Broadcast Sheet / Fender Tag Engine Codes

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What an awesome thread, but I have 2 not on the list, "H6B" & "830", it's for my 1969 barracuda. Thank you!!
 
H6B H6 = Bucket seats, vinyl, B = Blue
The 830 is likely the scheduled production date August 30th 1968 for the 69 Model Year.

In general, the new model year production date started on Aug 1st.
They are coded 1-9 or A,B,C. followed by the day of that month.
1 = January
2 = February
3 = March
4 = April
5 = May
6 = June
7 = July
8 = August
9 = September
A = October
B = November
C = December
 
Rocky_JS said:
H6B H6 = Bucket seats, vinyl, B = Blue
The 830 is likely the scheduled production date August 30th 1968 for the 69 Model Year.

In general, the new model year production date started on Aug 1st.
They are coded 1-9 or A,B,C. followed by the day of that month.
1 = January
2 = February
3 = March
4 = April
5 = May
6 = June
7 = July
8 = August
9 = September
A = October
B = November
C = December
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Thank you !!
 
There is also a GREAT book to decode BROADCAST SHEETS.
Book Title: 1969-1974 Mopar Broadcast Sheet decoder manual
Author; Jake Hare
Publisher: PAH Publishing
Price: $21.97 USA well worth the price just for the knowledge alone!
 
Thanks a lot guys this helped me out so much with decoding my tag compared to using the digital decoder on mymopar.
 
any way to decode a 67 tag?

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LP = DODGE DART
27 = Convertible
21 = 225 /6
5 = Auto trans
13(5) 7.00x13 white wall x5 tires (w/spare)
A10 = Oct 10th (1966) - 67 model year - Scheduled production date
03634 = order number

AX-
2 = 2.94 Axle ratio, open differential

TRM-
P = Premium grade
6= bucket seats
C = interior, white and blue color - blue: dash, carpet, and steering wheel. rest white.

PNT-
881- Blue exterior color - single stage

U-E - Dark blue interior door frame color

R-1 = AM Radio
X-2 = Tinted windshield only
Y-2 = 302 White convertible top

a-6 = Console
b-4 = Bucket seats (vinyl)
h-7 = Hood mounted turn signals
j-4 = narrow body sill molding
k-7 = right side manual door mirror


magnummopar said:
any way to decode a 67 tag?
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My 72 340 said:
The A10 code before the SO number is the car's build date, October 10th, 1972
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Beg to differ slightly on your explanation of the code shown ahead of the SO number. This is actually known as the Body Frame Date. This is the date on which the unibody shell was built. It can be, but also may not be the date on which the car was driven off the end of the assembly line. All assembly plants in this time period maintained a body bank of painted bare body shells within the plant. Shells were kept there for a variety of reasons.

Colour: The plant tried not to paint successive cars going through the paint shop in different colours. The paint guns needed to be blown out every time a new colour was used, and by running two or more cars of the same colour together it saved them paint.

Options: If a particular car were ordered with a large number of options, the shell may have been held until production control could confirm that everything necessary to build this particular car was in the plant. A lot of white shirt type people were not happy when a number of cars were built and sent directly to the major repair bay to retrofit something that was not available when the car was built.

Complexity: If a particular car required a higher labour content than was considered normal, it made life very difficult for the people on the assembly line to build a number of these cars consecutively. Station wagons and convertibles immediately come to mind as falling within this definition.
 
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but the A12 is also the code for the 1970 Hurst chrysler 300.
And A13 is also the option code for the m engine 69 440 darts and barracudas.
 
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kmccabe56 said:
Beg to differ slightly on your explanation of the code shown ahead of the SO number. This is actually known as the Body Frame Date. This is the date on which the unibody shell was built. It can be, but also may not be the date on which the car was driven off the end of the assembly line. All assembly plants in this time period maintained a body bank of painted bare body shells within the plant. Shells were kept there for a variety of reasons.

Colour: The plant tried not to paint successive cars going through the paint shop in different colours. The paint guns needed to be blown out every time a new colour was used, and by running two or more cars of the same colour together it saved them paint.

Options: If a particular car were ordered with a large number of options, the shell may have been held until production control could confirm that everything necessary to build this particular car was in the plant. A lot of white shirt type people were not happy when a number of cars were built and sent directly to the major repair bay to retrofit something that was not available when the car was built.

Complexity: If a particular car required a higher labour content than was considered normal, it made life very difficult for the people on the assembly line to build a number of these cars consecutively. Station wagons and convertibles immediately come to mind as falling within this definition.
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Everything make sense!
 
Great thread. Thanks to the web, the dealer order form, and the window sticker, I've been able to completely decode the fender tag of my 1976 Dart Custom except for M37.

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the tail panel because of codes M36 and M38 (Rear Bumper Periphery and Decklid Finish Moldings), but not knowing exactly what is driving me a little crazy. I've turned the web inside out and every single decoder I've found is missing that sequence.

Anyone familiar with M37?
 
Rookie question: I'm looking at my fender tag and build sheet and I don't see the correlation to the (fabulous) list above. Help? attached is a pic of each... Thanks!

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