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    Offline ESGEE

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    Got my new driver home today
    « on: January 25, 2006 - 10:26:10 AM »
    I got my new driver home today a 70 Coronet :grinyes:, car looked great on all photos and when it arrived it was just like the photos. The car has a slantsix in it, and was really cheap, but then i discover that the car is not a v6 car its a 440 car with allot of options in untushed condition(exept for the motor) :faint:, how can any one do that to the car the dude sold it as v6 car, i would gladly have paid him the money to keep the motor in the car if i had known...
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    Offline bluecuda

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #1 on: January 25, 2006 - 11:27:24 AM »
    Look like a great daily driver to me! :woohoo:
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    Offline Rev-It-Up

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #2 on: January 25, 2006 - 11:50:35 AM »
    Nice daily!  Does the old owner still have the 440?  It would be nice to have them reunited.
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    Offline 71383bee

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #3 on: January 25, 2006 - 12:09:29 PM »
    How do you know it was a 440 car?  I thought that the 440 was only available on the R/T and the 440+6 on the Super Bee? 

    What is the VIN? 

    Are you sure its not the 440 trim level that was available?  I would imagine that going from a 440 to a /6 is alot more work considering you would need a different k member, transmission, rear end, and not to mention the radiator outlets are different as well as the throttle cable, wiring etc.

    Just curious because I know alot of plain jane C bodies came with 440's, but i don't remember plain b bodies with them too.   The largest i've heard is the 383 4 bbl versions.   
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    Offline 74MOPAR

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #4 on: January 25, 2006 - 12:39:51 PM »
     I second what 383bee said.   The coronets had an option package called the "440" , which had nothing to do with the motor size, in fact, most were powered by 318 motors.  There was also a coronet "500" version -

     PS - a slant six and a V6 are totally different types of motors........
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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #5 on: January 25, 2006 - 01:59:34 PM »
    The Vin is WH41COG244040 and on the paper i got from the Us it says that its a 440 car. I know about the k-frame and all thats why i wonder who would put that kind of jobb to put a slantsix in and destroy such good car. I know the diffrens between slant and v6 i just wrote wrong thing...
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    Offline Blown70

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #6 on: January 25, 2006 - 02:22:58 PM »
    Quote from: ESGEE on January 25, 2006 - 01:59:34 PM
    The Vin is WH41COG244040 and on the paper i got from the Us it says that its a 440 car. I know about the k-frame and all thats why i wonder who would put that kind of jobb to put a slantsix in and destroy such good car. I know the diffrens between slant and v6 i just wrote wrong thing...

    The C in the above vin is for a slant 6 or 318.

    IN 1970 U is the fifth code for a 440
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    Offline Blown70

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #7 on: January 25, 2006 - 02:25:47 PM »
    BTW what you have is a coronet 440 model that has nothing to do with the motor.  You know that right? :dunno:
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    Offline ESGEE

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #8 on: January 25, 2006 - 02:33:24 PM »
    Dident know there was a 440 model, then its very strange written in the titlepaper then, you learn some new everyday thats why its so good this site....
    Can anyone decode the hole vin?
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    Offline 71383bee

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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #9 on: January 25, 2006 - 05:37:56 PM »
    I use the fender tag decoder over on www.stockmopar.com

    Here is a link to your VIN i ran...http://www.stockmopar.com/mopar-fender-tag-decoder.php?Code1=&Code2=&Code3=&Code4=&Code5=&Code6=&Code7=&Code8=&Code9=&Code10=&Code11=&Code12=&Code13=&Code14=&Code15=&Code16=&Code17=&Code18=&Code19=&Code20=&Code21=&Code22=&Code23=&Code24=&Interior=&Code25=&DateCode=&OrderNum=&Code26=&Code27=&Vin1=WH41&Vin2=C0G&Vin3=244040&Submit=Decode

    Bassically it is a 4 door Coronet 440 with a slant six from St Louis.  Don't feel bad about the 440 thing.  It's pretty common for people to get that mixed up.  I even had a conversation with some bozo once who was telling me about the stock 500 inch magnum in his charger once!   :banghead: 

    The 440 trim line was a tier up from the standard trim.  A step higher got you the 500 trim package.  In fact the Super Bee spun off of the Coronet 440 line.  Cool driver, I love those front ends. 

    A good tip on reading VIN's for older mopars, the 5th letter is the engine code and the higher in the alphabet, the bigger the motor.  C is as small as you get (/6) and U is typically 440.  V is 440+6. And the Elephant is typically R for some reason. 
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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #10 on: January 25, 2006 - 05:51:23 PM »
    Thanks for all help :bigsmile: :cheers:
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    Re: Got my new driver home today
    « Reply #11 on: January 25, 2006 - 06:53:24 PM »
    Quote from: 71383bee on January 25, 2006 - 05:37:56 PM
    A good tip on reading VIN's for older mopars, the 5th letter is the engine code and the higher in the alphabet, the bigger the motor. 
    C is as small as you get (/6) and U is typically 440.  V is 440+6. And the Elephant is typically R for some reason. 

    R for "Race Motor"! Woo!

    I'm betting that the code is based on the cubic inch size, but only for 1970. 69 and 71 start messing with the engine codes.
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