Build Date

[Jon Erickson]

I have a 69 Charger R/T. I do not have a fender tag. I know these can be reproduced but,where do I find build date of car. build sheet (which I have) dose not have that info. from 71 and older if i'm not wrong. car was built in Hamtramck,MI. in 68. Eng. build date is 10-14. are there other parts add toward end of production ( with a short shelf life)that i can narrow it down with. I have sent e-mail to GTS but have not gotten a response.(4-months ago)

 

[dadsbee]

DO NOT send GTS any money!

 

[Jon Erickson]

thanks for the heads up

 

[R/T Boy 67]

The scheduled production date will be on the broadcast sheet. The first three digits of the vehicle order number.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Post a large readable picture of your buildsheet, think it's on there. Someone chime in about what pat of BS has the info.

 

[Jon Erickson]

i have the brake down book(mopar broadcast sheet decoder manual by Jake hare). and from what i can see its not on the sheet. thats where i got info. that 71' and older don't have it but 72' and newer dose have it.

 

[R/T Boy 67]

Read #4 post again, and believe it this time.

 

[Jon Erickson]

sorry R/T didn't see your post.but , it dose not work out. the vehicle order number has two boxes first box is A15 second box is 056725. if what your saying is correct the 056 would be may 6 . my car was built in Hamtramck which closed dec. 31 68. unless the "A" in A15 stands for a month.

 

[Nate S]

A15 would be 10-15 I believe. 9 being September, A being October, B Nov etc. would also match the engine. The one in my car was built two days before the car.

 

[RT68440]

That may mean October 15th

 

[R/T Boy 67]

A15 is the scheduled production date October 15 1968. Keep in mind it is not necessarily the actual production date. Engines are built before the car. Your engine should have at least the last eight digits of the VIN stamped into it on the passenger side of the block.

 

[Jerry Hall]

A15 could be October 15. Possible but I don't know how likely a 10-14 engine build date would be in the car. Looks like a very early built car so it could be.

 

[Jon Erickson]

R/T : yes it the same #'s. engine build date is 10-14 i always thought there was more lead time then 24 hours. but then again your saying projected build date

 

[CHARGERSTEVEN]

Diffinally Oct 15 n the engine build date is usually no longer than 7 days,n by the way Hamtramck didnt close in 68,it was January 1980

 

[69L48Z27]

A15 is the scheduled production date October 15 1968. Keep in mind it is not necessarily the actual production date. Engines are built before the car. Your engine should have at least the last eight digits of the VIN stamped into it on the passenger side of the block.

Isn’t the VIN for 68 up on top at the bell housing? Or, was that plant specific? I had a 68 GTX that was up there, mirror image on the 727 right across from it.

 

[Jon Erickson]

Steven was the charger line moved out at the end of 68?

 

[CHARGERSTEVEN]

no,69 n than 70 were St Louis built

 

[R/T Boy 67]

1968 was the only year the VIN was stamped in the bellhousing area.

 

[CHARGERSTEVEN]

Check your car over,looking at codes for the steering box,lower control arms,wiper motor,rad support brackets,etc for build date codes,these will be usally a 1-2 month time frame before car was built.

 

[69L48Z27]

1968 was the only year the VIN was stamped in the bellhousing area.

Duh. I saw 68. Didn’t realize it was a 69 model. Carry on.