1967 Barracuda fastback fender tag deciphering

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tuench said:
Any way to know how many 67 2bbl 273 4 sp manual transmission fastbacks were made with air? I think there were only 1200 1967 2bbl 273 fastbacks with manual 4 speed.
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Nope, only number known is 1208 67 Barracuda's with 273 2-bbl 4-speed and that includes fastbacks, coupes, and convertibles, no other breakdown known...
 
In the 70s or 80s my dad wrote Chrysler Historical and they sent him a letter stating the number of 67 Dart convertibles and reiterated no other break down was available.

I have seen stock reports for some years that talked about percentages of HT, 4 Door etc but that was over the entire Chrysler corp. You could use those percentages against the total number of a particular car line and come close
 
I just pulled out the fender tags for two 1967 Dart GT's. Both 273 two barrel, auto. One is a convertible, the other a hardtop. No M2 code on either one and both were built at Hamtramk.
 
Jim Lusk said:
I just pulled out the fender tags for two 1967 Dart GT's. Both 273 two barrel, auto. One is a convertible, the other a hardtop. No M2 code on either one and both were built at Hamtramk.
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Did either come with factory bumper guards?
 
Yes, the hardtop did. My bumpers wound up my son's convertible (the other car) so I can't say whether it had them or not.

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Well, I guess the M2 isn't for bumper guards then or they should have been on that car's fender tag.
 
My 67 Barracuda has M2 on the fender tag, no bumper guards.
I have the IBM build card, nothing on the IBM that is not accounted for on the fender tag.
Low option car.
 
matthon said:
My 67 Barracuda has M2 on the fender tag, no bumper guards.
I have the IBM build card, nothing on the IBM that is not accounted for on the fender tag.
Low option car.
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What does your IBM card say about what the M2 would be?
 
2 x 67 dart converts

Both Hamtramic

One has bumper guards one does not neither has M2
 
I haven't seen any listed anywhere. GG's books don't list any and one of his examples has the M2 code!
 
matthon said:
I would agree with this, however I heard it = Hamtramck as the 7th digit in the VIN is 2 which = Hamtramck Assy-Detroit.
I'm talking 67 here.
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I'll add mine to the research.
My 67 Barracuda has 2 in the VIN 7th, but nothing under the M or m
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No bumperettes. I can check the broadcast sheet for other things if wanted.
 
ALL 67-69 Barracudas were assembled at Hamtramck.
For the last 30 years I have been hearing the M2 code was for the 2nd assembly line.


Alan
 
Cuda Al said:
ALL 67-69 Barracudas were assembled at Hamtramck.
For the last 30 years I have been hearing the M2 code was for the 2nd assembly line.


Alan
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I'm curious as to why that info would be needed on the fender tag. I wonder if any other Mopars have the M2 code that year. Anyone have a '67 B or C body with that code?
 
cudamark said:
I'm curious as to why that info would be needed on the fender tag. I wonder if any other Mopars have the M2 code that year. Anyone have a '67 B or C body with that code?
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My guess is the same reasoning behind putting the plant in the VIN or date shift info castings, etc. Its probably QC as much as anything.
 
Mattax said:
My guess is the same reasoning behind putting the plant in the VIN or date shift info castings, etc. Its probably QC as much as anything.
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Without the plant info there could possibly be two different cars with the same VIN.

cudamark said:
I'm curious as to why that info would be needed on the fender tag. I wonder if any other Mopars have the M2 code that year. Anyone have a '67 B or C body with that code?
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There are sales codes, which seem to be unimportant on the assembly line.
 
Remember this car?
Scheduled Production Date was 4/25, Actual Shipped Date was 5/2.
GG decoded it as:

M2 Designated Line 2 Build After 118 SPD

My guess is 118 SPD = January 18, Scheduled Production Date.
I checked a number of cars I kept data for and it seems to check out.

What is significant about January 18?

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That doesn't make sense.

1/18 to 4/25 to 5/2

Was there a strike?

Was it 1/18/67 to 4/25/67 to 5/2/67

It's a 67 car. So it could not be 4/25/67 to 5/2/67 to 1/18/68


4/25 to 5/2 could have been a production delay due to parts availability.

Did GG say the car was shipped on 1/18?
 
Scheduled Production Date was 4/25/1967, Actual Shipped Date was 5/2/1967.
SPD was on the broadcast sheet and fender tag.

The Actual Shipped Date was only on the IBM build card.

Car had a Scheduled Production Date after 1/18/1967, therefore it was designated for Line 2 build.

Sounds like they were planning for a change after 1/17/1967.
 
Ok so your saying that somewhere there was a flag that said it would be a post 1/17/67 build so something was different about it?


One of my 67 Dart Convertibles is a Nov 1 66 build the other is Feb 8 67 build

no M2 on either
 
Then After 118 SPD must mean something else.
It seems reasonable that, most likely, SPD = Scheduled Production Date.

Is "After 118" the number of days, as in that Mopar days calendar?
 
Or maybe GG made a mistake.

:eek:

Or maybe the IBM card is wrong.
 
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