1969 Valiant Diary
When I got home tonight it was still sunny and a comfortable 55*. I got the hood opened and cleaned up the trim tag. This car is as base as base can be. The only option was the 904 automatic transmission. I've never had a Chrysler product with a two line trim tag. My 1971 Sport Fury GT had a full five lines on it. OK baseball fans, let's check out the box score...
Odometer - 21,857 Original miles :)steering:)
E11 - 170 cubic inch Slant Six engine
D31 - 904 3-Speed Automatic
VIN: VL21A9E158486 - 1969 Valiant 100 built in Los Angeles
T3 - Honey Bronze Lower
T3 - Honey Bronze Upper
L2T - Vinyl Tan Interior w/bench seat
T3 - Honey Bronze Interior Painted Surfaces
521 - Built May 21, 1969
184455 - Order Number
So, what does this mean? Either Chrysler was short 3-Speed manual transmissions, or they had way too many 904 automatics. Not even a radio was listed. This what your 70 year-old english teacher was driving.
When I got home tonight it was still sunny and a comfortable 55*. I got the hood opened and cleaned up the trim tag. This car is as base as base can be. The only option was the 904 automatic transmission. I've never had a Chrysler product with a two line trim tag. My 1971 Sport Fury GT had a full five lines on it. OK baseball fans, let's check out the box score...
Odometer - 21,857 Original miles :)steering:)
E11 - 170 cubic inch Slant Six engine
D31 - 904 3-Speed Automatic
VIN: VL21A9E158486 - 1969 Valiant 100 built in Los Angeles
T3 - Honey Bronze Lower
T3 - Honey Bronze Upper
L2T - Vinyl Tan Interior w/bench seat
T3 - Honey Bronze Interior Painted Surfaces
521 - Built May 21, 1969
184455 - Order Number
So, what does this mean? Either Chrysler was short 3-Speed manual transmissions, or they had way too many 904 automatics. Not even a radio was listed. This what your 70 year-old english teacher was driving.
