VIN Door Decal Month Determination

[cudahook]

101088 is 807
102141 is 808
so I think there should be August on the decal

More good documentation for an August tag. That first one is the closest I've seen. Much appreciated!

 

[pschlosser]

101088 is 807
102141 is 808
so I think there should be August on the decal

It may be safe to assume the factory did NOT hammer out (102141 - 101088 =) 1000+ cars in one day.

That said, I think most of us agree, the August 1970 month is the most likely the correct date. There is little evidence to prove otherwise.

Even the fender tag data from the 102122 and 102124 cars, were it available, would not be conclusive in ruling out a Sept 1970 date for the 102123 car. But without documentation to the contrary, there seems little risk anyone, ANYONE could prove otherwise.

 

[MoparCarGuy]

A well-known Mopar aficionado posted this info awhile back. I have found this to hold true by looking at hundreds of fender tags and Scheduled Production Dates (SPD).

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So, just how many cars were built at Hamtramck per day in 1970?

Well, there is no way to know for sure, each day would have been different, but we can average the known numbers and get close.

The VINs assigned started with VIN 100001.

The highest VIN currently known is above 443001.

The 1970 model year ran from August 1st, 1969 until July 31st, 1970.

So we know that at least 343,000 cars were actually built on Hamtramck's two assembly lines.

If we take 365 days a year, minus 104 for weekend days, that leaves 261 days.

I am not sure what holidays were allowed off, but we can safely assume five I bet? That leaves 256 possible production days.

343,000 cars divided by 256 days gives us an average of 1339.84 cars per day from this plant.
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[cudahook]

A well-known Mopar aficionado posted this info awhile back. I have found this to hold true by looking at hundreds of fender tags and Scheduled Production Dates (SPD).

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So, just how many cars were built at Hamtramck per day in 1970?

Well, there is no way to know for sure, each day would have been different, but we can average the known numbers and get close.

The VINs assigned started with VIN 100001.

The highest VIN currently known is above 443001.

The 1970 model year ran from August 1st, 1969 until July 31st, 1970.

So we know that at least 343,000 cars were actually built on Hamtramck's two assembly lines.

If we take 365 days a year, minus 104 for weekend days, that leaves 261 days.

I am not sure what holidays were allowed off, but we can safely assume five I bet? That leaves 256 possible production days.

343,000 cars divided by 256 days gives us an average of 1339.84 cars per day from this plant.
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Great info! Thanks for reposting it.

 

[Charlie71rt]

Mine is B131690 door and build sheet and fender tag 908. It has 70 console, 70 rear view mirror and seat backs, crumple hood. Also has carpet on the door panels although it’s a R/T not SE. I have owned it since 1976. My belief has always been it left the factory that way,

 

[Charlie71rt]

One more thing continuing my post above. I was ordering a date coded exhaust manifold from Tony’s and he had me check the date on the block near the distributor and that was also 908, I know for a fact it is the original numbers matching engine and when I had it rebuilt I made sure that they didn’t deck the block to preserve the numbers. Seems odd to me the date on the block would be the same as the rest of the car.