Might buy 64 'Cuda...but A/C and CONSOLE...?! Huh?

I sold Chryslers and Plymouths in 1964 and factory AC was optional, but most were dealer installed.

That is absolutely a '65 dash, but each dealer was limited on the number of Barracudas they could order in '64, and we could have sold many more than we received. Our dealership was limited to 5 cars, but we bought the inventory of several small dealers in the area, which gave us around 15 Barracudas for the year.

It's possible that a late '64 model year build date could have been a mixture of parts as the factory was trying to meet dealer demand, or that early-build '65's were using up '64 inventory.

A late July or early August build date would give that theory some weight.