Couldn't talk myself out of it

[Kevineng]

Im in process of restoring a 72, then this 73 came up for sale not far from where I live......I couldnt talk myself out of buying this too, wife not entirely onboard yet.
Fender tag lists it as an A57 Rallye ( to the best of my knowledge,which isnt much), but had a couple of questions some of the more you knowledgeable people might know. It was restored about 20 years ago, last owner had it 7 years. Anyway, had a question on the dash, this came with a standard dash, was told it's always been like that. Did an A57 package possibly come with a standard dash or did it get replaced at one time? Also, did the rallye come with fender scoops and the strobe stripes or was that an option?
Had a 73 rallye back in 80's, same color as this "new" one, but that one had the rallye instruments and scoops and stripes. Thinking about adding those items to this "new" one....TBD
Now, wait for spring to come so I can drive it. I was impressed though, it sat out in the trailer over night in -10F weather before I could get it stored......started right up.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Every A57 I have been around had the fender scoops and strobes.
That is only a few so there may be more to this story.

The first thing I would do is look under the seats, look in the seat backs and above the glove box and see if there is a broadcast sheet in the car. That might shed some light on the exact options for the car.
Can you please post the fender tag information, that could help also.

Great looking car by the way! Super cool it started in negative degrees, doesn't get better than that.

 

[EV2RTSE]

Nice car! Good info on the A57 package here-
https://www.hamtramck-historical.co...DealershipDataBook/1973/73_Challenger0005.jpg

 

[Xcudame]

All the A57s I've seen had the scoops and strobe stripes too, but with Chrysler, you never know. They made some odd balls throughout the years.

 

[Kevineng]

Not a great pic of the tag, I havent looked for a build sheet yet.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Cool! Thanks for posting. Very difficult to read.
Plus red is about the hardest color to photograph a fender tag in.

Has the A57. JH23H3B299377

I can't quite tell, is it FE5 and FE5 ?

Perhaps there is a stripe delete code on the car that would explain why no scoops.

 

[Kevineng]

Ya, even trying to read it without a camera picture is hard, probably 2 or 3 coats of paint on it, and the lighting in the garage its stored at is not all that good. I couldnt find a build sheet in the seats or glove box either.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Unfortunate about the BS but not surprising.
I can't tell what the V code is up top right before the END code.

 

[Xcudame]

Any way to type the Fender tag for us? We trust you. Will make it easier to decipher! And I can tell it's an original fender tag already.