Author Topic: '65-'66 352-390 intake manifold mystery tag  (Read 1172 times)

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'65-'66 352-390 intake manifold mystery tag
« on: January 31, 2015, 11:15:33 AM »
Came across this intake manifold for a plain 352-390, C5AE-9425-C, date code of 5A21. Affixed is what looks to be a brass tag to the intake with the letters/number as follows: XML 42R and underneath: 526182. Does anyone here know what the mystery tag would represent?

Offline krelboyne

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Re: '65-'66 352-390 intake manifold mystery tag
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 11:59:56 AM »
Interesting find, the 526182 numbers could be a Mercury VIN number. Maybe an engine builder or machine shop tag for identification and or warranty?
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Re: '65-'66 352-390 intake manifold mystery tag
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2015, 12:00:20 PM »
Came across this intake manifold for a plain 352-390, C5AE-9425-C, date code of 5A21. Affixed is what looks to be a brass tag to the intake with the letters/number as follows: XML 42R and underneath: 526182. Does anyone here know what the mystery tag would represent?
I was always under the impression that they were a tag put on by one of the big rebuilders like Fred Jones.
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Re: '65-'66 352-390 intake manifold mystery tag
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2015, 06:50:58 PM »
IMHO - rebuilders ID tag
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