i decided to check the numbers on my 70 340 block should someone be looking for this particular block for a matching numbers car Is there anyway to tell if this from an A or E Body? I bought it from a guy in Illinois IIRC
It is from a Duster- VS29H0B429494
You asked about it in May of 2015 too. ;-)
i decided to check the numbers on my 70 340 block should someone be looking for this particular block for a matching numbers car Is there anyway to tell if this from an A or E Body? I bought it from a guy in Illinois IIRC
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i decided to check the numbers on my 70 340 block should someone be looking for this particular block for a matching numbers car Is there anyway to tell if this from an A or E Body? I bought it from a guy in Illinois IIRC
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Great information here.VIN is just a number assigned when it is being scheduled for build...
Sequence number is on the build sheet.... Sequence number is what actually determines what order it went down the assembly line...
Very rarely are two consecutive VIN numbers built back to back....
When a vehicle is ordered, it gets assigned a VON (Vehicle Order Number)... This is what they use to track the order through the system until it gets assigned a VIN....
Then it must pass edit where they check all the sales codes to make sure that they are all correct and can be built together (no conflicts).... If it fails edit, the order is kicked back to the dealer to be corrected...
If the order passes edit, then it is assigned a VIN and then it goes into a 'pool' waiting to be scheduled....
When it gets to the front of the pool, it gets assigned a sequence number to go down the assembly line which determines which order it is built....
VON numbers are in increments of ten usually, in case they have to slip one in, then assign it a 5 or other last digit.... That way, it's easier to shuffle one or two in when the occasion arises....
Great information here.
A question for you is if the cars have sequential serial numbers and you don't have a build sheet for either but you have a fender tag for both, can you determine if they were indeed built back to back?
The cars in question are both '69 Coronets, one a 2 door and one a 4 door in different colors, options, etc.
I do own both cars and sadly they are just parts cars.
Interesting nonetheless................
There is no way to know how close the actual builds were for most cars.
The Hamtramck plant (1969 to ? ) is the only one that issued sequential build numbers, so they can indicate where those builds started IF you have a broadcast sheet, but that number will not indicate the order they finished in.
I guess the fender tag shows the order number and options, but not a lot else other than order number and the V.I.N. then.I don't think that the assembly plant sequence number is coded on the fender tag...
They are on the broadcast sheets/build sheets that you usually find under a seat or behind the glove box.... There is a space on the build sheet that lists the assembly plant sequence number...
I guess the fender tag shows the order number and options, but not a lot else other than order number and the V.I.N. then.
So, without a broadcast sheet, you can't tell if the cars were actually built back to back, right?
Thank you for all of your info!Most likely...
I'll see what i can do.Not sure if that can be done for the plants that made 1969 Coronets. It would be cool to see a photo of both tags together though.