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    As far as I am aware Holden Historical Services would only confirm an engine number. They would not give out a number off the production manifest for the reason someone stamping any old block with a number to make the vehicle have matching numbers.(thus the chance of two engine numbers the same existing) The only way of finding the original engine number would be from the dealer books, sales invoice etc, old rego papers, maybe from your relevant registration authority, or from people like Byron or Mr Jones who could give you a estimation of the number from relevant plant (Acacia Ridge) records (maybe within 500-1000 numbers of engine number). It is often that people find a engine with a similar cast date stamped block & just go with that. Being a 253, it is a good chance the engine could have been scrapped & long gone.

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    As far as I am aware Holden Historical Services would only confirm an engine number. They would not give out a number off the production manifest for the reason someone stamping any old block with a number to make the vehicle have matching numbers.(thus the chance of two engine numbers the same existing) The only way of finding the original engine number would be from the dealer books, sales invoice etc, old rego papers, maybe from your relevant registration authority, or from people like Byron or Mr Jones who could give you a estimation of the number from relevant plant (Acacia Ridge) records (maybe within 500-1000 numbers of engine number). It is often that people find a engine with a similar cast date stamped block & just go with that. Being a 253, it is a good chance the engine could have been scrapped & long gone.

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    Max
    Yes they will. If you give them the vin and body number they will give you the engine number! I knew the original engine number in my hj sandman ute and intentionally gave them the wrong engine numbers and they sent back the correct numbers, so someone there has their finger on the pulse.

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