Oldest '64 273 casting...post them up!

Helping a member bolster his argument on the date the 273 was made available to the Valiant/Dart platform. We know it was a 64 offering, but was it a 'mid year' introduction, Jan 8, ie. April 64's "Barracuda" ? Seems cars were built Aug 1 of the previous year to start the next years model run so April was almost a 4th quarter intro with only 3 months of post April production until the 65 model started down the line. I have a 273 cast:

Nov 20 63

no idea when it was sold or offered but It was cast 11/20/63. Check you stuff and post them dates (no June or July dates expected)

The 1964 FSM for the Plymouth/Valiant line did not include the 273, only the 6 Cyl motors in the Valiant line (unless the absence of the "6 Cyl" for the Signet means a V8?)
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Thanks @pishta. This is a interesting discussion. I had always heard and thought that the 273 started production in the 1964 model year which starts the first of August. Now that information is surfacing, it looks like it didn't hit the streets until around the first of the year (1964) so it could actually be a mid year release. I like to learn and I don't mind being proven wrong. That's what keeps the hobby so interesting. Keep the info coming fells! Thanks.