Need some additional knowledge on a 1969 GTX

[Builderguy]

So I looked at a 1969 GTX, early March build date, and all the numbers match. Great!
It is in pretty rough shape but I can save it, I think. Anyway, the only thing that does
not match is the a code on the fender tag. It is a Lynch Road build and the tag has
a code of "C16" which should be a console car. Nope, it has a buddy seat. There
is a factory column shift that looks, well, factory. There are no holes in the trans hump
so it never had a console. The current owner is the 3rd owner. The car was reportedly
bought as a detective car (hence the no console) and then when the department no longer
needed it (3 years) they sold it to the detective who had been using it. That title was issued
in 1972. He kept the car until he passed and then his widow sold it to the current owner a
couple of years ago.

My question is has anyone run into a similar situation where the fender tag code does not
match what the car is showing, specifically, the C16 code on a column shift car. The car
is pretty much original and has not been altered so I tend to believe the story.

Little help please!

 

[dfrazz]

I have seen all kinds of changes and add-ons by dealers or even the factory that are not exact matches on the fender tag. Some cars were pulled from the line to add/change things, others changed once they arrived at the dealer if the buyer wanted something different or if it meant a sale. Given it was a police car, it wouldn't surprise me if the console was changed at some point of the build process.

 

[68BabyBlue]

So I looked at a 1969 GTX, early Feb build date, and all the numbers match. Great!
It is in pretty rough shape but I can save it, I think. Anyway, the only thing that does
not match is the a code on the fender tag. It is a Lynch Road build and the tag has
a code of "C16" which should be a console car. Nope, it has a buddy seat. There
is a factory column shift that looks, well, factory. There are no holes in the trans hump
so it never had a console. The current owner is the 3rd owner. The car was reportedly
bought as a detective car (hence the no console) and then when the department no longer
needed it (3 years) they sold it to the detective who had been using it. That title was issued
in 1972. He kept the car until he passed and then his widow sold it to the current owner a
couple of years ago.

My question is has anyone run into a similar situation where the fender tag code does not
match what the car is showing, specifically, the C16 code on a column shift car. The car
is pretty much original and has not been altered so I tend to believe the story.

Little help please!

I’ve owned seven numbers matching GTXs with broadcast sheets and fender tags. Number four was coded for power drum brakes on the broadcast sheet. Lynch Road car. Had factory discs. Assume they ran out of drums on the line.

 

[MarPar]

A GTX police car?? That's a new one on me.

 

[lewtot184]

My 69 dodge r/t is a column shift buddy seat car. Fender tag has c16.

 

[Builderguy]

My 69 dodge r/t is a column shift buddy seat car. Fender tag has c16.

Thanks "lewtot184" feels a little better to know that I am not alone on this island!

 

[R413]

Where is the C16 located? It could be the SPD. Scheduled production date.

Post a photo?

Are you sure of the build date you read, maybe there is confusion somewhere.

Look at this tag. Does this car have 2 consoles? No, the lower C16 is SPD

 

[dadsbee]

As ^^^ points out C16 could be a December 16th SPD. Why pictures are worth a 1000 words around here...

 

[lewtot184]

Original fender tag for my car. I purposely covered the mvin.

 

[Builderguy]

Took a minute but here it is:

 

[Builderguy]

From the decoder I used the Scheduled Production Date was March 7th
The C16 showed a console w/woodgrain panel
IDK, I was not there.

 

[69Coronetrt]

So I looked at a 1969 GTX, early March build date, and all the numbers match. Great!
It is in pretty rough shape but I can save it, I think. Anyway, the only thing that does
not match is the a code on the fender tag. It is a Lynch Road build and the tag has
a code of "C16" which should be a console car. Nope, it has a buddy seat. There
is a factory column shift that looks, well, factory. There are no holes in the trans hump
so it never had a console. The current owner is the 3rd owner. The car was reportedly
bought as a detective car (hence the no console) and then when the department no longer
needed it (3 years) they sold it to the detective who had been using it. That title was issued
in 1972. He kept the car until he passed and then his widow sold it to the current owner a
couple of years ago.

My question is has anyone run into a similar situation where the fender tag code does not
match what the car is showing, specifically, the C16 code on a column shift car. The car
is pretty much original and has not been altered so I tend to believe the story.

Little help please!

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.

 

[69Coronetrt]

Original fender tag for my car. I purposely covered the mvin.

View attachment 1760515

ummm. The VIN is on the top row of a 69 LR tag. (9A222104) You covered the VON

 

[Builderguy]

69 Coronetrt, if you would be so kind. The 6W on your tag, is that a white lower side strip or (as some LR decode experts claim) a compact spare.

 

[69Coronetrt]

69 Coronetrt, if you would be so kind. The 6W on your tag, is that a white lower side strip or (as some LR decode experts claim) a compact spare.

It's (V)6W. The white side stripe on a 69 GTX.

 

[lewtot184]

ummm. The VIN is on the top row of a 69 LR tag. (9A222104) You covered the VON

Thanks. I'm not a numbers guru.