Author Topic: Coil stamp Fomoco script vs Autolite: Which is correct for my car?  (Read 2642 times)

Offline russgoodman

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Jeff or anyone else that may know, would my coil have came stamped with the Fomoco oval or autolite logo? It is a 65 Dearborn car with a sch build date of 2-9-1965 (B9) and has most of the changeover 64.5 parts on it. Vin sequence is 5F07C627703. My Fomoco stamp should be done this week but I got to thinking about it and was concerned that maybe it was on early production cars only. Probably should have asked this BEFORE I ordered the stamp I know. Also I date coded it 5ABC, would that be acceptable? Im replacing the autolite 0LEC decal that I didnt know any better until I found this site. Thanks!
65 Coupe 5F07C627703
Sch build date 2-9-1965
Wimbledon White (M) w/ standard palomino buckets (29), 289 2V, C4
53K original miles

Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Coil stamp Fomoco script vs Autolite: Which is correct for my car?
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 05:43:35 PM »
Looking at other examples and comparing dates I feel comfortable suggesting that a FoMoCo stamped coil would be correct/original given your cars VIN and scheduled build date
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Re: Coil stamp Fomoco script vs Autolite: Which is correct for my car?
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 06:53:24 PM »
My car, a mid January '65 Dearborn conv., has the original coil stamped with the FOMOCO logo. :)
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Re: Coil stamp Fomoco script vs Autolite: Which is correct for my car?
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 08:29:26 PM »
My car, a mid January '65 Dearborn conv., has the original coil stamped with the FOMOCO logo. :)

I caught that in the thread you started. In fact I think that thread was where I got my artwork for the stamp. I just jumped on it when I saw it but worried afterwards. Thank you and thanks to you as well Jeff.
65 Coupe 5F07C627703
Sch build date 2-9-1965
Wimbledon White (M) w/ standard palomino buckets (29), 289 2V, C4
53K original miles

Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Coil stamp Fomoco script vs Autolite: Which is correct for my car?
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 09:42:27 PM »
Always good to double and triple check the details - one of the reasons we're here
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Re: Coil stamp Fomoco script vs Autolite: Which is correct for my car?
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2023, 08:37:30 PM »
As an update and to assist those that will find this thread in their search here is our latest information

Latest dated FoMoCo example Upper left - March 1966

Earliest dated AUTOLITE example Lower right - May 1966

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