Need info on this block

found this in a old Dodgecharger.com forum

I own a 1968 Charger R/T 440 Magnum Auto. The last 8 of the VIN are stamped on the trans on top of the flange where it meets the block by the oil sensor. The Stamp on the rad support and trunk lid matched the fender tag (before they were painted over by a non-Mopar understanding paint shop) but the block is a bit unusual. First question: what is the correct color for my block? Turquoise or orange? I know the 440 magnum was orange after 1968 but in the 1968 Charger I was told it should be turquoise. True? Next, my build date off the fender tag is August 16th. So it was one of the very first "coke bottle" Chargers built. The block is stamped on the milled surface next to the coolant intake: D440 A B 96 (the D440 is top left, the A is sideways in the 0 of the 440, the B is sideways over on the right in the middle of the pad and the 96 i on the bottom about 1/3 of the way from the left.) There is no stamp on the block near the trans stamp. One set of casting numbers on the passenger side of the block read 4.4.67 (April 4th 1967 casting date). The guy who has done a lot of the work on the car found a stamp on the driver side of the block on milled surface where the oil pan attaches that matches the last 8 of the VIN. There is also a strin of 7 numbers on the bottom of the block's milled surface at the back drivers side corner of the block that runs across the back where the trans pan meets the edge of the block. What do you think? Is it the matching block? I will try to get some pics but I have had very little luck getting anything that comes out.

If the numbers on the top of the bellhousing and on the side of the block match the VIN you have a number matching car...end of argument. The back-to-back numbers on the top were one configuration and the top/side was another. '69 and later are both on the side.

The numbers stamped in the pan rail under the starter are the engine serial number, not found on all motors.

The stampings on the top pad identify a '68 440, the A and B signify .020" oversized pistons and .010" undersized crank while the 9 6 is the build date September 6 (1967).