Our 440 has a 1965 date code...

My dad and I are putting the finishing touches on a 440 for his 65 Belvedere. We were looking in the service manual, and it says that Mopar did not have a 440 in 1965...the first year they came out was in 1966. The date code on our block is August of 1965. This is not the original engine for his car, but it is cool that it is a 1965 casting...

Do you think it was an early casting 440 for the soon to be released 1966 models?

It is definitely a 440, no question.

What do you guys think?

Thank You!

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