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Title: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 09:22:00 AM
Give or take.  December 4th was the scheduled date anyway so thats the day I count.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Back N Black on December 04, 2018, 09:26:16 AM
Cool, how do you determine the build date?
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 09:50:41 AM
Fender tag or build sheet.  On your car Back N Black, since it is a 69, , it will be in the second line from the bottom of the fender tag and it will be second group of digits from the right.  It will be a group of three and it will either be three numbers or a letter and two numbers.  Letter will be A, B, or C and indicates October, November or December.  the last two digits indicate the day.  If the first digit is a number, then it corresponds to a month, 1 for January, 2 for February and so on.
So for example on my car, it reads C04.  On my last 69 it was 416 making it scheduled for build on April 16.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: green69rt on December 04, 2018, 11:06:35 AM
Just looked at mine.   416.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: birdsandbees on December 04, 2018, 11:07:26 AM
TWINS.. LOL
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 11:54:54 AM
Oh wow, mine was 351855 for the last six on the VIN.  How close are they in that part?
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Back N Black on December 04, 2018, 01:09:03 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 09:50:41 AM
Fender tag or build sheet.  On your car Back N Black, since it is a 69, , it will be in the second line from the bottom of the fender tag and it will be second group of digits from the right.  It will be a group of three and it will either be three numbers or a letter and two numbers.  Letter will be A, B, or C and indicates October, November or December.  the last two digits indicate the day.  If the first digit is a number, then it corresponds to a month, 1 for January, 2 for February and so on.
So for example on my car, it reads C04.  On my last 69 it was 416 making it scheduled for build on April 16.

Thanks, just checked the tag, mine was built February 5.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on December 04, 2018, 02:53:51 PM
I think I had one around Thanksgiving. Another is 50 come Jan or Feb, I think.  :coolgleamA:
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: RallyeMike on December 04, 2018, 07:27:53 PM
QuoteGive or take.  December 4th was the scheduled date anyway so thats the day I count.

My 500 was in line with it that day  :icon_smile_cool:
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: davidcam69 on December 05, 2018, 01:48:01 PM
My 69 is Feb 5 also.  215186
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: odcics2 on December 05, 2018, 02:29:41 PM
 :coolgleamA: :2thumbs:
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: green69rt on December 05, 2018, 06:16:39 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 11:54:54 AM
Oh wow, mine was 351855 for the last six on the VIN.  How close are they in that part?

Doesn't sound close at all.

154511
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 06, 2018, 08:57:50 AM
Thats for sure.  Your VIN falls more in line with cars built around the end of October, I wonder why it took so long to assign it.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: hemigeno on December 06, 2018, 12:56:55 PM
Quote from: green69rt on December 05, 2018, 06:16:39 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 11:54:54 AM
Oh wow, mine was 351855 for the last six on the VIN.  How close are they in that part?

Doesn't sound close at all.

154511

I'm gonna guess your tag reads A16, and is probably a St. Louis Assembly Plant car?  If it were a Hamtramck car, the SPD for 154511 would likely be in mid-late September (circa 9/20/68) - and I don't think that's as likely to be mistaken for an April '69 SPD.  However, an Oct '68 SPD (A = October), is another story... and that's about where 154511 would fit into the mix at the St. Louis Assembly Plant if memory serves me correctly.


Quote from: davidcam69 on December 05, 2018, 01:48:01 PM
My 69 is Feb 5 also.  215186

I'll take a stab at this one also - I'm guessing this is a St. Louis Assembly Plant car also?  My 127 SPD St. Louis-assembled car was VIN sequence 210100, so that fits a whole lot better.



Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Challenger340 on December 06, 2018, 01:49:54 PM
I missed my '69's birthday on November 23 1968.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: davidcam69 on December 06, 2018, 03:12:48 PM
Yes, St Louis plant.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: tan top on December 06, 2018, 03:42:38 PM
Quote from: Challenger340 on December 06, 2018, 01:49:54 PM
I missed my '69's birthday on November 23 1968.

me to  , my 69 was B22 , November 22 1968
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 07, 2018, 08:49:15 AM
And for whatever reason, St Louis cars tend to have VIN sequences follow the calendar a little more closely.  Much more common it seems that with Hamtramck Chargers, just because a car was scheduled to be built on one day does not mean that a car built at a later date won't have a lower VIN sequence.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: maxwellwedge on December 07, 2018, 09:03:37 AM
Yes. An original Chrysler invoice or window sticker will give you a way better idea of when the car was actually built.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: 6bblgt on December 07, 2018, 01:42:11 PM
Quote from: maxwellwedge on December 07, 2018, 09:03:37 AM
Yes. An original Chrysler invoice or window sticker will give you a way better idea of when the car was actually built.

IMO  :Twocents: the date on an invoice, window sticker, or "consumer info" sheet is simply that document's print date

I've been working on a few "Actual Production Date" In Plant/In Process calendars, I have most of the model years 1968-'70 St. Louis & '70 Hamtramck pretty much figured out & am working on a few others - all you need is a Broadcast Sheet.

https://forum.e-bodies.org/vin-fender-tag-build-sheet-and-date-codes/13/actual-production-date-vs-scheduled-production-date/810/
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: green69rt on December 07, 2018, 02:49:26 PM
Quote from: green69rt on December 05, 2018, 06:16:39 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on December 04, 2018, 11:54:54 AM
Oh wow, mine was 351855 for the last six on the VIN.  How close are they in that part?

Doesn't sound close at all.

154511

I just went and looked again and got it all wrong.  I was quoting the title document number. :eek2:  I have no idea why I did that.

Last four digits of VIN is 351925!!!

Now that's close!


Edit: Window sticker says Hamtramck Plant
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 08, 2018, 08:44:22 AM
Yes they are.   :cheers:
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: hemi68charger on December 08, 2018, 12:11:22 PM
Nice.. black 69 Charger R/T.....  :2thumbs:
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: JB400 on December 10, 2018, 12:58:14 AM
Still have the 6 pack on it?
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 10, 2018, 08:23:40 AM
I do.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: duckmanreno on December 10, 2018, 09:02:47 PM
Mine says 1/13.  If I'm reading fender tag correctly
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: flyinlow on December 12, 2018, 12:11:18 PM
Wish your Charger Happy birthday for me.  :2thumbs:

Lets see , cars lasted about 7 years back then, so in human years that would be about 500 years old? Looks pretty good for half a millennium.
Title: Re: 50 Years Ago Today
Post by: Ghoste on December 13, 2018, 06:53:01 AM
I'm sure Dodge never intended it to still be around.  lol