bigmanjbmopar
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Yes my car has some 68 parts on it, not sure why but hey in the 80's owners still had access to junk yards with plenty of sattys and b bodys still in them. So my car has a changed out interior, why I don't know it is obvious it's supposed to be saddle tan and now it's black, during the redo to black the rear seats turned into 68 deluxe seats the dash pad is a black one from a 68 (I think looks better) and the door panels are black 68's.
So knowing this it still gets my brain going wondering if the rest of the car is 69 or 68? Is it possible for someone to go to these extremes to make a 68 a 69? Vin sequence is on the radiator support and rear fender rail, but would someone back in the day go to these extremes to make a fake?
Here is some background as to why one would think maybe this is a 68, When I got the car in 2010 it was missing the front bucket seats, among many trim parts, the rear bumper was from a 68 although the reverse light wires were just dangling there, and the 727 has the 3 prong NSS and is wired right at the starter relay. We know the car was in an accident as the rear passenger 1/4 was replaced, with a factory one from the old San Leandro,Ca parts warehouse. (Sticker still on the inside of the fender On the drivers side with the correct sequence # there is chipped away paint around the rear tail light bucket down to metal, the other side is down to the original paint,(now has a 80's earl scheib respray) 383 was not original but correct for the year. 727 seems to be correct so does rear end.
so if you were to stand there wondering you would think ok well maybe the wreck was worse off than it appears and not only were fenders replaced but radiator support and dash as well? but none of this adds up? is the car a 68 and made to look like a 69 but some different 68 parts used an a redone interior? wtf? confused yet? lol
I mean holy cow would someone do that I guess they could in reality,
So with the interior changed out with mostly 68 parts and the car with a 68 bumper (now changed to a 69 with reverse lights) could look from first glance from an experienced eye to maybe be a 68 turned into a 69.
But on the other hand there are many things that confirm that it is indeed a 69 RR.
1. the vin decodes with the options that are in the car I.E. buckets, console, AC, light group etc.
2. the vin decodes to the true color of the car inside and out, T5 ext T7 and saddle tan int.
3. Although the car had a 68 bumper on it, it is obvious that the factory wiring is well intact for reverse lights and with the 3 prong NSS and relay wiring I find it hard to believe someone in the 80's would do this much change.
4. The records I do have from the previous owners, tell the tale as the car was non op for many years from late 80's to mid 2000's with a short op time in mid early 90's.
5. Under the undercoating the T5 color is alive and well.
6. Dash is T5/T7 under the black it currently is.
Someone please tell me I am just being paranoid and not to let skeptics get to me.
Vin:
RM23H9E136923
Fender tag:
My 1969 Road Runner Fender Tag Decoded
Decoding of Fender Tag: Botttom to Top, Left to Right
Code Description
E63 383-4 Barrel
D32 H-D A-727 TorqueFlite Trans
RM23 R = Plymouth Road Runner M = Medium 23 = 2 Door Hardtop
H9E H = 383 330HP OR 335HP 1-4BBL 8 CYL 9 = 1969 E = Los Angeles, CA, USA
136923 Sequence Number '136923'
T5 = Paint Code: Fire Bronze Metalic
M6T Trim Grade/Style/Color M = Medium 6 = Vinyl Bucket Seats T = Saddle Tan
T7 Upper Door Frame: Saddle Bronze
131 Date Built: 1 / 31 / 1969
107837 Order Number: 107837
A04 Roof Type OR Color: Basic (Radio) Group
C16 Console w/ Buckets
C55 Bucket Seats
G33 Left Hand Outside Mirror - Manual / Chrome
H51 Single Air /w Heater
T5 Unknown Bronze Fire paint code
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
R21 Solid State AM / FM
26 26 in. Radiator
END End of Codes
A01 Light Package
J25 3 Speed Variable Wipers
So knowing this it still gets my brain going wondering if the rest of the car is 69 or 68? Is it possible for someone to go to these extremes to make a 68 a 69? Vin sequence is on the radiator support and rear fender rail, but would someone back in the day go to these extremes to make a fake?
Here is some background as to why one would think maybe this is a 68, When I got the car in 2010 it was missing the front bucket seats, among many trim parts, the rear bumper was from a 68 although the reverse light wires were just dangling there, and the 727 has the 3 prong NSS and is wired right at the starter relay. We know the car was in an accident as the rear passenger 1/4 was replaced, with a factory one from the old San Leandro,Ca parts warehouse. (Sticker still on the inside of the fender On the drivers side with the correct sequence # there is chipped away paint around the rear tail light bucket down to metal, the other side is down to the original paint,(now has a 80's earl scheib respray) 383 was not original but correct for the year. 727 seems to be correct so does rear end.
so if you were to stand there wondering you would think ok well maybe the wreck was worse off than it appears and not only were fenders replaced but radiator support and dash as well? but none of this adds up? is the car a 68 and made to look like a 69 but some different 68 parts used an a redone interior? wtf? confused yet? lol
I mean holy cow would someone do that I guess they could in reality,
So with the interior changed out with mostly 68 parts and the car with a 68 bumper (now changed to a 69 with reverse lights) could look from first glance from an experienced eye to maybe be a 68 turned into a 69.
But on the other hand there are many things that confirm that it is indeed a 69 RR.
1. the vin decodes with the options that are in the car I.E. buckets, console, AC, light group etc.
2. the vin decodes to the true color of the car inside and out, T5 ext T7 and saddle tan int.
3. Although the car had a 68 bumper on it, it is obvious that the factory wiring is well intact for reverse lights and with the 3 prong NSS and relay wiring I find it hard to believe someone in the 80's would do this much change.
4. The records I do have from the previous owners, tell the tale as the car was non op for many years from late 80's to mid 2000's with a short op time in mid early 90's.
5. Under the undercoating the T5 color is alive and well.
6. Dash is T5/T7 under the black it currently is.
Someone please tell me I am just being paranoid and not to let skeptics get to me.
Vin:
RM23H9E136923
Fender tag:
My 1969 Road Runner Fender Tag Decoded
Decoding of Fender Tag: Botttom to Top, Left to Right
Code Description
E63 383-4 Barrel
D32 H-D A-727 TorqueFlite Trans
RM23 R = Plymouth Road Runner M = Medium 23 = 2 Door Hardtop
H9E H = 383 330HP OR 335HP 1-4BBL 8 CYL 9 = 1969 E = Los Angeles, CA, USA
136923 Sequence Number '136923'
T5 = Paint Code: Fire Bronze Metalic
M6T Trim Grade/Style/Color M = Medium 6 = Vinyl Bucket Seats T = Saddle Tan
T7 Upper Door Frame: Saddle Bronze
131 Date Built: 1 / 31 / 1969
107837 Order Number: 107837
A04 Roof Type OR Color: Basic (Radio) Group
C16 Console w/ Buckets
C55 Bucket Seats
G33 Left Hand Outside Mirror - Manual / Chrome
H51 Single Air /w Heater
T5 Unknown Bronze Fire paint code
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
R21 Solid State AM / FM
26 26 in. Radiator
END End of Codes
A01 Light Package
J25 3 Speed Variable Wipers