Posted by Eric B. on Monday, November 28, 2005 at 10:54AM :
In Reply to: Found A Rare WM300 For Sale Today posted by Marty on Monday, November 28, 2005 at 0:10AM :
The first year of WM300 to get a Slant 6 was 1971 or 1972.
By then the FH6 was no longer worth making for the limited use I would guess, so the PW was retooled for the Slant 6.
By that time period the engine code was part of the VIN, and the few 70s WM300s I have found numbers for show the slant 6 code in the VIN.
A 1965 WM300 would not have a clear engine code in the VIN, though the HP rating might be show the engine was different.
In any case I would be leary of saying it was original until more research was done.
If it is original then you need to snap it up quick!
Eric
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