67 R/T 440 engine date?

[stelldo]

What year should the block be? The one that came with the car says late 1965 and it is stamped HP. Is this correct? Thank you

 

[Red63440]

The casting date should be within a few weeks prior to the build date of the car. A block cast in 65 would not originally be found in a car built in 67 or for that matter late 66.

 

[dave5237]

That is correct Red63440. Well said.

 

[stelldo]

Ok thank you for the prompt answer. You guys are great.

 

[Red63440]

What year should the block be? The one that came with the car says late 1965 and it is stamped HP. Is this correct? Thank you

I am thinking that the block or entire engine was replaced with an early 1966 440 engine and cold stamped HP. There were no HP 440's in 1966 and a 67 440 HP would show a "C" on the pad. The 440 engine in 1966 was usually found in C bodies such as Imperials.