That's the block casting code used on 58-62 235 engines.
The code that Dan was referring to is back by the starter and would be an alpha character for the Month (A=JAN, etc.), 2 digits for day of month and one digit for year.


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1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.