Numbers Matching

It can be date code correct, though.

Better sources than me can explain that, though.
If it's the original engine, or at least the right year engine, won't it be stamped 383 C or C 383 on the pad under the distributor? I'm not well versed on big blocks, but if I remember right, they were. C is 67, D is 68, E is 69, F is 70, etc.