wags70ss
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Here are some better pix of my broadcast sheet. What can you tell me about my car?
well...from just lookin at these pix...i can tell nobody ever had the back seat out of your car.
First thing you want to do is carefully remove the tape from the top of the sheet to see the complete V.I.N. to make sure it is from your car. Not uncommon to find sheets for other cars where the V.I.N. is different from the car it is found in.
exactly. ive pulled sheets out of 122,000 mile cars that looked that goodYou still think that car really only has 22k miles on it. Man, that's funny. Actually most sheets that come out of the backseat look pretty good regardless of the mileage. Backseats just don't get as much use as the front seat, and most backseat sitting is done by kids. You're lucky the sheet wasn't under the front seats as it would be ripped up, show curvy rust marks from the springs, etc.
You still think that car really only has 22k miles on it. Man, that's funny.
First thing you want to do is carefully remove the tape from the top of the sheet to see the complete V.I.N. to make sure it is from your car. Not uncommon to find sheets for other cars where the V.I.N. is different from the car it is found in.
Here's a link to a site with a lot of the codes on it: http://papentastars.tripod.com/id21.html.
What can you tell me about my car
The VON on the sheet matches the picture of the tag he posted in the other thread. The BS is for the car.
Use caution...your car was built at the Windsor plant (R) and not all codes from that plant will match up with codes posted on line. for some reason, Windsor used some odd coding, specifically, the F series, that do not match American built car codes.
HB1 exterior, blue vinyl bench seat interior, black vinyl top. Interior decor group. 318 with A/C, column automatic, 8.25 rear end, 3.21 gears. Disc brakes. Tinted glass. AM radio. Rallye Wheels. Dual exhaust with chrome tips. Came with 3 gallons of gas.
No B1 blue originally. So exterior color is right. You were given excellent advice here but still don't like hearing the real facts.
So let's see, rebuilt engine and trans 9 years ago, oil and filter never changed.
I sure that " Appraiser" told you exactly what you wanted to hear.
Just look at the dash bezel, dash pad, package tray and top of backseat that told a story. too:edgy:
Y97 last code on top line.Thank you. Thats the information I was looking for. What code is "3 gallons of gas"?.
Thank you. Thats the information I was looking for. What code is "3 gallons of gas"?
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Well just so you know - and Im not interested in more opinions - I have talked to 3 previous owners of the car, including the gentleman that bought it brand new - he is 96 years old & still remembers it - & my beliefs are coming to light with the information I am getting from them so dont discount something just because you think you are some kind of expert when you are looking at pictures. There are plenty of reasons to rebuild the engine & trans & repaint a car that is 40 years old no matter what the mileage. Every car tells a story & I will find mine. I dont need opinions based on a picture, I need facts & information from those that were there & know what happened. Thats what I will believe. Thanks.
I never asked for opinions. I asked for advice. Opinions are like a**holes everyone has one & they all stink. Thats why I dont ask for them. Thank you again.
And Im not being pissy. I just get sick of all the "armchair quarterbacks" that think they can tell someone "I guarantee you 100% this or that" just by looking at a picture. I could look at pictures of your Duster & say crap about it all day but you dont want my opinion, you want advice & advice doesnt insist that I am right & you are wrong. You can think or say whatever you want about my car, just dont tell me that you know more about it than I do just by looking at a few pictures. That does piss me off.
This is getting kind of old so how about we go back to the topic of this thread in the first place.
I can read fender tags & broadcast sheets too, by the way. Someone asked me to post them so I did. If you want to read them & tell me what they say great, if not I can figure it out for myself.
I subscribe to a dozen forums or more for all the cars I own & work on, & this is definitly the most negative forum I have ever been on. Doesnt really encourage new blood thats for sure.
I never asked for opinions. I asked for advice. Opinions are like a**holes everyone has one & they all stink. Thats why I dont ask for them. Thank you again.
And Im not being pissy. I just get sick of all the "armchair quarterbacks" that think they can tell someone "I guarantee you 100% this or that" just by looking at a picture. I could look at pictures of your Duster & say crap about it all day but you dont want my opinion, you want advice & advice doesnt insist that I am right & you are wrong. You can think or say whatever you want about my car, just dont tell me that you know more about it than I do just by looking at a few pictures. That does piss me off.
This is getting kind of old so how about we go back to the topic of this thread in the first place.
I can read fender tags & broadcast sheets too, by the way. Someone asked me to post them so I did. If you want to read them & tell me what they say great, if not I can figure it out for myself.
I subscribe to a dozen forums or more for all the cars I own & work on, & this is definitly the most negative forum I have ever been on. Doesnt really encourage new blood thats for sure.