Engine number question

Hi James,

Since no one has chimed in yet, I will offer this link to Kerry Chesbro's site:
http://www.330gt.com/serial_numbers.htm

Hope this helps.
Best,
Dave

 

The important thing is that the engine no. and the chassis no. (also called serial no. and V.I.N.) match. That is an indication that the car has it's original engine. The internal no. (numero interno) is just a sequential number assigned to that block. There will not be a direct correlation between the two, as that type of block was used for more than one type of car, and the blocks which were then built into engines were not necessarily used in strict numerical sequence. However, if you suspect that the engine no. has been altered, perhaps to use an incorrect engine but not suffer the diminution of value associated therewith, the factory records (a bit hard to access) can confirm that a certain internal no. was assigned to a certain engine. I hope this helps.