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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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Notes
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.
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 following
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
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