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Look for a 4 character number/letter combination inside marks that look something like this, ie * 9L14 *
This will tell you the year/month/day of casting.
Also,what was the letter suffix to the C9TE number?

Dennis

78 F-150 429CJ 465,000 KM.(Original Owner)
68 Mustang 289 Sunlit Gold 80,000 Miles(second Owner)
64 1/2,260 Pre-World's Fair Mustang #8092
64 Fairlane 500 S/C,waiting for a 390 4-Spd

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