650 G12

[hornet.654]

Hi, im new to AMC machines. Can anyone help me with an engine number?
R
G12CR X19522 Thanks in advance, Richard.

[clive]

Hi Richard, what help are you wanting? The number you have recorded does not look quite right to me are you sure it is correct.

[les ward]

That engine number doesn't fit the sequence used by AMC, so perhaps there is a typo somewhere.

Should start G12CS or G12CSR. I've never seen G12CR on an AMC engine

Earlier engines, up to around 1961 start with the year, eg 61/G12CSR

Sometime in 1962 the factory drops the year stamp and engines start G12/CSR etc

The X on the twin engine numbers starts to appear around 1959. I don't know what the X stands for.

By 1965/66 the last twin engines still had the X and the engine numbers reached 5 digits, but start 10.

X19522 is a far higher number than any known AMC twin engine or anything in the records.

[alanengineer]

A phot of the number would be really helpful