va58
Restoration Jedi
OK, see this so much lately and wonder if something has changed in the last several years while I raised a family and was less active in the hobby. to my knowledge Chrysler Corp. kept records about cars they built such as my first car restoration I did in 1986.1966 Dodge Coronet 500 Conv. 99 auto produced and off the top of my head 186 4 speed built. Chrysler did keep percentage
records on paint colors but to my knowladge there is no records of how many red 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 conv. were built that were red, blue or any other color. This is the quote I keep seeing in adds for cars for sale. Not picking on the person, just the perfect example of what I am talking about.
Plymouth made 2,994 Formula S Barracudas in 1965. Plymouth made 117 with factory disc brakes, NOT dealer installed. This has factory disc brakes. Plymouth made 294 with a canopy vinyl roof and this is the Original Vinyl from 1965
Where is this type of info coming from?
Is it like this... My restoration project is a 1972 Plymouth Duster 340.
Fender tag and built sheet verify these built codes.
Black paint, four speed, with white interior.
Ok, Looking at the chart below you can see how many by (Percent) were painted black.
1.6% were painted black in 72. Just doing rounding off math, 15,000 340 cars were built. lets say less than 200 were painted black. Without having the breakdown of 4 speed and autos built, you can be very close by cutting that number in half. Around 100 four speeds built. Mine has white interior. Have yet to see another one. most of the 72's that have come to light have black interior. Know there must be some out there but have not found them. So, lets be conservative and say around 50 built.
That is the best I can do. I can't break it down any more and these figures are approx. unless someone can provide documentation to show otherwise there is no way to know how many were built with interior decor package or had an auto with a console, or rallyes,etc.... is "guessamation" becoming facts in some people's minds?
All I ask is that any posts on this forum to say this information exists, please provide factory documentation to counter this so everyone can be educated...
records on paint colors but to my knowladge there is no records of how many red 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 conv. were built that were red, blue or any other color. This is the quote I keep seeing in adds for cars for sale. Not picking on the person, just the perfect example of what I am talking about.
Plymouth made 2,994 Formula S Barracudas in 1965. Plymouth made 117 with factory disc brakes, NOT dealer installed. This has factory disc brakes. Plymouth made 294 with a canopy vinyl roof and this is the Original Vinyl from 1965
Where is this type of info coming from?
Is it like this... My restoration project is a 1972 Plymouth Duster 340.
Fender tag and built sheet verify these built codes.
Black paint, four speed, with white interior.
Ok, Looking at the chart below you can see how many by (Percent) were painted black.
1.6% were painted black in 72. Just doing rounding off math, 15,000 340 cars were built. lets say less than 200 were painted black. Without having the breakdown of 4 speed and autos built, you can be very close by cutting that number in half. Around 100 four speeds built. Mine has white interior. Have yet to see another one. most of the 72's that have come to light have black interior. Know there must be some out there but have not found them. So, lets be conservative and say around 50 built.
That is the best I can do. I can't break it down any more and these figures are approx. unless someone can provide documentation to show otherwise there is no way to know how many were built with interior decor package or had an auto with a console, or rallyes,etc.... is "guessamation" becoming facts in some people's minds?
All I ask is that any posts on this forum to say this information exists, please provide factory documentation to counter this so everyone can be educated...
