MoparMike1974 said

Here is one.
1962 through 1965 Chrysler Corporation V.I.N. system decoding
V = Plymouth Valiant/Barracuda
8 = Taxi, Barracuda
5 = 1965
5 = Los Angeles assembly plant
The rest is the sequence number

Looks like AB-30 is 273 V8.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjn1b6c04vzAhVdEVkFHdqpDeMQFnoECAcQAQ&url=http://www.earlycuda.org/techdocs/6265FenderTagDecode.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3jUr3zDv_8_IvKHdCSmSNY

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