V (Canada) |
289
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PC-3,401
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1963
Lark/Hawk 63V (Canada) |
289
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3
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PL-101
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1955
President 6H (Los Angeles plant) |
259
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PL-2,701
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1956
President 56H (Los Angeles plant) |
289
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PS-1,001
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1957
Golden Hawk 57H-K7 supercharged |
289
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PS-5,501
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1958
Golden Hawk 58H-K7 supercharged |
289
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R-1,001
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1963
Avanti w/R1 |
289
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RS-1,001
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1963
Avanti w/R2 supercharged |
289
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R3S-H320
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1964
Avanti/Hawk/Lark-type w/R3 supercharged |
304
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3
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R4-H320
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1964
Avanti/Hawk/Lark-type w/R4 |
304
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3,10
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S-1,001
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1956
Golden Hawk 56J w/auto trans |
352
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1
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V-101
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1951
Commander H |
232
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V-123,001
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1952
Commander 3H |
232
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V-207,001
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1953
Commander 4H |
232
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V-282,501
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1954
Commander 5H |
232
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V-312,701
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1955
Commander 16G8 |
224
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V-331,101
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1955
Commander 16G8 |
259
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V-363,751
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1956
Commander 56B |
259
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V-390,001
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1957
Commander 57B |
259
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V-407,501
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1958
Commander 58B |
259
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V-418,701
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1959
Lark 59V |
259
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V-454,701
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1960
Lark 60V |
259
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V-510,401
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1961
Lark 61V |
259
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V-534,901
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1962
Lark 62V |
259
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V-566,601
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1963
Lark 63V |
259
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3
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VC-101
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1951
Commander H (Canada) |
232
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VC-2,036
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1952
Commander 3H (Canada) |
232
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VC-3,501
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1953
Commander 4H (Canada) |
232
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VC-4,941
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1954
Commander 5H (Canada) |
232
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VC-5,701
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1955
Commander 16G8 (Canada) |
224
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VC-6,201
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1955
Commander 16G8 (Canada) |
259
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VC-8,101
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1956
Commander 56B (Canada) |
259
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VC-10,701
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1957
Commander 57B (Canada) |
259
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VC-13,301
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1958
Commander 58B (Canada) |
259
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VC-14,701
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1959
Lark/Hawk 59V (Canada) |
259
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VC-16,701
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1960
Lark 60V (Canada) |
259
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VC-18,501
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1961
Lark 61V (Canada) |
259
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VC-19,601
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1962
Lark 62V (Canada) |
259
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VC-21,401
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1963
Lark 63V (Canada) |
259
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3
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VL-101
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1955
Commander 1BG8 (Los Angeles plant) |
259
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VL-6,301
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1956
Commander 56B (Los Angeles plant) |
259
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VT-2,301
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1954
3R-28 and 3R-38 trucks |
232
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2E-101
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1955
E series truck |
224
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2E-7,001
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1956
2E series truck |
224
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3E-101
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1955
E series truck |
259
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3E-1,301
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1956
2E series truck |
259
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3E-2,701
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1957
3E series truck |
259
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3E-6,301
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1958
3E series truck |
259
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4
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3E-8,001
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1959
4E series truck |
259
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3E-9,201
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1960
5E series truck |
259
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3E-11,601
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1961
6E series truck |
259
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3E-14,801
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1962
7E series truck |
259
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3E-18,901
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1963
8E series truck |
259
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3
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5E-101
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1955
E series truck |
259
HD |
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5E-3,501
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1956
2E series truck |
259
HD |
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5E-6,501
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1957/58
3E series truck |
259
HD |
5
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6E-101
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1957
3E series truck |
289
HD |
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6E-1,501
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1958
3E series truck |
289
HD |
4
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6E-2,401
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1959
4E series truck |
289
HD |
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6E-3,901
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1960
5E series truck |
289
HD |
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6E-4,601
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1961
6E series truck |
289
HD |
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6E-5,101
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1962
7E series truck |
289
HD |
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6E-5,501
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1963
8E series truck |
289
HD |
3
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7E-101
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1957-63
3E-8E series trucks |
289
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3,6
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176,400,001
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1966
V model w/standard trans |
283
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7,8
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205,420,001
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1965
V model w/standard trans |
283
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7
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776,400,001
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1966
V model w/auto trans |
283
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7,9
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805,420,001
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1965
V model w/auto trans |
283
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7
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Cloverleaf
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Replacement
heavy duty truck engine |
any
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1964
V8 engine numbering
Engines
in Avantis built on and after August 20, 1963 and all those in 1964 Hawk/Lark-type
models were not serialized as before, but were stamped with a code indicating
car model, displacement, and date of manufacture. The date of manufacture
was indicated by a letter representing month, a single digit for the year
(3=1963, 4=1964), and two digits for the day. The month is represented
by a letter as follows: A=Jan, B=Feb, C=Mar, D=Apr, E=May, F=Jun, G=Jul,
H=Aug, J=Sep, K=Oct, M=Nov, N=Dec. Additional digits preceding the date
code indicate an export engine.
'64
Vehicle Model and Displacement Prefixes:
V
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark-type 259
VC
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark-type 259 (Canada)
P
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Hawk/Lark-type 289
PC
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Hawk/Lark-type 289 (Canada)
R
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Avanti 289
RC
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Avanti 289 (Canada)
RS
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Avanti 289 w/R2 supercharged
RSC
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Avanti 289 w/R2 supercharged (Canada)
JT
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Hawk/Lark-type 289 w/R1
JTC
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark/Hawk 289 w/R1 (Canada)
JTS
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark/Hawk 289 w/R2 supercharged
JTSC
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark/Hawk 289 w/R2 sprchrgd (Canada)
R3
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark/Hawk/Avanti 304 w/R3 supercharged
R4
followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark/Hawk/Avanti 304 w/R4
3E,
5E, 6E, or 7E followed by a letter and 3 numbers = truck engine with
displacement as shown above
*Notes
(As referenced in the main chart above)
1.
Packard engine
2.
Also used in some Police Marshalls
3.
See discussion below of 1964 engine numbering
4.
Reported, but not confirmed
5.
5E number indicates a 259 HD truck engine; no breakdown by year available
1959-64
6.
7E number indicates a 1957-64 standard 289 truck engine; no breakdown
by year available
7.
Chevrolet-design engines built by McKinnon Industries Division of General
Motors, St. Catherines, Ontario
8.
First 109 1966 V models w/standard trans built with left-over 1965 engines
9.
First 481 1966 V models w/auto trans built with left-over 1965 engines
10.
Only one R4 built, in a 1964 Lark-type
General
Notes
Engine
number location:
- 1951-52: on top, rear end of cylinder block, next to distributor.
- 1953-64: on top, front end of cylinder block.
- 1965-66: on a pad on the right front of the block immediately in front
of the right cylinder head.
Studebaker
V8 engine: The Studebaker V8 was developed in-house in 1949-50 by
the Studebaker engineering department under the direction of Stanwood
W. Sparrow. It was available in different displacements at different
times. Although some running changes were made during the period
1951-64 (e.g., converting to full-flow oil filter in mid-1962), all Studebaker
V8s are essentially interchangeable, with the only major differences being
bore and stroke.
Studebaker
Corporation: Had a reputation for being willing to build anything
to make a sale. For example, the 289 engine was not offered in
any Studebaker 1959-model passenger car. However rumors persist
that several such cars were made by special order, and based on some other
one-of-a-kind vehicles Studebaker made, they may be true.
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