CALLING ALL DECODER EXPERTS
- Thread starter polarus
- Start date
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Nice cop car !
If you have a parts book that code is in the book. Obviously black ....
If you have a parts book that code is in the book. Obviously black ....
If you can turn the tag over and take a picture of the back , a lot of times it will help with identifying the damaged letter or number. The stamp sometimes shows better.
PM23:
Plymouth Fury
Medium
2 Door Hardtop
U2F: 440 280HP(net) or 290HP(net) 1-4BBL 8 CYL
1972
Newark, DE, USA
174459: Sequence number
E86: 440 cid 4 barrel V8 (High Performance) 375hp
D34: Light Duty Automatic Transmission
999: Special Order Exterior Color
B1X9: Trim - Cloth & Vinyl Seat Bench, Black
000: Full Door Panels
C01: Build Date: December 01
K01416: Order number
999: Special Order Top Color
U: USA Specifications
F15: 65 Amp Alternator ( other source says 75 Amp)
F33: LH 6" spotlight
F38: Rf.Lt. reinforcement
F58: RR reinforce weld
F82: power deck release
M33: Body Side Moldings
Y14: Sold Car
Y39: Special Order
26: 26in Radiator
END: End of Sales Codes
Plymouth Fury
Medium
2 Door Hardtop
U2F: 440 280HP(net) or 290HP(net) 1-4BBL 8 CYL
1972
Newark, DE, USA
174459: Sequence number
E86: 440 cid 4 barrel V8 (High Performance) 375hp
D34: Light Duty Automatic Transmission
999: Special Order Exterior Color
B1X9: Trim - Cloth & Vinyl Seat Bench, Black
000: Full Door Panels
C01: Build Date: December 01
K01416: Order number
999: Special Order Top Color
U: USA Specifications
F15: 65 Amp Alternator ( other source says 75 Amp)
F33: LH 6" spotlight
F38: Rf.Lt. reinforcement
F58: RR reinforce weld
F82: power deck release
M33: Body Side Moldings
Y14: Sold Car
Y39: Special Order
26: 26in Radiator
END: End of Sales Codes
I would love to see a picture of the car the tag goes to 
guess it might have been a special force police car ?
high performance engine, spotlights, reinforcements but a 2-door only ?
@Fury Pursuit is an expert on that field
guess it might have been a special force police car ?
high performance engine, spotlights, reinforcements but a 2-door only ?
@Fury Pursuit is an expert on that field
Last edited:
MarPar
Meat Man with a Hat
That's how I found out it is the letter B, still can't tell from the front. Interesting car in it's day.
I parted this car out many years ago. It is a real shame what happened to the car. At one time, it was wrecked and a Gran Coupe/Sedan 3/4 nose and 1 NOS fender were put on the car. The car was sanded down and primed and then left outside to sit for many years. The quarters were badly rotted as was the floor and front stub frame. The entire car, except for the NOS fender were badly pitted from rust. This car was so badly rotted that to remove the subframe, no bolts needed to be removed. A few blows on the floor pans and cowl where the stub frame mounted is all it took for the stub frame to fall to the ground. When I trailered the remains of the car to the salvage yard, they put forks through the open windows and lifted the body by the roof and the body buckled badly when it was picked up.
This was a special car. This was a '72 Fury 2-door hardtop former Rhode Island State Police car. The car had Fury II trim (narrow chrome or anodized body side moldings without any rubber inserts), it was walnut metallic brown with a black vinyl top and interior. It had solid surface inserts on the vinyl front bucket seats. No buddy seat or console. If you go through a '72 parts book interior section you will find part numbers for the bucket seat covers noting Rhode Island State Police specification or something to that effect. The car had A/C with the a/c cut off switch on the dash, a certified speedometer and at one point had a "bubble gum" revolving light on the roof and a left side spot light. It did have an electric trunk release and there were brackets in the trunk for whatever was mounted there. As noted in the photo, the car had the optional Leece Neville alternator, which came with a specific Leece Neville large ribbed voltage regulator.
This is what I recall as the car was parted out more than a dozen years ago. I still have the door panels and matching rear interior panels if someone needs them. They are in okay condition. It was never a black car as everywhere inside the car was painted brown. The 999 is for the paint code, which is strange because Walnut Metallic brown was a popular '72 color and was used from '70 - '72 on the majority of the Gran Coupes.
I didn't save the VIN tag and don't think I have any paper work left. I know that the VIN was not a VIN that started with PK. The car yard drove but smoked badly when parted. I think it had a 3.23 rear gear.
I think that this car may have been used for speed enforcement as the Rhode Island State Police patrol cars of that era were painted gray.
This was a special car. This was a '72 Fury 2-door hardtop former Rhode Island State Police car. The car had Fury II trim (narrow chrome or anodized body side moldings without any rubber inserts), it was walnut metallic brown with a black vinyl top and interior. It had solid surface inserts on the vinyl front bucket seats. No buddy seat or console. If you go through a '72 parts book interior section you will find part numbers for the bucket seat covers noting Rhode Island State Police specification or something to that effect. The car had A/C with the a/c cut off switch on the dash, a certified speedometer and at one point had a "bubble gum" revolving light on the roof and a left side spot light. It did have an electric trunk release and there were brackets in the trunk for whatever was mounted there. As noted in the photo, the car had the optional Leece Neville alternator, which came with a specific Leece Neville large ribbed voltage regulator.
This is what I recall as the car was parted out more than a dozen years ago. I still have the door panels and matching rear interior panels if someone needs them. They are in okay condition. It was never a black car as everywhere inside the car was painted brown. The 999 is for the paint code, which is strange because Walnut Metallic brown was a popular '72 color and was used from '70 - '72 on the majority of the Gran Coupes.
I didn't save the VIN tag and don't think I have any paper work left. I know that the VIN was not a VIN that started with PK. The car yard drove but smoked badly when parted. I think it had a 3.23 rear gear.
I think that this car may have been used for speed enforcement as the Rhode Island State Police patrol cars of that era were painted gray.
The D34 in this year range is the standard duty A-727, it is not going to be a 904 behind the high performance 440 with the police package.
Dave
BLUPORT
Carpe Diem Cras
Every thread I have clicked on today, someone knows a backstory to the C-Body here, it's nuts! Now I wonder if someone here has had my car before I did...
Wasn't 999 the code for a special order/off standard colour for the body and/or roof? In this case a vinyl roof? Could this have been an officer (as opposed to a patrolman) car or detective's car given that it's not RISP patrol car? Weren't all PK cars four door sedans? (I'm too lazy to go and check.)
69CoronetRT
Senior Member
999 = non standard color or trim for that particular application.
Very common on fleet cars when the buyer specified a specific, possibility corporate, color or paint scheme like a two tone police car.
Very common on fleet cars when the buyer specified a specific, possibility corporate, color or paint scheme like a two tone police car.
It was a Rhode Island state police car. Just not a marked cruiser. Yes, could have been a supervisor or detective's car. No, not all PK cars were four door sedans.
While most police cruisers were 4dr sedans, a number of jurisdictions ran 2dr sedans. Oregon ran some PK21 sedans as late as 1968. These were typically low profile units used for traffic enforcement (in Oregon), the "flat top" cruisers had a dash mounted red light to make traffic stops. Some were also used as traditional patrol vehicles with the roof mounted light rack. Example below.
Dave
Dave
The key for ID on most Mopar police cruisers is the "K" on the order number. That was used for the police order package. Some agencies bought a pre-specified set of police options, others used a line by line order to create the cruiser they wanted.
Dave
Dave
Similar threads
