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I'm pretty sure that is a simple, and unintended, typo. (and corrected....)
That would imply that a '72 440 four speed RR was not badged a GTX and there is such as thing as a 'GTX option'. There is an engine option that included a GTX badge but not a specific GTX option that can be selected.
The data books posted on Hamtramck Historical are very helpful in situations like this.
See bullet point 4 for the RR
https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1974/74_Satellite_4.jpg
No such thing as a RS GTX submodel after 1971.
No such thing as a GTX package/option in 73 or 74. There is no box on the order form that says 'check here for a GTX option/package'.
IF you ordered the 440 in a 73 or 74 Road Runner you got a GTX badge. Not a package. Just a badge.
440 four speed was not available after 1972
440 three speed was never available.
The 74 RR still received the GTX badge when equipped with the 440
400 four speed was available.
The data books posted on Hamtramck Historical is very helpful in this situation.
The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1974...
It's a known coding quirk for '69 LR. They coded C16 for both the console and buddy seat. The only way to really know what the car came with is from documents like the broadcast sheet or the window sticker.
C21 on the BS. C16 on the tag.
You're good. Don't worry about it.
Shorthand for makes and body type.
B= Plymouth Barracuda E body
J = Dodge Challenger E body
R = Belvedere (Plymouth B body)
W = Dodge B body including Charger
P.D.C. = Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler full-size C body.
V. L. = Plymouth Valiant and Dodge Dart A body
You can determine the year by looking at the pad at the front of the engine. Look for E, F or G.
Given the info in front of us, it could be from a 69 Charger.
Each plant built certain makes and model either the entire year (Lynch Road was primarily B bodies so Belvedere and Coronet based cars. Jefferson was Chryslers and Imperials. Belvidere plant was Dodge and Plymouth C bodies, LA built A, B and E bodies depending on the year, etc)
So, you have to...
I want to find the guy who's birthday matches matches this SPD
Theoretically, we could find a 229 for '64, '68, '72 and '76 but I haven't come across one...yet.
Given how broadcast sheets were administered and printed at the various plants, it's really not that unusual or concerning that a car has two different BS sequence numbers. What matters more is you have the sheets; not that the sequence numbers are different.
And...there we go.
This is WHY you do not have bad tags made for a car. It ruined a sale due to the buyer being informed and having questions as to the legitimacy of the car.
It would be better to have NO tag for this car than a bad one.
The gate and base numbers are related to the assembly of the body in white, but research doesn't support the often reported 'cars through that gate that day'.
This one is easy....bad tag. Codes are in the wrong place. The stripe code is where the vinyl top is coded. M46 doesn't go where it's coded.
The tag below shows the correct placement of the (V)8* stripe on a Lynch Road tag.