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Hey, I've done some of the decoding... but I've seen the wealth of info all the members have posted previously and wanted some personal help on my own tags.

Vo8 V5x En2
J25 L25 L31 M21 M42 R11
T03 U c16 c56 g35 h31
Tb3 b6x9 000 ?07 <---maybe 2 or b or ...? 208567
e44 d34 jh23g2b34????

Now for the sob story... for anyone with the time or inclination to read further.....
I found this car and fell in love instantly..classic case of 'gonna restore it someday' The initial price tag three years ago of 5500 was way to steep to say the least. I waited it out and returned to see it sitting just as i left it, and snuck away with it for 1200.
The cars serial numbers do not match the fender and vin tag. I believe this is a 72 rallye, I'm almost completely convinced. I've found the fender pentastar emblem wedged between the fender and cowl. To my understanding these were on the rallye challengers.
The hemi orange paint, which is original - i have sanded every square inch of the car to find no different colors. Except for the blue pieces added on to the car from a donor, which i can not find.
The fenders have the holes for the side louvers and the paint was faded where the strobe stripes used to be.
raylle dash and cluster...map light and rear window defogger
Dual exhaust cut outs and flat black rear.
rallye hood, one had the '3' still in one of the holes where the '340 4 barrel' '383' ect... goes into.
White interior, which is original..ive stripped all but the headliner and it is all white... do you think my buildsheet could be in the headliner???

Any way...hope i can get some help and that i havent rambled to much...like I have said I love this car. Its not original any more, but I would love more info on it.. Its serial number is b2135266

Thanks,
Andy

Vo8 - Delete Vinyl Roof
V5x - Body Side Molding
En2 - End of production, line 2, I forget where.
J25 - 3 speed wipers
L25 - Trunk Compartment Light
L31 - Hood or Fender Mounted Turn Signal Indicators
M21 - Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M42 - Front End Moldings
R11 - Music Master Am Radio
C16 - Console with Woodgrain Panel
C56 - Dual Reclining Bucket Seats, Bucket Seats
G35 - Outside LH Remote Chrome Mirror,
H31 - Rear Window Defogger Blower Type
E44 - 318ci 2bbl 8 cyl 230h.p.
D34 - Torqueflight - Standard Duty

I think I did right, except for the ones that http://www.genocide2600.com/~traviso/mm ... ecode.html did not have on it.

I could fill in the details but it is a bit pointless as clearly this is not the correct tag for the car if the body and drivetrain have a different number on.

The last digits of the VIN on the Tag read 2b34???? so the number stamped into the engine, trans and most important the BODY (ie the cowl and radiator support) should read the same although on the body the first two digits are swapped around so the body would read b234????.

Yours reads b2135266 which is a much earlier car in the model year than the number on the tag.

thanks for your help, I've deduced most of this and am saddened to see some one pulled the ol' switcheroo on the Vin and Fender Tags. The drivetrain matches the Fender and VIN ...but the body does not.

thanks

andy