70DartMike
Too many projects
Guys, I picked up a '75 Valiant with a loaded fender tag, could someone decode it for me? '75s are tricky it seems.
Decode this fender tag - 1975 Valiant Brougham
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That is a loaded fender tag; there's hardly any room left on that one. Another option on that one would have meant a second fender tag! It's a late build '75 since its production date was July 9, 1975.
Here are the ones I know:
B41 is power disc brake
C15 is special sound insulation
C21 is centre seat fold down arm rest
C56 is bucket seats
G01 is electric rear window defogger
G52 is remote drivers side mirror
J52 is inside hood release
L31 is fender mounted turn signals
M21 is drip rail mouldings
M25 is body sill mouldings
M26 is wheel lip mouldings
M31 is belt and hood mouldings
M38 is deck lid finish panel
N38 is non catalytic exhaust system
N93 is delete ESA and Catalytic Convertor
R11 is AM radio
L1 is built on line 1 at Hamtramck plant
Here are the ones I know:
B41 is power disc brake
C15 is special sound insulation
C21 is centre seat fold down arm rest
C56 is bucket seats
G01 is electric rear window defogger
G52 is remote drivers side mirror
J52 is inside hood release
L31 is fender mounted turn signals
M21 is drip rail mouldings
M25 is body sill mouldings
M26 is wheel lip mouldings
M31 is belt and hood mouldings
M38 is deck lid finish panel
N38 is non catalytic exhaust system
N93 is delete ESA and Catalytic Convertor
R11 is AM radio
L1 is built on line 1 at Hamtramck plant
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Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Good to see you back on here posting, Mike.
It's been awhile...........
I'll take a crack at it, so here goes:
First line (bottom)
E24 -225 1 bbl 95 hp.
D34 -Standard duty automatic transmission (904)
VP23 -Valiant Premium price range 2 door hard top (Brougham)
C5B -225 slant 6 engine, 1975 model year, built at Hamtramck MI. U.S.A.
321110 -Last 6 digits of serial number
Second line
LE9 -Body exterior colour is Vintage Red Metallic
H5EE -Interior seats are High Grade Non Recline Buckets Red
000 -No upper door frame paint (plastic trim)
709 -Scheduled production date of July 9th 1975
B90874 -Shipping order number
Third line
V1E -Dark red full vinyl roof
C -Built for Canadian specs.
O -Not sure, the American sold cars have a state code here.
B41 -Power disc brakes, drum rear (big bolt pattern front and rear)
C15 -Special sound insulation type 1
C21 -Center front cushion with arm rest
C56 -Bucket seats (non reclining)
Fourth line
F18 -65 amp alternator H.D.
G01 -Electric rear glass defogger
G52 -L/H outside chrome remote mirror
J52 -Instrument panel mounted hood release
K2E -Body stripe type 3 (Body side accent) (red)
K5E -Body side molding/vinyl type 1 (red)
Fifth line
L31 -Fender mounted turn signals
M21 -Drip rail moldings
M25 -Body sill moldings
M26 -Wheel lip moldings
M31 -Body belt moldings (DR/QTR)
Sixth line
M38 -Deck ornament treatment
N38 -Non-Catalytic exhaust system
N93 -Less esa/less catalyst
R11 -Radio AM 2 watt
L1 -Built on line 1
844 - Not sure, maybe the 844th car built on that line that day.
I hope this helps you Mike, looks like it was a pretty fancy Valiant in it's day!
It's been awhile...........
I'll take a crack at it, so here goes:
First line (bottom)
E24 -225 1 bbl 95 hp.
D34 -Standard duty automatic transmission (904)
VP23 -Valiant Premium price range 2 door hard top (Brougham)
C5B -225 slant 6 engine, 1975 model year, built at Hamtramck MI. U.S.A.
321110 -Last 6 digits of serial number
Second line
LE9 -Body exterior colour is Vintage Red Metallic
H5EE -Interior seats are High Grade Non Recline Buckets Red
000 -No upper door frame paint (plastic trim)
709 -Scheduled production date of July 9th 1975
B90874 -Shipping order number
Third line
V1E -Dark red full vinyl roof
C -Built for Canadian specs.
O -Not sure, the American sold cars have a state code here.
B41 -Power disc brakes, drum rear (big bolt pattern front and rear)
C15 -Special sound insulation type 1
C21 -Center front cushion with arm rest
C56 -Bucket seats (non reclining)
Fourth line
F18 -65 amp alternator H.D.
G01 -Electric rear glass defogger
G52 -L/H outside chrome remote mirror
J52 -Instrument panel mounted hood release
K2E -Body stripe type 3 (Body side accent) (red)
K5E -Body side molding/vinyl type 1 (red)
Fifth line
L31 -Fender mounted turn signals
M21 -Drip rail moldings
M25 -Body sill moldings
M26 -Wheel lip moldings
M31 -Body belt moldings (DR/QTR)
Sixth line
M38 -Deck ornament treatment
N38 -Non-Catalytic exhaust system
N93 -Less esa/less catalyst
R11 -Radio AM 2 watt
L1 -Built on line 1
844 - Not sure, maybe the 844th car built on that line that day.
I hope this helps you Mike, looks like it was a pretty fancy Valiant in it's day!
70DartMike
Too many projects
Hey right on, thanks guys. Poor car, a guy in Victoria bought it and cut the front discs out with a torch, then a couple other guys bumped it around with a loader. Now it's pretty hurtin. I got it for free, registration and transfer papers. Engine still runs, has 40,000 miles on it. It's no better than a parts car now though.
goldfish65
Well-Known Member
great to see you back @70DartMike ....I was wondering where you went, had not seen you around for awhile
70DartMike
Too many projects
Hey, I've been around, I check in time to time, mostly to research something. Painted my '67 Barracuda, working on reassembly. I started a Vancouver Island based Mopar club last year, going strong. Hosting our 2nd annual Mopar show on May 28. Loaded up the yard with 40s Fargo trucks and A bodies.
Still big into the cars, just sorta stopped coming on here so often. I'll try to make more of an appearance.
Still big into the cars, just sorta stopped coming on here so often. I'll try to make more of an appearance.
Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Good to hear Mike, we missed you!
Glad i could help, decoding is a lot of fun for me, too bad about the car and how it was treated...........
How about some fresh pics of your projects?
70DartMike
Too many projects
Here's the current project list Tom.
'74 Scamp, picked it up for $100 less engine/trans. Put a '70 slant 6 I had layin around in it, electronic ignition. Cleaned it up a bit, did the brakes, etc. Been daily driving it about a year now. It's been great, I love it. Cruises on the highway, 75 MPH no problem. Floats over all the bumps, everything works, gauges all work.
'74 Scamp, picked it up for $100 less engine/trans. Put a '70 slant 6 I had layin around in it, electronic ignition. Cleaned it up a bit, did the brakes, etc. Been daily driving it about a year now. It's been great, I love it. Cruises on the highway, 75 MPH no problem. Floats over all the bumps, everything works, gauges all work.
70DartMike
Too many projects
'67 Barracuda, there's a thread on here somewhere about it. I think it's called Ugly Bastard. Lots of rust repair. Finally painted it in the fall. Sprayed it in a '68 Chrysler color. Been slowly putting it back together. Used interior that was in a '68 fastback, made it into sort of a Space Duster idea with the fold down back seat. 383 and a 4 speed to go in it.
70DartMike
Too many projects
'67 Valiant 100. 170 slant 6. Saw a guy trailering it to the crusher, bought it on the spot. Went through the whole thing, didn't spend a dime on parts thanks to my parts cars. Can't find many pics of the work done on it, but I made new quarters for it, bottoms of doors needed doing, and dog legs on fenders. Replaced the interior, it was rough. Installed a back window, paint matched the body work, went through all the mechanical/electrical, new head gasket, did valve seals and gave it a quick clean up.
70DartMike
Too many projects
'49 Fargo F1B, pulled the seized flathead, put in a rebuilt unit. 3 on the tree. Put an Explorer 8.8" in the rear for a better ratio (3.73). Still needs inspection but it's getting there. Picked up a '50 1 ton for a few parts, then a friend who had 2 more '49s passed away left the trucks to me, so now I've got 4 of them..
The blue one in the background is the '49 I started with, the brown one is the '50. I'll be keeping the blue '49 and selling the other 3
The blue one in the background is the '49 I started with, the brown one is the '50. I'll be keeping the blue '49 and selling the other 3
70DartMike
Too many projects
And as for parts cars, I've picked up a '73 Gold Duster, a '67 Valiant 2 door, a '75 Valiant Brougham, a '66 Dodge W200, along with the ones I already had, '69 Dart Custom, '73 Scamp, '68 Formula S Barracuda, '66 Barracuda, '70 Duster , '66 Valiant Signet (same as Dart), '68 Valiant 200, etc
70DartMike
Too many projects
Also still have the '63 Dodge W300 project and the '69 Fargo W100 project. Sold the '66 Rambler, '64 Chrysler 300, and the '65 Fargo W300 (big blue with military wheels)
Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Wow!
You've been busy!
No wonder why you're not posting much these days.........
I kinda took last year off from building and parting cars and drove the Dart Sport a lot last year to really enjoy it (finally) and to gather my thoughts.
This year i plan to screw a few cars together on the cheap just to make them lot drive and be more complete with what i've got laying around.
Then next year I plan to part the rest of them out and start selling off some stuff, i will probably end up chicken boning and then crushing 20 or so...........
My main focus this year is to get the light green '69 Valiant 2 door post that you saw in my shop in Cranbrook on the road and drive it this spring,it only needs a few small things to be back on the road, and then get the '71 Green Demon Sizzler running and driving, which will be one of my keepers.
Other than that, i've gotten rid of a few since you were there last, mostly trucks and big cars after parting them out.
I did get a '69 Barracuda 340 Formula S fastback on trade a couple of years ago that is pretty rough because it was turned into a race car in the '70s sometime.
I'm still trying to decide what to do with that one, i would like to trade it for something else, or i would sell it pretty cheap to someone that plans to restore it.
Great to hear you're still in the game, and doing well.
Nice pics, BTW!
Here's a few of mine:
You've been busy!
No wonder why you're not posting much these days.........
I kinda took last year off from building and parting cars and drove the Dart Sport a lot last year to really enjoy it (finally) and to gather my thoughts.
This year i plan to screw a few cars together on the cheap just to make them lot drive and be more complete with what i've got laying around.
Then next year I plan to part the rest of them out and start selling off some stuff, i will probably end up chicken boning and then crushing 20 or so...........
My main focus this year is to get the light green '69 Valiant 2 door post that you saw in my shop in Cranbrook on the road and drive it this spring,it only needs a few small things to be back on the road, and then get the '71 Green Demon Sizzler running and driving, which will be one of my keepers.
Other than that, i've gotten rid of a few since you were there last, mostly trucks and big cars after parting them out.
I did get a '69 Barracuda 340 Formula S fastback on trade a couple of years ago that is pretty rough because it was turned into a race car in the '70s sometime.
I'm still trying to decide what to do with that one, i would like to trade it for something else, or i would sell it pretty cheap to someone that plans to restore it.
Great to hear you're still in the game, and doing well.
Nice pics, BTW!
Here's a few of mine:
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