vin question
It is possible Cali added to the last 1965 production car for the LA plant and created the number. If the plant built 60 cars per hour (57 actual) two shifts, five days a week (4800 cars a week) and car 62,000 passed by in March 1965, it is possible they surpassed car 70528 for the year.
I don't want to talk to much about stampings but here are two references below.
I would certainly try the Historical Society. The build card should be there and a simple phone call/e-mail should help establish this. If they have no info on the VIN photographed below, they should be able to tell you.
Is a title being refused? California is verifying the VIN?
Are we just trying to verify factory a/c, 4-speed option, power brakes or some other option?
There would be no absolutes. There were always "mistakes" made on the assembly line vs. fender code/broadcast sheet (co-workers/family members car). At the Newark plant they had their own quality control, and would follow / know exactly where co-worker etc cars were on the assembly line and make sure it was built right. End of the year cars may have been over-built to use up inventories.
See the burnt metallic orange super bird example in the article below, was someone just being funny/friends car etc. ?
Factory Dart Chargers were built through early March 1965 (Ulf) and were pale yellow. Ulf's build thread highlights each and every part of the car with a build date code. Spring parts should be dated different than late summer parts by date code. If all the date codes are late spring that should help validate ~April May 1965 build date.
The replacement VIN is pretty cool.
Don't know the total of cars produced +/- for LA in 1965 but found this
http://www.mmcdetroit.com/Broadcast Sheet Inspections/ :
The car broadcast (track or build) sheet is typically found in various locations of a vehicle like behind the drivers seat (bucket seat cars), taped to the back of the glove box, under the carpet, under the back seat etc... The employees of the production facilities typically referred to the Broadcast sheet as a "Track" Sheet. It was call that because it was used to track the components to be installed on a vehicle. However, track sheets were typically not placed in vehicles produced at Los Angeles (LA) assembly plant. The LA plant may have had a "trash" policy that stated no paperwork was to be left in the vehicle during assembly. ( the plant closed in 1971)
Stampings:
http://www.deadnutson.com/building_a_mopar.html
Before exiting the metal shop fabrication area, every body receives its very own premade fender tag. It is attached to the left inner fender by its forward screw only, then pulled up at its rear. This allows inspector's punches to be impressed on it later, and allows the primers and color coats to be applied under it. (This is not a universal practice on every car or at all plants; sometimes the tag is hung inside the car by a paper clip).
Another vital task of the Metal Shop is embossing "secret" portions of the VIN on at least two pieces of welded-on sheet metal of the car. This is accomplished with an air or hydraulic embossing tool containing numbers and letters, manually located and actuated by its operator.
Body Stampings:
http://maxwedge.com/articles/documenting.php
One way to detect a 'fake' car, or a car that been fraudulently put together to be sold as something it's not, is to verify the body stampings. On 1968 and earlier cars, the VON was stamped on the body in at least two places. Usually, this was stamped on the radiator core support and under the weatherstripping along the driver's side trunk extension. You will want to verify that the VON matches the VON on the fender tag.
