'70 Challenger rear end vin stamping?

[Mr70]

I could be wrong as I am not up on Chrylser details,but I think the driver side deck lid drip edge stamping you are referring to is actually the generic bodystyle callout number for the rear 1/4's application..Not a unique CON VIN.(Confidential Vehicle Identification Number which is a derivative of the full VIN as listed on the title.)
GM vehicles did this too,as my Chevelle hardtop has 13637 stamped in bothsides of the rear 1/4 weatherstipping/trunk drip edges,followed by a two character panel production date.

[njsteve]

You are correct in thinking that you are wrong.

Chrysler did place the C-vin on the rear trunk weatherstrip flange. I have found them on all my cars over the years. They are rather hard to read from the bottom side so you usually need to peal the weatherstrip away to see the topside stamping.

[Mr70]

That's pretty thorough thinking of Chrysler.
So when these cars are restored,do restorers go the extra mile and re-stamp the hosts car CON VIN on their newly replaced,(if need be),1/4 panel?..and is that accepted as ethical?..not to mention legal?

[njsteve]

Restamping would be both unethical and illegal. Usually if the entire quarter is replaced at the factory mounting points, I imagine that the section of the trunk weatherstrip flange that has the CVIN on it is sectioned in and/or left on the car and the quarter is fitted to it. On some cars the flange area is actually a separate small panel that is tack welded to the quarter.

[71-LS6]

Steve, so your saying that there IS a partial VIN stamped from the plant in that location? Assuming the car hasn't been hit the ass and then repaired?

[Andy]

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so your saying that there IS a partial VIN stamped from the plant in that location? Assuming the car hasn't been hit the ass and then repaired?

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Yes, there is.

[HPMIKE]

And I might add that while it's only the last 8 digite of the VIN, the first two letters are transposed. IE: if the last 8 of actual vin was "0B262759" then what you will find is "B0262759". This will often lead to much confusion. On one of my own cars it goes one step further. The VIN is 0A251 950 , but the body stampings are A0251 590

Someone got crossed up when the stamping die was set up.

MB

[njsteve]

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Steve, so your saying that there IS a partial VIN stamped from the plant in that location? Assuming the car hasn't been hit the ass and then repaired?

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Yes, there should be a CVIN stamped there on 69 and newer Mopars.

Prior to the new theft prevention laws that started in 69 (which mandated the locking ignition switches on the column and CVIN stampings on the car bodies), you may find a sequence number there instead, which would match a sequence number on the broadcast sheet if you have one.

Sometimes they are so faintly stamped that without stripping the paint you wont see it.

[CMF]

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Prior to the new theft prevention laws that started in 69 (which mandated the locking ignition switches on the column and CVIN stampings on the car bodies), you may find a sequence number there instead, which would match a sequence number on the broadcast sheet if you have one.

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I am almost positive that the stamping on pre 1969 mopars (b-bodies anyway) consisted of the following:
first digit- model year (6=1966, 7=1967)
second digit- assembly plant
third-fifth digits- scheduled production date
followed by the shipping order # (usually 5 digits)