Thanks everyone for responding! I really appreciate the feedback and information on the V5W stripe.
To the fellow in CA, I'm in So. Cal, in the Inland Empire.
Yes, the 'Cuda was just as described. And the sweet thing (besides the car and fender tag), is the color combo.
A couple of updates:
First, I checked, and yes, the 383 is indeed the original one. Checked near the pan rail and found the 0E and serial no. Pleased about that too.
The bad news is that it doesn't turn over. But I'm thinking it's probably rust, as there's no visible damage. (Of course it could be internal.) It was sitting covered, so I believe a good bath and all should do the trick.
Also, I'm posting the fender tag, sans the order and serial Nos. I've decoded it already and it seems to be your basic BS23.
Note: I'm probably going to have to move this post over to the member's ride section soon.
Here's the tag. Regards, L