60s mustang 289 id. need help

[Mustang5555]

Im looking for a 65-67 mustang 289 engine to rebuild. I dont know much about the 60s mustang, only 95+. I have one crappy pic of the numbers from a 289 that is for sale locally

. I just want to figure out if its a real 65-67 mustang engine so I can possibly buy it.

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[Skye]

https://www.fastbackstack.com/2007/06/how-to-decode-your-1965-1970-mustang-engine-block-number/

While the engine is period-correct, it did not come from a Mustang.

The 289 block/engine appears to have come from a 1967 Galaxie.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Here ya go too; I've had these book marked for years and they still come in handy for Ford casting research:
https://classicmustang.com/decoding-part-numbers/

https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tech/a-guide-to-ford-v8-engine-block-casting-numbers-1952-1996/

https://www.mustangtek.com/FordDecode.html

 

[s2ms]

Actually the C6AE-6015-C block was used in Mustangs, the one in your photo was cast in May 1967 and could have been used in a very late production 1967 or very early production 1968.

For my $$ the very best SBF book out there is Bob Mannel's "Small Block V8, 1962-1969"....

https://fordsmallblock.com/

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