Anybody know what year this Evinrude/Johnson OB is?

[BloodStone]

Found this motor tonight, it's an 18 hp Evinrude or maybe a Johnson with an Evinrude cowl :-s (all white, black Evinirude logo on side of cowl) but, I'll be damned if I can find the year it was made (looked all over the internet, iboats, search engines, etc..) Anybody know? (I'm taking an educated guess of 1964 Johnson :? Thanks
P.S. Any additional relevant info would also be appreciated.

Model number FD18E

Serial #J2480750

 

[Captain Ahab]

Post a few photos of the motor please

 

[12ftModder]

The model # and serial appear to be from a johnson. And my guess would be a 64. you can check to see if transom clamp has been replaced or possibly the powerhead by double checking the the serial# on the freezeplug that will be on the side of the cylinder of the motor. the serials should be the same on motor and transom clamp plate.

 

[bassboy1]

Those are definitely Johnson numbers, both the model and serial. Both are also for a '64 18 horse, so either you transom clamp got swapped, or the cowl did. J/E has been putting the model numbers on the freeze plug for a time, so that will be your only surefire way to know what got swapped.