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1966 to 1974 Chrysler Corporation V.I.N. system decoding

Vin.BH23HBB244969 (I think it should read BH23H8B244969 - that second B in your number should be an 8)

1st digit - B - Barracuda
2nd digit - H- High Price Class
3rd & 4th digits - 23 - 2 door hardtop
5th digit - H - 383 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "B" engine (High Performance)
6th Digit - 8 - 1968 Model Year
7th Digit - B - Hamtramck, Michigan Assembly Plant
The remaining six digits indicate the sequence number (serial number)


1968 Codes:

First digit = car line

B - Plymouth Barracuda ("A" Body)

C - Chrysler Newport, 300, New Yorker ("C" body)

D - Dodge Polara, Monaco ("C" body)

L - Dodge Dart ("A" Body)

P - Plymouth Fury, VIP ("C" body)

R - Plymouth Belvedere, Satellite ("B" body)

V - Plymouth Valiant ("A" body)

W - Dodge Coronet ("B" body)

X - Dodge Charger ("B" body)

Y - Imperial Crown, LeBaron ("C" body)



Second digit = Price class

E – Economy

L – Low

M – Medium

H - High

P - Premium

S – Special

K - Police

T - Taxi



Third and fourth digits = body style

21 - 2 door sedan or coupe

23 - 2 door hardtop

27 – Convertible

29 - 2 door sports hardtop

41 - 4 door sedan

43 - 4 door hardtop

45 - 6 passenger station wagon

46 - 9 passenger station wagon



Fifth digit = engine

A - 170 1-1BBL 6 Cylinder "G" engine

B - 225 1-1BBL 6 Cylinder "RG" engine

C – Special Order 6 Cylinder engine

D - 273 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine

F - 318 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine

G - 383 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "B" engine

H - 383 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "B" engine (High Performance)

J - 426 2-4BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine (Hemi)

K - 440 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine

L - 440 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine (High Performance)

M – Special Order 8 Cylinder engine

P - 340 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine (High Performance)



Sixth digit = model year

8 - 1968



Seventh Digit = Assembly Plant

A – Lynch Road, Michigan

B - Hamtramck, Michigan

C – Jefferson, Michigan

D – Belvedere, Illinois

E – Los Angeles, California

F – Newark, Delaware

G – St. Louis, Missouri

R – Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The remaining six digits indicate the sequence number (serial number)