'69 Karmann Javelin

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   Hello !
Mine was first registered on 09/23/1969 and the number on the valve cover is 110H26.
It's a V8 290.
What do you think the H means?

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	Hello ! Mine was first registered on 09/23/1969 and the number on the valve cover is 110H26. It's a V8 290. What do you think the H means?

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	The "Engine Day Build Code" decodes as follows: First digit is year. Year codes start with 1-9 for 1959-67, then repeat with 1-9 for 68-76 and 1-3 for 77-79. In 1980 the code changed to be the last digit of the year and added using zeros, so a 1980 built engine has a zero, 81 a 1, etc. Digits 2 and 3 are the month. 01 for January - 12 for December Character 4 is the engine code. Codes changed some over the years, but H is a 290/2V from 66-69 (304 2V from 70-79). You have to know what sizes were made what years to properly decode this. Digits 5 and 6 are the day the engine was assembled, 01 for first - 31 for 31st. Note that the engine plant worked on a CALENDAR year basis, not model year! So an early production 69 will have a 68 coded engine. If the Engine Day Build Code is later than the model year or after August 31 of the model year it has been changed (new models generally started production in early September with August being mostly a transition time).
	Frank Swygert