72 Tag decoding

[dubaipwr]

I'd like to know wether  my 72 Challenger   is something special or not before I start modifying 

 

[Super Blue 72]

All our Challengers are special! 

Sorry, I have to get going so no time to decode but it looks like it's a base Challenger (JH, not JS that denotes a Rallye Challenger for '72 only.  '73 and '74 Challengers were all JH cars) that someone special ordered a 340 in it so it is special in that manner! 

Is that B24 or 824 above the H2B?  If it's 824, it's an early '72 car.  Do you have the door sticker?  Does it have a '71 date?  Do you have a Rally gauge cluster?  If yes, does the tach go up to 7k of 8k?  if it has an 8k tach that's a left over '71 gauge setup.  My '72 sched. build date was 8/17/71 and it has a left over '71 Rallye gauge set up.

What is the "I" in the middle of the tag???  I never saw that before!

[2TAGS]

Yes - special order cars are special.  Here's your breakdown from an online decoder.  I corrected the "I" to mean "International" and the "XW" to "black and white":

E55 340-4 Barrel 69-73
D21 Heavy Duty 4-Speed Manual Transmission
JH23 J = Dodge Challenger
H = High
23 = 2 Door Hardtop
H2B H = 340 240HP(net) 1-4BBL 8 CYL
2 = 1972
B = Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA
260039 Sequence Number '260039'
GF3 Paint Code: Medium Green Metallic
B6XW Trim Grade/Style/Color
B = B Class
6 = Vinyl Bucket Seats
XW = Black and white
000 Upper Door Frame: Full Door Panel
B24 Date Built: 11 / 24 / 1971
E05769 Order Number: E05769
V1W Roof Type OR Color:  Full Vinyl Top - White
I Internationl
B51 Power Assisted Brakes
C16 Console w/ Buckets
C56 Bucket Seats 1972 up
G15 Tinted Windshield Only
G37 Left Hand Remote, Right Hand Manual Chrome Mirrors
H31 Rear Window Defogger - Blower
J54 Hood Insulating Pad  this may mean sport hood?
L25 Trunk Compartment Light
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M25 Wide Sill Molding
M42 Front End Molding
N23 Electronic Ignition 72 only
N41 Duel Exhaust w/o Tips
N42 Chrome Duel Exhaust Tips
V7W Accent Stripes - White
Y39 Special Order 69-71  
26 26 in. Radiator
EN2 End of Codes Assembly Line 2

Cool car! 

[dubaipwr]

Thanks guys 

So is it rare?    Is the "I"  special? I mean, how many tags with "I"s are there?

It has the standard gauges and sport hood (not tach).  No vinyl roof here  Hmm... maybe that's why the rear window looks tilted. 

So  can I replace the heads?  Is the intake worth anything?  I've replaced it with an Edelbrock Air Gap.  I would really like to go ahead and start upgrading everything  but I don't want to do that if it's special 

[2TAGS]

I believe the "I" stands for - "build to specifications for International order".  The E at the begining of the order number also shows that it was an export car.   I'm pretty sure that all these cars were Y39 "special order" but I can't confirm that.  I think a lot of them were ordered by US serviceman overseas and they picked them up when they got back to the states.  Many of the cars never left the country.

I say build away!  It's your car afterall!   

[Super Blue 72]

Thanks guys 

So is it rare?    Is the "I"  special? I mean, how many tags with "I"s are there?

It has the standard gauges and sport hood (not tach).  No vinyl roof here  Hmm... maybe that's why the rear window looks tilted. 

So  can I replace the heads?  Is the intake worth anything?  I've replaced it with an Edelbrock Air Gap.  I would really like to go ahead and start upgrading everything  but I don't want to do that if it's special 

When the 340 is ordered, for '72 I believe it automatically got a sport hood, dual exhaust, chrome tips, and rear valence with cutouts.

Replace all you like that is bolt on and just tuck them away for safe keeping.  Like 2TAGS says, it's your car! 

I'll be doing some bolt ons to my car like different rims, hood, Go-Wing, different hood, but all the stuff can be reversible, minus the holes for the Go-Wing.  My engine has never been taken apart so I won't go in the direction of heads and what not but since some mods have already been done to your engine then go for it!  Just save the parts.