ok, so i can find early olds (303 and some early 324) block numbers.. and late (394) numbers... but nothing really in the mid-late 50's.. so the numbers i have are (i think this is the one from the pad on the block between exhaust ports) V376693 if anyone can identify this number and let me know what year the engine is that would be cool.
number on bellhousing is 567405.. which by looking through different threads alsewhere on the net would slate the engine as a 56?