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76roadrunner

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Hello vets I'm new here. I recently purchased a supposed 76 roadrunner but it has a Dodge Aspen Hood, 7 1/4 rear end, and the vin comes back as 1968 Plymouth volare... At this point I think I'll have to register it as a custom vehicle with all the mix matched parts. Any help truly identifying this vehicle would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance
 
76roadrunner said:
Hello vets I'm new here. I recently purchased a supposed 76 roadrunner but it has a Dodge Aspen Hood, 7 1/4 rear end, and the vin comes back as 1968 Plymouth volare... At this point I think I'll have to register it as a custom vehicle with all the mix matched parts. Any help truly identifying this vehicle would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance
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Sounds like you may have gotten ripped off.
 
76roadrunner said:
Hello vets I'm new here. I recently purchased a supposed 76 roadrunner but it has a Dodge Aspen Hood, 7 1/4 rear end, and the vin comes back as 1968 Plymouth volare... At this point I think I'll have to register it as a custom vehicle with all the mix matched parts. Any help truly identifying this vehicle would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance
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Does the vin on the title match the vin on the dash?
 
76roadrunner said:
Hello vets I'm new here. I recently purchased a supposed 76 roadrunner but it has a Dodge Aspen Hood, 7 1/4 rear end, and the vin comes back as 1968 Plymouth volare... At this point I think I'll have to register it as a custom vehicle with all the mix matched parts. Any help truly identifying this vehicle would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance
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You know pictures sure help those in need.
 
A56 said:
Does the vin on the title match the vin on the dash?
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I don't have a title it's an old car so it'll be pretty simple to register where I live but for 200 bucks a bill of sale was good enough for me.. I was told it originally had a slant six that would explain the lightweight rear differential and why my 360 killed the ring and pinion gears
 
A '76 Road Runner IS a Volare.

There's that.
 
What's the first 7 digits of the VIN?
 
Aspen and Volare used the same hood did they not?
 
Where are you "decoding" the VIN?

You can't use a 1981 and newer program.
 
Also, most on-line classic Mopar VIN decoders don't work real well past 1974.

Could your car be a 1978?

Since the VIN only has a one digit year code, it could be assuming a sixth digit of "8" is 1968 and not 1978.
 
A56 said:
You know pictures sure help those in need.
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YY1 said:
Also, most on-line classic Mopar VIN decoders don't work real well past 1974.

Could your car be a 1978?

Since the VIN only has a one digit year code, it could be assuming a sixth digit of "8" is 1968 and not 1978.
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Sixth digit is 8
 
OK, that fits.

It's a 1978 car, at at least a 1978 VIN.

What are the first 7?
 
A Volare Roadrunner will "VIN" as a Volare, because after 1975, "Roadrunner" was an option package and not a separate car line, which was previous ly "RM" as the first VIN digits.
 
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