Maybe this is well-known stuff, but I share it anyhow. Looking at 1974 ChryCo cars produced at the Newark Assembly, I noticed a sharp division between C bodies and A bodies:
PH41K4F122500 Fury [SPD A16, MDH 102022]
PP43M4F123015 Fury
PP23M4F125877 Fury
PP43M4F125933 Fury
PP43M4F128891 Fury
DH23N4F132133 Monaco [SPD B08]
PH41M4F138478 Fury
PH41M4F141135 Fury [SPD B15, MDH 112820]
DH41M4F143716 Monaco
DH41M4F144940 Monaco
DP43M4F148094 Monaco [SPD B21]
DH41M4F149528 Monaco [SPD C06]
PH41K4F158253 Fury
LH23C4F169339 Dart
VH23C4F173965 Scamp [MDH 022014]
VH23G4F174840 Scamp [MDH 021923]
LH41G4F178209 Dart
LH23C4F195277 Dart
LH23G4F195425 Dart
LH23C4F195473 Dart
LH23C4F199728 Dart [MDH 040821]
LH23C4F203197 Dart
LH23G4F203282 Dart [MDH 041111]
VH23C4F215864 Scamp
VH23C4F218457 Scamp
VL41C4F220352 Valiant
VL41C4F229737 Valiant
It looks like a) the six last digits in the VIN are linked to an assembly rather than to a car line and b) the Newark assembly retooled for A bodies somewhere between December 6, 1973 and February 19, 1974.
I'd welcome examples that would narrow the gap between December and February. Counter examples to this whole idea are also welcome, of course.
PS. I added some Newark-produced Monacos, just to drive my point home.
PH41K4F122500 Fury [SPD A16, MDH 102022]
PP43M4F123015 Fury
PP23M4F125877 Fury
PP43M4F125933 Fury
PP43M4F128891 Fury
DH23N4F132133 Monaco [SPD B08]
PH41M4F138478 Fury
PH41M4F141135 Fury [SPD B15, MDH 112820]
DH41M4F143716 Monaco
DH41M4F144940 Monaco
DP43M4F148094 Monaco [SPD B21]
DH41M4F149528 Monaco [SPD C06]
PH41K4F158253 Fury
LH23C4F169339 Dart
VH23C4F173965 Scamp [MDH 022014]
VH23G4F174840 Scamp [MDH 021923]
LH41G4F178209 Dart
LH23C4F195277 Dart
LH23G4F195425 Dart
LH23C4F195473 Dart
LH23C4F199728 Dart [MDH 040821]
LH23C4F203197 Dart
LH23G4F203282 Dart [MDH 041111]
VH23C4F215864 Scamp
VH23C4F218457 Scamp
VL41C4F220352 Valiant
VL41C4F229737 Valiant
It looks like a) the six last digits in the VIN are linked to an assembly rather than to a car line and b) the Newark assembly retooled for A bodies somewhere between December 6, 1973 and February 19, 1974.
I'd welcome examples that would narrow the gap between December and February. Counter examples to this whole idea are also welcome, of course.
PS. I added some Newark-produced Monacos, just to drive my point home.
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