Command V8 Identification
06-07-2013, 09:52 PM
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Commando V8 Identification
I have had this car for over a year now and started to rebuild the engine. Today I was just looking at the car and noticed a little bit of writing on the trim on the front fender.
It said "Commando V8" this is a picture I took of it: http://imgur.com/aslEsJC
Now I am wondering how to I make sure the engine is actually a Commando V8.
The VIN number on the dash reads "PM23G8R181962".
The fender plate is shown here: http://imgur.com/mlJzOld
I have decoded the VIN number and fender plate
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VIN Decode:
Model: Plymouth Fury P
Price Class: Medium M
Body Type: 2 door hardtop 23
Engine: 383ci V8 2bbl (B motor) G
Year: 1968 8
Assembly Plant: Windsor, ON (Canada) R
Sequence Number: 181962 181962
Fender Decode:
CAR: Plymouth Fury III 2 Door Hardtop
ENGINE: 383cid 2-bbl V8
TRANSMISSION: 3-Speed Automatic
TIRES: 8.25x14 Blue Sidewall
MODEL YEAR: 1968
BUILD DATE: January 25.
AXLE: 3.23 Rear Axle Ratio
INTERIOR: , Vinyl Bench Seats. Light Blue Interior.
PAINT: Pale Blue Metallic (Dodge), Mist Blue Metallic (Plymouth), Sky Blue Metallic (Chrysler, Imperial).
OTHER:
MOLDINGS:
66: Unknown Option
ABC OPTIONS:
abc OPTIONS:
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The car came with a 4-bbl carb and intake but everything in the VIN and fender decodes says it should be a 2-bbl. I am new to this and I didn't think the Commando V8's came with a 2-bbl carb. I don't know why the trim and the engine would be different, and I haven't seen any signs that there was an engine swap.
Can anyone help with figuring out what engine is in my car and why the decodes say it should have a 2-bbl?
It said "Commando V8" this is a picture I took of it: http://imgur.com/aslEsJC
Now I am wondering how to I make sure the engine is actually a Commando V8.
The VIN number on the dash reads "PM23G8R181962".
The fender plate is shown here: http://imgur.com/mlJzOld
I have decoded the VIN number and fender plate
-------------------------------------------------------------------
VIN Decode:
Model: Plymouth Fury P
Price Class: Medium M
Body Type: 2 door hardtop 23
Engine: 383ci V8 2bbl (B motor) G
Year: 1968 8
Assembly Plant: Windsor, ON (Canada) R
Sequence Number: 181962 181962
Fender Decode:
CAR: Plymouth Fury III 2 Door Hardtop
ENGINE: 383cid 2-bbl V8
TRANSMISSION: 3-Speed Automatic
TIRES: 8.25x14 Blue Sidewall
MODEL YEAR: 1968
BUILD DATE: January 25.
AXLE: 3.23 Rear Axle Ratio
INTERIOR: , Vinyl Bench Seats. Light Blue Interior.
PAINT: Pale Blue Metallic (Dodge), Mist Blue Metallic (Plymouth), Sky Blue Metallic (Chrysler, Imperial).
OTHER:
MOLDINGS:
66: Unknown Option
ABC OPTIONS:
abc OPTIONS:
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The car came with a 4-bbl carb and intake but everything in the VIN and fender decodes says it should be a 2-bbl. I am new to this and I didn't think the Commando V8's came with a 2-bbl carb. I don't know why the trim and the engine would be different, and I haven't seen any signs that there was an engine swap.
Can anyone help with figuring out what engine is in my car and why the decodes say it should have a 2-bbl?
Last edited by spottedzebra; 06-08-2013 at 07:32 AM. Reason: Formatting
06-08-2013, 11:44 AM
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if its a stock 2 bbl carb it is not high performance engine. the "Commando V8" is just for looks. sounds like you have a modded manifold. changeing a 383 from a 2bbl to 4 bbl is very common. and is done poorly very often. if it came with a 2 bbl it will be a 9.0 cr. a 4 bbl stock will be 10.0 cr and the hole engine could have swaped. which 4 bbl does it have. if its not a carter AVS its not stock. 1968 was the first year for the carter AVS. it is a lot like a AFB. chrysler started use the AFB in 1957
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