Just a small town girl

[oldschoolgirl]

Hello, I'm glad to be here. From Wisconsin and have own my 1970 Challenger for about 35 years. Looking for some help on how to get info from the vin#. Problem is hit dead ends every where I ask. Tried Dodge motor company, they couldn't find anything, told me to go through local dealership, Nope! Any body else run into this issue with a 13 digit vin#?

 

[Mopar Nut]

Post some pictures of your Challenger and Fender tag.

 

[JP426]

Mopar VIN Decoder

 

[oldschoolgirl]

Sorry that doesn't work, already tried it. My vin only has 13 digits, none of these sites recognize that. But thanks anyway.

 

[oldschoolgirl]

Post some pictures of your Challenger and Fender tag.

View attachment 137635

 

[340challconvert]

Welcome to FEBO
oldschoolgirl; your 13 digit Challenger VIN should be comprised of:

- JH or JS (J=Challenger- H or S =price class)
- 23 or 27 = (hardtop or convertible,)
- G, H, N, U, V. = (engine size in order 318-340-383-440-440-6.)
- L code = 383 big block 2 barrel carb
- 6th digit would be production year 0=1970
- 7th digit would be B or E = (factory build Hamtramck or LA.)
- Finally the last six numbers = Sequence Number (serial #)

Example; JH23 G0B 111222 would = Challenger high class, hardtop with 318 engine, 1970 year, built in Hamtramck, Michigan with a serial number of 111222

What does yours read?

 

[EW1BH27]

Sorry that doesn't work, already tried it. My vin only has 13 digits, none of these sites recognize that. But thanks anyway.

That's weird. My VIN has 13 characters and it worked just fine after typing it in the black "tag" and hitting Decode.

 

[Challenger RTA]

Welcome to FEBO. Pictures are welcome. I think someone here can decode it. TRUST ME!

 

[Challenger RTA]

Something like G0B is entered as GOB might not be recognized. Character sensitive.

 

[Katfish]

That decoder works for me too

 

[oldschoolgirl]

Welcome to FEBO
oldschoolgirl; your 13 digit Challenger VIN should be comprised of:

- JH or JS (J=Challenger- H or S =price class)
- 23 or 27 = (hardtop or convertible,)
- G, H, N, U, V. = (engine size in order 318-340-383-440-440-6.)
- 6th digit would be production year 0=1970
- 7th digit would be B or E = (factory build Hamtramck or LA.)
- Finally the last six numbers = Sequence Number (serial #)

Example; JH23 G0B 111222 would = Challenger high class, hardtop with 318 engine, 1970 year, built in Hamtramck, Michigan with a serial number of 111222

What does yours read?

Everything is perfect, except my vin has an "L" for my 383 290 HP 2 BBL 8 CYL.
I would like to know the name for the color E5 paint code. Is it just called "red" or " bright red" ?

 

[Challenger RTA]

 

[340challconvert]

Everything is perfect, except my vin has an "L" for my 383 290 HP 2 BBL 8 CYL.
I would like to know the name for the color E5 paint code. Is it just called "red" or " bright red" ?

Red was known as Rallye Red code FE5. The F in the paint code designates the year the paint color was first used (1970) and paint color E5

 

[340challconvert]

Everything is perfect, except my vin has an "L" for my 383 290 HP 2 BBL 8 CYL.
I would like to know the name for the color E5 paint code. Is it just called "red" or " bright red" ?

Great; the L code is a 383 big block with a 2 barrel carb. Original big block e body cars are getting harder to find!

 

[EW1BH27]

That PPG chart is close but not 100%. For example my 1970 Barracuda is EW1, the chart calls it white Plymouth calls it Alpine White and Dodge calls their Challengers Spinnaker

 

[EW1BH27]

Red was known as Rallye Red code FE5. The F in the paint code designates the year the paint color was first used (1970) and paint color E5

I believe that's for Plymouth (see chart below), the OP has a '70 Challenger so Bright Red would be accurate, I think (I'm a Plymouth guy).

 

[Challenger RTA]

PAINT 1970 DAR Acrylic Enamel

PAINT 1 1970 DAR Acrylic Enamel 2016 Platinum silver poly A4 2017 CHARCOAL POLY 2018 BAHAMA BLUE POLY B3 2019 BRIGHT BLUE POLY 2020 MED DARK BLUE POLY 2210 PLUM CRAZY C7 2136 BRIGHT RED E5 2133 LIGHT GREEN F4 2103 BRIGHT GREEN POLY 2128 SUBLIME J5

www.forebodiesonly.com

 

[Xcudame]

Welcome to FEBO from the desert! Post some pictures of your 70 Challenger! The 383 2-bbl is great because you can swap on a four barrel intake and 4 bbl carb real easy and with the low compression, you can run 87 octane gasoline! No need for premium! Rallye Red is a high impact color which is cool! Post a picture of the fender tag if you got it!

 

[fasjac]

Welcome to the site from Arkansas!

 

[Rapidfire]

Greetings from Nebraska. Welcome to the forum. Nice to have you with us.