fender tag coding

[weelze]

Can anyone decode this fender tag for me?

 

[clifcuda65]

What YEAR is that fender tag off of... ?

Clif "Old Mopar Geezer" of Az.:coffee2:

 

[70DartMike]

Looks like 1966?

'65 and earlier used numbers at the top instead of lower case letters, and '67 and later didn't start with SO NUMBER at the bottom.

 

[clifcuda65]

Hmmm, My Option Code book only goes to 65... Sorry!!

Clif, "Old Mopar Geezer" of Az.:coffee2:

 

[cosgig]

SO number....shipping order number and scheduled build date/ C13= December 13
VH23....V= Valiant/ H= High trim class/ 23= 2 door hardtop
H5B.....H= High trim class/5= vinyl bench/B= Blue
DD1.....D= body color light blue metallic/ D= roof color(same)/1= monotone paint
D....Upper door frame paint= medium blue

Middle line
AB.....31=273/2bbl
C......5= Torqueflight auto
R......1= am radio

Top line
B......4= bucket seats
U......1= sold car

 

[weelze]

Thanks a bunch. I was told it was a 273 factory 4 speed car. It came with all the 4 speed stuff. Trans hole in transmission tunnel, pedals correct gauge bezel an colum. Its a solid little car. Should be fun to play with

 

[cosgig]

I checked again and "5" under the "C" is torqueflite! I did not see however that the 5 in the trim code "H5B" can also indicate buckets with code VH! The 4 under the "B" on the top row confirms the buckets in this case! Geof

If you had the build sheet, I could check the 3 digit trans code!

 

[weelze]

I doubt the build sheet is in the back seat, but ill look. Thank you