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toms68amx 
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 Topic: decoding body tagPosted: May/08/2015 at 2:55pm |
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thanks for all the help before
am trying to decode my body tag r020687 model 6839-7 trim 832-a paint 52-a found that scarab gold met ? e 087830 my book doesnt show amx just jav codes and they are lil diff last of vin 270068 early year or ? |
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new to the amx world always been a chevy guy always had a 1970 ss monte carlo but love this little 68 amx
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304-dude
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Posted: May/13/2015 at 9:32am |
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The last number you have listed with a ?, is the body number from the line. Your vin is more like May, as my vin for 71 is around the ballpark as yours and it was late April.
71sc360 may have a bit of info, as he has been dealing with codes and such in his database.
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71 Javelin SST body
390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker |
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ramblinrev
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Posted: May/13/2015 at 9:50am |
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832 is for Tan reclining seats. Yep, yours is probably a late spring 1968 production car.
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74 Hornet Hatchback X twins (since 1977)
62 American Convertible (still worth the $50 I spent in 1973!) AMCRC #513, AMO #384 70 AMX 360 4-speed (since 1981) |
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tufcj
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Posted: May/13/2015 at 10:04am |
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Stolen from mramc post:
DOOR TAG...BODY R020687..- L or R usually denotes body built in Lakefront Body plant. AMC had 3 body plant; Kenosha main, Lakefront and Milwaukee and two assembly lines , so this was coded to keep track of the bodies. Lakefront and Milwaukee bodies were built with interiors and VIN and had the the drive line assembled on the two lines in Kenosha main. East line small cars , AMX, Javelin, American, etc West line big car Ambassador, Rebel & Marlin, etc. .MODEL 6839-7 - 68 for 1968 , 3 for 30 series, AMX, 9 for 2 door usually hard top 7 for high end interior trim. (OK , some year that a stretch ) ...TRIM 832A. 8 for 1968, 3 for 30 series again , 2 for tan interior, A for all reclining Bucket seats ..PAINT 52A... LAST NUMBER AT BOTTOM OF TAG E087830 - east line and sequential assembly number or in what order they car off the end of the line. Bob tufcj |
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74 Javelin AMX 67 Rogue If you need a tool and don't buy it... you'll eventually pay for it... and not have it. Henry Ford |
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toms68amx
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Posted: May/13/2015 at 10:13am |
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Thanks Guys the book I have is a cheap repop and doesn't show all the info when they copied it thanks again
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new to the amx world always been a chevy guy always had a 1970 ss monte carlo but love this little 68 amx
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RamblinJavelin72
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Posted: Aug/14/2019 at 12:10pm |
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Looking for help decoding my Vin and body tags. Car is Original, Just trying to figure out production #'s etc.
VIN: A2M797P258445 TAG: BODY:080472 MODEL:7279-7 TRIM:261S W080907 Car was delivered to Barrhead dealer from special order April 10 1972. Any other insight would be helpful. Thanks in advance. |
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1972 AMC Javelin SST 3604BBL 4 speed manual 10400 original miles. 1968 Plymouth Fury III 383 Commando 727 AT,2dr fasttop 1995 Buick Riviera SC Black on Black highly customized |
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farna
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Posted: Aug/15/2019 at 9:46am |
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I sell a comprehensive AMC number decoding book. I only have a few copies left, but made a deal with Olde Milford Press to print and sell them. Note that AMC assigned VIN numbers as dealers placed orders, so those last six digits don't tell you much. VIN 000001 might have been the 107th car off the assembly line. That's why there is an unlabeled number at the bottom of the body ID tag indicating when it came off the line. As far as I know all other US manufacturers assigned the last six of the VIN during assembly, so it is the final assembly number as well as a unique number for the car.
Edited by farna - Aug/15/2019 at 9:53am |
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