Decoding Fender Tag 1970 R/T Challenger

[ChallengerRt]

Just wanted to say Hi to everyone out there,  Im gathering a few parts for 2 Challengers & 1 Cuda i have had for a long time.
Here is the fender tag options it has,  will it hurt value if i dont put side mldg back on car (cant find any more anyway) did the R/T cars come with Rim Blow Steering wheel standard, or with regular steering wheel, it has an old one on there now.  Second did the door panel come with wood grain inserts or blank.
Any help on this. Here is fender tag info 

JS23:
Dodge Challenger
Special, R/T
2 Door Hardtop

N0B: 383 330HP OR 335HP 1-4BBL 8 CYL
1970
Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA

410905:   Sequence number

E63:    383 cid 4 barrel V8 H.P. 335hp
D21:    4 Speed Manual Transmission
FF4:    Light Green Metallic Exterior Color
H6F8:    Trim - High, Vinyl Bucket Seats, Green
000:    Full Door Panels
706:    Build Date: July 06
081934:   Order number

V1X:    Full Vinyl Top, Black
A01:    Light Package
A62:    Rallye Instrument Cluster Package
B51:    Power Brakes
C16:    Console w/Woodgrain Panel
C55:    Bucket Seats

G33:    LH Remote Chrome Mirror
J54:    Sport Hood
M21:    Roof drip rail moldings
N41:    Dual Exhaust
N42:    Chrome Exhaust Tips
N85:    Tachometer

R11:    Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
V5X:    Body Side Mldg, Black
Y05:    Build to USA Specs
EN1:    End of Sales Codes

[kissalien]

will it hurt value if i dont put side mldg back on car (cant find any more anyway)

No, most people remove them anyways.

did the R/T cars come with Rim Blow Steering wheel standard, or with regular steering wheel

Rimblow was an option. Steering wheels are not coded on the tag.

Second did the door panel come with wood grain inserts or blank.

Later build car so it should have the inserts.

[ChallengerRt]

What would come standard on the R/T models, I dont have the build sheet, can you get a duplication of original
,ned  to know what rims were on car, gas cap. I have what was on car when I bought it.

Thanks
Tony
St. Louis, Mo

[Jamiez]

Unfortunately the wheels and steering wheel options would only have been on the broadcast sheet and possibly the original bill of sale.  Those items weren't listed  on the fender tag.  You can probably find out what came stock on an R/T but there is no way of knowing what your car originally had.

If you do not have a broadcast sheet, there's no way to reproduce one that I know of.  You might check Barry Washington's www.hamtramck-historical.com/ and see if anyone happened to find your sheet in another car (it happens).

[ragtopdodge]

Not a fan of body side moulding.  I think probably >50% of cars had 'em.

Neat car sounds like.  Would look awesome with a blackout hood and rear black bumble bee stripe to go w/the black vinyl top.

It's not a six-pack or hemi car, so should be all right to deviate a little bit from what it was ordered with.

[7071 challenger]

What would come standard on the R/T models, I dont have the build sheet, can you get a duplication of original
,ned  to know what rims were on car, gas cap. I have what was on car when I bought it.

Thanks
Tony
St. Louis, Mo

Standard on an R/T?  Not much, really. 383 magnum, heavy duty suspension, 3 speed manual tranny, R/T hood, dual exhaust, (chrome tips were optional), rallye cluster and, that' s about it. Torqueflite, (or 4 speed), were optional, disc brakes, (even power brakes), were optional, sure-grip was optional, rallye wheels were optional, (standard wheel were 14'', steel wheel, with small dish hubcaps). flip top gas cap was optional, power steering was optional, radio was optional, even bucket seats were optionals, but about 90% of Challies had them, same for the console, (it was possible to get bucket seats without a console). You get the idea. I' m not the best expert out there, other might know better, but, the R/T package didn' t offer much. The front grill was black on an R/T, silver on a base Challenger.

Robert

[tman]

Did ya look for a build sheet?

[ChallengerHK]

It's not a six-pack or hemi car, so should be all right to deviate a little bit from what it was ordered with.

Thanks, ragtop, this made me laugh out loud            

[Challenger6pak]

Standard on an R/T?  Not much, really. 383 magnum, heavy duty suspension, 3 speed manual tranny, R/T hood, dual exhaust, (chrome tips were optional), rallye cluster and, that' s about it. Torqueflite, (or 4 speed), were optional, disc brakes, (even power brakes), were optional, sure-grip was optional, rallye wheels were optional, (standard wheel were 14'', steel wheel, with small dish hubcaps). flip top gas cap was optional, power steering was optional, radio was optional, even bucket seats were optionals, but about 90% of Challies had them, same for the console, (it was possible to get bucket seats without a console). You get the idea. I' m not the best expert out there, other might know better, but, the R/T package didn' t offer much. The front grill was black on an R/T, silver on a base Challenger.

Robert

Heavy duty drum brakes, three speed wipers and a side stripe or bumblebee stripe were also a part of the R/T package.  Stripe delete was an option.  The stripe was automatically deleted when the optional body side mouldings were ordered.  Bucket seats were standard on all Challengers.  The bench was an option that was not available on the R/T or Convertible. I can't find all my factory information right now.  I am 99% sure that the tips were a standard item on the R/T and A66 cars.  The tips were deleted in all or parts of California due to emissions standards.  The California R/T's and A66 cars used the same exhaust turn downs as the 383 N-code standard Challenger. 

[ragtopdodge]

Thanks, ragtop, this made me laugh out loud            

Are you suggesting it's NOT okay?  You think he should put back the vinyl mouldings back on?

 

[ChallengerHK]

Are you suggesting it's NOT okay?  You think he should put back the vinyl mouldings back on?

I thought it was funny that you said it might be OK. It sounds like maybe, if he's lucky, the resto police won't come after him if he leaves the BSM off.  It was all the more funny because it was qualified that this information applied to 6 pak and Hemi cars. bigsmile:

[ChallengerRt]

No I don't have the build sheet , it was gone when I bought car. I dont think I'm putting the side moulding back on car, probably a stripe kit would look nice.

Thanks everyone
Tony

[ragtopdodge]

Well...the resto police seems to be more anal with the really high-dollar cars, which is why you DO see vinyl body mouldings on those cars (yuck!).


Good decision; I think those body mouldings are kinda fugly and have no business being on ANY car, old or new.

[ChallengerRt]

You ain't sh**'in , they are ugly, I had a body shop in the 90's and people wanted that stuff on cars, why did they even make it,  I'm e it , I'm stripping it with vinyl how it should have ben made.

Tony
St Louiss, mo