Lets Play A Game: Last Of The Convertibles

[ayilar]

I've been organizing my old ebay screen shots over the holiday so that I can make a clean backup copy. They're on an old Windows XP machine that's probably on borrowed time these days, so it was time to get it done.

I don't have any info on most of the cars, but they should still be around as they are all in nice shape. They are all pretty distinct cars, so I wouldn't be surprised if people may have spotted them at shows.

The black '70 300 appears to be a U code car, and sold for strong money for 2007.

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Jeff

Correct. I believe that this is CM27U0C122746 which is now in Denmark as per @fc7_plumcrazy

 

[ayilar]

PM27G0D153543 has an SPD of 6 November 1969 and retired in South Carolina.

Do you have a copy of the fender tag and/or build sheet, by any chance?

 

[ayilar]

Thanks to @Samplingman and @sevnt300 for posting the VIN and tag of a DR8 300 'vert that @sevnt300 owned for many years before selling it. CM27T0C165451 was last seen in Colorado several years ago. The photos with @Samplingman and his better half date back to the nineties, the last photo is the last known one of the car:

 

[cuda hunter]

What part of Colorady?

 

[ayilar]

@sevnt300 -- is this bronze 300 'vert your car, too? If so, could you possibly post the fender tag and tell us about the car's history?

 

[Samplingman]

What part of Colorady?

Littleton.

 

[ceebuddy]

PM27G0D153543 has an SPD of 6 November 1969 and retired in South Carolina.

Do you have a copy of the fender tag and/or build sheet, by any chance?

It's barely readable:

 

[straightjob]

Here's Big red maybe selling her and my 68 soon just put duals on the 70 it ride great everything works what month wass mine produced?

 

[cuda hunter]

@straightjob You're car has an SPD (scheduled production date) of A13, October 13th 1969.

Can you post a picture of the drivers door sticker? That would tell us when the car came off the assembly line and what the actual production date ended.

Great looking car !!

 

[straightjob]

Sure I have to awake it from its slumber thanks for the info

 

[straightjob]

hope this is it!

 

[cuda hunter]

Awesome! It does appear that CM27T0C142447 was on time during the build process. No delays in her birth.

 

[ayilar]

hope this is it!

Yes it is -- thank you for the VIN tag. If memory serves, you bought this ER6 red 300 'vert in Mesa, AZ: did the previous owner share any of the car's history with you?

 

[ayilar]

PM27G0D153543 has an SPD of 6 November 1969 and retired in South Carolina.

Thank to the high-res photo that you sent me, I get the following -- do you see the same, including a T-VON?

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M85 (or is that L35 perhaps?) R11 V01 V5B Y0? 26
V3W A01 G11 H51 L31
EW1 M4B3 EB3 B06 T05004
E44 D31 PM27 G0D 153543

Thank you for sharing the VIN tag as well:

 

[straightjob]

Awesome! It does appear that CM27T0C142447 was on time during the build process. No delays in her birth.

Yes it is -- thank you for the VIN tag. If memory serves, you bought this ER6 red 300 'vert in Mesa, AZ: did the previous owner share any of the car's history with you?

He passed his Daughter who was awesome , sold me the car it says 27000 i cant verify but its solid cruise and ac work! I put new TAs on it and dual exhaust on it. A guy made it from scratch great old car mechanic in northern jersey (hard to find!) Car will go anywhere.

 

[ceebuddy]

Thank to the high-res photo that you sent me, I get the following -- do you see the same, including a T-VON?

END
M85 (or is that L35 perhaps?) R11 V01 V5B Y0? 26
V3W A01 G11 H51 L31
EW1 M4B3 EB3 B06 T05004
E44 D31 PM27 G0D 153543

Thank you so much! It’s so hard to decipher!

Yes, that looks like a T-VON. What does it stand for again?

I go with M85 as this indicates front and rear bumper guards and the rear bumper actually has the horizontal rubber strips. L35, on the other hand would indicate cornering lights, which the car does not have.

As for the Y-code I’d say it’s Y05 “Built to Specifications for USA Order”.

 

[ayilar]

Thank you so much! It’s so hard to decipher!

Yes, that looks like a T-VON. What does it stand for again? (...)

As for the Y-code I’d say it’s Y05 “Built to Specifications for USA Order”.

I actually think that the Y code may be Y24, which often goes with the T-VON as per this post by @69CoronetRT

Welcome from Germany

 

[69CoronetRT]

Thank you so much! It’s so hard to decipher!

Yes, that looks like a T-VON. What does it stand for again?

I go with M85 as this indicates front and rear bumper guards and the rear bumper actually has the horizontal rubber strips. L35, on the other hand would indicate cornering lights, which the car does not have.

As for the Y-code I’d say it’s Y05 “Built to Specifications for USA Order”.

M85 would be coded, then V01, then V5* then Y05 would be typical and expected then 26 to go with the H51.

T VON typically means a lease car.

 

[cuda hunter]

A01 Light Package contains the L31 cornering lamps.
L31 is indeed corning lamps for top of fenders
L35 cornering lamps compared to M85 front/rear bumper guards

Perhaps the broadcast sheet could explain more.

 

[ceebuddy]

A01 Light Package contains the L31 cornering lamps.
L31 is indeed corning lamps for top of fenders
L35 cornering lamps compared to M85 front/rear bumper guards

Perhaps the broadcast sheet could explain more.

I think you are referring to L31 fender mounted turn signal indicators (which are actually located in the hood bulges on 1970 Furys, if so ordered). This car has them, which makes sense, because the A01 light package is coded on the fender tag. As you correctly stated, A01 light package includes L31 fender mounted turn signals.

Cornering lights are clear lights on the side of the fender that constantly light up as long as the turn signal on that side is activated. They are supposed to illuminate a small patch of the road to the front and side of the car for safely pulling into a dark driveway at night, etc.

Per the brochure, real cornering lights were not available as an option (or as part of a package) on 1970 Furys. The only gadgetry in that respect were the backlit "Sport Fury" side marker lights that can be seen here and which came standard on 1970 Sport Furys (and which are not present on this Fury III convertible).