Engine size question

[wejewill]

Good Evening,
My name is Jeff and I am new to your site - extremely excited to find kindred spirits. I own a 1972 Road Runner made in the St. Louis plant. Sequence number is 118366 and has a military special order sheet stating it was ordered with an E68 440 4bbl and a D13 3 spd floor shift tran. But, from the research I've done, E68 (which is on the fender tag) is for a 400, the block number is 3614230-2 which is also for a 400. I know that this is the original engine. Is it possible that my car has a 440 in it? Or is it more likely a typo on the order form? I have the orginal purchase order form, build sheet and the fender tag with the car.
Thanks so much,
Jeff

[71_bronze_gtx]

That looks good Jeff. Welcome to the nest from another recent newbie. The casting number doesn't lie - it's a 400. A 440 would automatically make it a Roadrunner GTX,I do believe. I had a 400 RR long ago. Not quite the brute that a 440 was, but a Roadrunner nevertheless.

Hard to tell from the pic - what is the paint code / color? Doesn't appear to need much work. Post more pics and a detailed description. Any history you know, your plans for it, etc.

Think you'll find this site a great resource with a lot of helpful folks.

-Mark

[sdweatherman]

Hey Jeff,
Great looking car you got there. The 440 on the order sheet is most likely a typo. Welcome to the Nest!
Scott.

[wejewill]

Thanks for the engine confirmation.
The original color is CY8 (gold leaf poly); however, it was not repainted in the original color. I'm currently working to restore it to as close as original as possible. History: originally purchased by a serviceman, special military order. From what I was told I am the third owner. I'll post more pics soon.
The engine was completely removed and rebuilt with a lot of help from friend, Joe Basile.

[Eric]

Welcome to the Nest!

Looks like a very nice car there. Let's see more pics.

[71440 gtx]

is e 86 for 440 not 68