69CoronetRT
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That's very interesting. It's also makes one wonder why the paint used is actually coded instead of the paint code being 99. One would expect to see 99 for a non standard paint color.
Help with decoding "special order" fender tag, fury3 1969
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That's very interesting. It's also makes one wonder why the paint used is actually coded instead of the paint code being 99. One would expect to see 99 for a non standard paint color.
MrMoparCHP
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My CHP car was a 99/99 paint code, the black was standard 69 Dodge black, the white wasn't. I could see the door being a different color but that was covered with the Special Mask.
Alan
Fury Pursuit
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Please post a photo of the complete car, and the data tags complete. Is there ANY other paperwork with the car? Owners manual, dealer invoice etc.?
69 Furies are one of the models I focus on, maybe I can help.
Thank you.
69 Furies are one of the models I focus on, maybe I can help.
Thank you.
fyriskung
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No documents are left, the car is in Sweden now and I do not think it came with so many documents over here.
Here is a link with pictures and the body tag:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZAypUvoW52K9TJGw8
Thanks
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
Do you mean all areas under the dash, carpets, the back and bottom of all seats have been checked for a build sheet?
999 paint is associated with a non standard Chrysler Corp color for that particular year. Since Y2 exists as a color in the Chrysler lineup there is no reason to not code it as such. One can assume that the "Special Paint" in this case refers to the color not typically being offered on that particular model at the time the car was ordered. Hense "Special Order" also.
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69CoronetRT
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Good explanation.
I think the lesson here is how different plants handled things. It looks like Belvedere did things differently.
Typically, at other plants, when a color in the line up was not released, but yet ordered, the paint codes 999 as in this GTX. A4 was not released for 70 B bodies. Y39 is present but not a special VON number.
fyriskung
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I have not checked under the front sofa, can do that next time
fyriskung
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Sounds reasonable to me!
My take on this: The plant was able to code the Y2 paint because some other car line built in the plant was offered with Y2. If no other carline built in the plant offered Y2 paint, the paint code would have been 999 and the plant would have had to order in enough paint to do the car and then arrange to purge the paint lines to do the car.
Just my take. I stand to be corrected.
69CoronetRT
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My take on your take.
Simple availability of paint would not change coding protocols.
More simply and likely, Belvedere simply coded special paint differently than other plants. This car is likely not the only example of the coding yet low production numbers and survival rates will make it hard to corroborate.
Credible research and comparisons will win the day.
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here is the tag of a well known 1970 Fury from the Belvedere plant. Again a colour choosed which was not available on C-bodies. Again instead of putting "999" it was coded FM3
dusty roads
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dusty roads
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Does it appe appear my rims were switched to you
dusty roads
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See how they were deep dished n bigger nnotche then not
fyriskung
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This is not a "special order" car, so delete and post in another thread. It is easy for misconceptions in the threads.
fyriskung
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This is not a "special order" car, so delete and post in another thread. It is easy for misconceptions in the threads.
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