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Offline Moparal

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Can you guess about when this car was made?
« on: January 05, 2009 - 10:02:58 AM »
It's my old 74 challenger.  I heard it wasn't a big production yr.   Where does this vin fit as far as last known cars?





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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2009 - 10:59:42 AM »
11354 were made and they start at 100k so 6444 and thats were my knowledge stops.
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2009 - 01:45:12 PM »
That one is fairly early. The highest VIN I have seen for a 1974 Challenger so far ends in 397584, but I do not have the SPD for it. Likely sometime in April of 1974.

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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2009 - 02:39:01 PM »
11354 were made and they start at 100k so 6444 and thats were my knowledge stops.

they didnt have sequencial vins, its just the 6444 car built in that plant in 1974
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2009 - 03:11:34 PM »
That one is fairly early. The highest VIN I have seen for a 1974 Challenger so far ends in 397584, but I do not have the SPD for it. Likely sometime in April of 1974.

Barry, don't you think that VIN would probably fall more August/September of 73?   That is a very low VIN.   

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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2009 - 05:59:02 PM »
I was talking about the one I mentioned.  ;)

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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2009 - 03:14:15 AM »
From the Challenger Registry a '74 car is VIN # ends 1156xx and his build date is 1973 - NOV - 24 so yours might be a Sept/Oct '73 built car?  :dunno:

http://challenger-registry.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=14&Itemid=34
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2009 - 05:42:54 AM »
From the Challenger Registry a '74 car is VIN # ends 1156xx and his build date is 1973 - NOV - 24 so yours might be a Sept/Oct '73 built car?  :dunno:

http://challenger-registry.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=14&Itemid=34


More like August/Sept 73 I would have thought?
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2009 - 01:23:30 PM »
 :iagree:Aug would be my guess

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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2009 - 04:47:49 PM »
My 74 Barracuda sequence # is 1359xx and it's scheduled build date (per the fender tag) was Sept 21.
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009 - 12:22:21 PM »
Body Type:   J  =  Challenger
Price Class:   H  =  High
Body Type:   23  =  2 Door Hardtop
Engine:   G  =  318 150HP(net) or 170HP(net) 1-2BBL 8 CYL
Year:   4  =  1974
Sequence Number: 106444  =  6444th Vehical Built
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2009 - 03:39:16 PM »
Year:   4  =  1974

Model year. Which in this case started in July 1973.

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Sequence Number: 106444  =  6444th Vehical Built

Nope. 6444th vehicle allocated a VIN number that model year. Not the same thing as they did not come down the line in that order and they tended to build them in groups of similar cars.
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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009 - 04:12:46 PM »
Well I looked at the door tag today. It says  8-73

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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2009 - 05:03:50 AM »
Model year. Which in this case started in July 1973.


 :clueless:  I know you know your stuff Roppa  :grinyes: but I thought for Challengers the model year started in August of the previous year?  I thought B-bodies were July?  :dunno:  :clueless:
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: Can you guess about when this car was made?
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2009 - 05:58:59 AM »
Pretty sure there is a few at least turned out in July. Hopefully someone here can confirm or not.
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