58 heads

[31modelo]

looking for a pair of 58 heads. I have a couple of nice sets of 390's or cash if you'd like. Thanks

[Carfreak]

1958 through 1963 heads are the same. 

[Fins]

Is that $79.50, the cost of the head at the time of your printing? How old is that book? 

[Carfreak]

1964

[Fins]

Okay. So just a few years ago.   

[guidematic]

Says something for inflation, right?

Mike

[Denrep]

I'll bet that's a typo in the parts book.  
Maybe trough '62?

I'd think '63 with the larger radius on the corners would be a different casting and so the '58 covers wouldn't match.

Good Luck

[Carfreak]

Almost 10 years later, the 1975 Master Parts Book is showing the same 1958-63 listing.   

[guidematic]

It was the block that was greatly changed in '63. Plus the aluminum front cover and the front mounted distributor. In my perusal of the parts book I have found many components that are the same between the '62 and '63 390's.

Mike

[Denrep]

Maybe they threw in a free '63 cover with any '58-'62 cylinder-head purchase?  
Or maybe a '58-62 cover with any '63 head purchase?
Or possibly that was a service casting that was modified to accept both early and late covers?  

But  I don't see how a '63-up cover would mate to an OE  '62-down head.

What does '62 parts book say about '58 - '62 heads?
The '58-'63 head  seems like a big jump in sequential numbering. 

Good Luck

[Russ]

I have some 63 heads, and those timing covers are for 63 & 64 only.  If you want the valve covers to, we can talk.

[guidematic]

The timing covers don't extend to '67?

Mike

[Fins]

AFAIK those covers were for the 390 style heads. The 429's were different.

[31modelo]

Looking for 58 heads due to a smaller combustion chamber than the later 390 (59-63). Still looking

[Carfreak]

Is there a specific casting number?

A friend has several heads I could check for you.