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Author:  EuroGT [ Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:40 am ]
Post subject:  Vin decoded but can't find any fender tag
hey guys,

need a little help.
i found the VIN tag: passenger side in engine bay above wheel.
only said car type : LP23-Y
Dodge Dart
vin code : LP23A98182259

got that one decoded

Car Line: L = Dodge Dart
Price Class: P = Premium
Make/Model: LP = Dodge Dart GT
Body Type: 23 = Two Door Hardtop
Engine: A = 170 CID, 6 Cylinder (1 bbl Carb)
Model Year: 9 = 1969
Assembly Plant: 8 = unknown
Sequence Number: 182259 = 182259 *


assembly plant 8? as i live in belgium it might be assembled here.
the mirror on the car is from a belgian firm and the correct era.
assembly plant 8 = belgium ??? or just 'export'

the problem is i can't find any fender tag or build sheet
i want to restore the car close to original, so i need paint codes,...

i think i've been reading a post about requesting the build sheet but can't find it. something bout giving Chrysler the vin n° and paying.

thx for helping out.

btw there is a sticker on back window says 3194 cm³ = 194 CID can't figure out why. it should be 170 CID = 2800 cm³
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Vin decoded but can't find any fender tag
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I found the VIN tag: passenger side in engine bay above wheel.
Yeah...the "visible through lower driver's-side corner of windshield" thing is a North American requirement, not always adhered to with export cars.
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assembly plant 8? as i live in belgium it might be assembled here.
the mirror on the car is from a belgian firm and the correct era.
assembly plant 8 = belgium ??? or just 'export'
Almost certainly means the car was not assembled in a Chrysler plant, but was instead shipped abroad as a CKD kit ("Completely Knocked Down", that is a kit of all parts necessary to build the car, except those sourced locally).
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the problem is i can't find any fender tag or build sheet
There may be no fender tag, again because of CKD build (it would be up to the assembler to affix such a tag, and it sounds as if they might not have). Also seems very doubtful you'd find a build sheet, but the US cars' build sheets were often tucked into the springworks on the underside of the rear seat.
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i want to restore the car close to original, so i need paint codes
If you don't wind up finding the actual code anywhere, simply have a paint supply place scan some bit of original paint (e.g. underhood, in the trunk, etc.) and mix from there.
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think i've been reading a post about requesting the build sheet but can't find it. something bout giving Chrysler the vin n° and paying.
Yes, but they can only do cars built through 1968 model year, and only in US plants.
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btw there is a sticker on back window says 3194 cm³ = 194 CID can't figure out why. it should be 170 CID = 2800 cm³
Probably indicative of a vehicle taxation class. Many European countries tax vehicles by engine displacement; perhaps yours was once registered in a country where 3194 cm³ was a taxation class. Or, 3194 cm³ might be the "taxable displacement" (some countries use a mathematical formula that involves engine displacement, vehicle size and/or weight, etc.). Or, somebody could've just entered the wrong number in the car's registration documents!
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