Born Date

Everybody here is correct. The car could have been built several days before the exact day, or a few after. Nobody said it had to be the exact day. In the end Chrylser couldn't finish them too soon, because then they would have to store them, or ship them. The car was paid for by the bank once it was done. If they built them too soon, and sent to the dealers, then they would have cars on the lot before the build date. Not possible. There are many examples of owners on this site showing the build date within 10 days of sale, so Chrysler did their job on the back end. An old friend of mine at Chrysler laughed at me when I asked him this question, he said why would we build them sooner then the estimated date? We sold a million cars a year, Imagine a freight train pulling a million cars, if one got done too soon, what would happen to the rest? Build dates were there to keep order, nothing else. He said keep in mind this applied less in the 70's when Chrysler had financial problems, and the Bank had more cars than dealers wanted, or the wrong model that may have been less popular. Then, an estimated production date was pushed back for lack of demand or cash, and they didn't bother to update the build sheet, other doc's or the fender tag. Today I believe the point is to help the Guys get date coded parts to help restore their cars the best they can. Clearly an owner that has a build dated 1 aug car will have a lot more trouble authenticating his car than a 30 June car, as early cars are a lot more difficult to bring back with early build dates. Sorry to go on so long, I only want to help other mopar guys get the best Information in order to preserve the brand.