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    Offline Jymy

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    History about this T/A?
    « on: January 16, 2011 - 03:34:46 AM »
    Hi,

    I know this might be impossible but worth trying though...

    trying to find out if someone has any history information about this Challenger T/A from the US years back in 1970-1976? VIN is J0B296485. All I know is that this was imported to Sweden in 1976 by Great Empire Trading LTD (I guess dealer form New Jersey?).

    Car went from Sweden to Denmark in 1993 and then I bought this car and imported it to Finland in 2009. Check my blog for details about the current restoration:

    http://jymy1.typepad.com/blog/

    Is there any authority in US where I could ask more information based on the VIN?

    Thanks in advance!
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    Offline thedodgeboys

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #1 on: January 16, 2011 - 06:39:42 AM »
    Email http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?action=profile;u=1704
    Alaskan_ta Barry has a lot of info on the ta cars
    He dosent do pm's
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    Offline Jymy

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #2 on: January 16, 2011 - 07:00:51 AM »
    yes, I was asking this from Barry when I registered my car into TA registry... unfortunately Barry did not have any history details about this one.
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    Offline DAYTONA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #3 on: January 16, 2011 - 06:48:43 PM »
    ...thought your vin looked familiar, I own J0B296486...Plum Crazy 4-spd
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    Offline Challenger III

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #4 on: January 16, 2011 - 08:28:48 PM »
     :wow: There's something you don't see every day! Twins, separated at birth!  :2thumbs:
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    Alaskan_TA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #5 on: January 16, 2011 - 08:54:23 PM »
    Just for fun, I pulled the broadcast sheet copies I have for both cars.

    They are close to being twins, but they have different options.

    Even though the VINs are sequential, the cars were 657 apart on the assembly line.

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    Offline 72rtchallenger

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #6 on: January 16, 2011 - 09:09:11 PM »
    Quote from: DAYTONA on January 16, 2011 - 06:48:43 PM
    ...thought your vin looked familiar, I own J0B296486...Plum Crazy 4-spd

    love the look of that car,,were did you get the rims and caps with trim rings ?
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    Offline DAYTONA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #7 on: January 16, 2011 - 09:52:03 PM »
    Quote from: 72rtchallenger on January 16, 2011 - 09:09:11 PM
    love the look of that car,,were did you get the rims and caps with trim rings ?

    ...they came on another T/A I purchased about 25 years ago...just swapped wheels on both cars
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    Offline DAYTONA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #8 on: January 16, 2011 - 09:57:40 PM »
    Quote from: Alaskan_TA on January 16, 2011 - 08:54:23 PM
    Just for fun, I pulled the broadcast sheet copies I have for both cars.

    They are close to being twins, but they have different options.

    Even though the VINs are sequential, the cars were 657 apart on the assembly line.

    657 cars apart.... would they have been built hours/days/or a week apart
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    Alaskan_TA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #9 on: January 16, 2011 - 10:20:38 PM »

    His print time is 8th hour, 72nd minute (100 minute hours) & yours is 14th hour, 65th minute.

    Actual build days are not noted on the sheets, but based on other broadcast sheets I have on file, the clock rolled over to another day before your car was built.
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    Offline DAYTONA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #10 on: January 16, 2011 - 11:37:04 PM »
    ...thanx, very interesting info
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    Alaskan_TA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #11 on: January 16, 2011 - 11:46:11 PM »
    My  pleasure. It is a personal fascination of mine.  :screwy:
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    Alaskan_TA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #12 on: January 16, 2011 - 11:53:51 PM »
    A little more....

    A previous owner found a broadcast sheet in 296485 for 294514. It was on the assembly line 22 cars after his even though the VIN numbers are thousands apart.
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    Alaskan_TA

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #13 on: January 16, 2011 - 11:58:55 PM »
    Larry, I see that the broadcast sheet copy I have is from your back seat. If you have not done so yet, can you please look inside both of your bucket seat backs for more sheets?

    Every sheet found & reported helps with this puzzle.  :thumbsup:
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    Offline Aussie Challenger

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    Re: History about this T/A?
    « Reply #14 on: January 17, 2011 - 07:02:11 AM »
    Yes Daytona your Challenger looks great, a very good picture.   :2thumbs:
    Barry has a sickness,  :smilielol:  luckily for us in keeping him amused we all benefit, keep up the good work Barry, you come out with some real gems of pieces of information.    :cheers:
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