A C8OE appears to be a 302 out of a Shelby or an early 302 Boss block ... your comparing that to a C5 289 block ... not understanding ?
But we may have gotten off track ... an original 289 hipo does appear to be documented in the early production 1967 Mangusta Euro version ... my point is has anyone documented this ...because with seeing the value of these cars rise ... originality as always prevails.
My experience with my 69 and 70 boss 302's the serial #'s matching the vin are of value for originality.
I wonder if Marti Report would show this ?
Ron
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