[Dan Little (Thelittles)]

Hi guys
can someone help me decode a car. This tag is on a convertable challenger plumb car that i was looking to buy. owner could not tell me the year. grill was missing. I have included the fender tag below. also is there any body or frame numbers or date /code i can look for. I think the car had been restored and built on another frame. Also if it had been built on a rust free frame would you still call it a number matching car? Owner did not think it was a big deal when i asked. What do you all think? here are the numbers on the tag
v5x y05 26 en1 v3w c16 c55 h51 p37 r11 fc7 h6xw 000 b04 073835 e44 d31 jh27 g0b 177583

[Alex (Alex)]

1970 is the tag date

There should be a number on the cowl that matches the the vin on the tag, if it has been re-bodied then it is NOT a matching numbers car, and it may raise some legal issues if you buy it

[Dave-R (Roppa440)]

Go here http://www.challenger440.pwp.blueyonder. co.uk/cgi-bin/disc/show.cgi?tpc=6&post=4 119#POST4119

Sometimes people cut these numbers out and weld them into a body from another car. There are also dates stamped into many of the parts on the car.

But as Alex says the tag is from a 1970 convertible so it is ok so far....

[Dan Little (Thelittles)]

dave,
is it possible to build a 71 challenger on a 70 frame?

[Dave-R (Roppa440)]

They don't have frames. They are unibody construction.

If you mean can they make a 1970 car look like a 1971 by swapping grille, taillights, interior, etc the answer is yes. It is a lot more difficult with the 72-74 models but it can still be done.

If you mean can they cut the numbers out of a 1971 car and weld them into another car then the answer to that is yes too.

(Message edited by roppa440 on January 21, 2003)

(Message edited by roppa440 on January 21, 2003)

[Dan Little (Thelittles)]

Thx Dave,
Just wanted to know what to look for. I might walk from this deal. The owner listed it as a 71. But vin says different.