Found this beauty

[Rusty2020]

Looking for a little help on this fender tag.
R23?
M6XW?
V5X?

Many thanks for any help

 

[detmatt]

R23 = search tune am/fm 5 1/2 watt radio.
M6XW = black & white vinyl bucket interior.
V5X = black bodyside moldings.

 

[Rusty2020]

Many thanks

 

[cuda hunter]

Thanks for posting CM27T0C114827 's trim tag.
That is a stunning car! As far as the tag goes anyway.
@Rusty2020 Any pics to share?
Is it restored or a driver?


@ayilar

 

[Rusty2020]

I’m going to look/buy it on Saturday and will get some photos.
Restotred.

 

[ayilar]

Thank you for posting CM27T0C114827. Lots of power toys. You may want to read about the 1969-1970 H53 AutoTemp issues before jumping in.

 

[Rusty2020]

I searched the site for 1969-1970 H53 AutoTemp issues but couldn’t find anything? Do you have a link??

 

[Rusty2020]

Ok I searched for H53 and found a lot of folks saying run away from buying the car, is it a controller issue? Currently the Heat and AC both work

 

[ayilar]

It’s rare that it still works. @sixpkrt has a 1969 Imperial whose AutoTemp works too.

The problem, afaik, is fixing it if it goes bad. Look at the posts by @saforwardlook in particular.

 

[Samplingman]

Ok I searched for H53 and found a lot of folks saying run away from buying the car, is it a controller issue? Currently the Heat and AC both work

Don't let that stop you. If the price is right and the car is already restored go for it.

 

[Rusty2020]

So far I have determined since there is a water valve under the hood this is the first version ATC and the fender tag shows H53, which also confirms that this car is indeed equipped with ATC

 

[3175375]

So far I have determined since there is a water valve under the hood this is the first version ATC and the fender tag shows H53, which also confirms that this car is indeed equipped with ATC

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The car looks great!

 

[GregG48203]

EW1 = Alpine White

 

[ayilar]

EW1 = Alpine White

Yes but that is the interior door paint code, to match the white interior vinyl. The main paint code is ER6 = Crimson = Red. This gorgeous car is painted correctly.

PS: EW1 is called Spinnaker White on a Chrysler. Alpine is for Plymouth.

 

[Rusty2020]

Upper door frame paint EW1

 

[Rusty2020]

Went and looked at the car, they were wrong..
The AC and heater don’t work, the AC has no pressure in the system so has a leak somewhere but I couldn’t get hot air (or cold) to blow out the vents or the defroster.
The blower was intermittent also and would only blow for a few seconds and then turn off but it was only blowing cabin air never heated air.

 

[cuda hunter]

If that's all that is wrong with the car I would not let that deter me from the purchase.
Did you get more pictures of the car?
Any factory documentation with the car?

 

[Rusty2020]

Asking $17k at that price I’m not willing to take on the H53 issues

 

[cuda hunter]

I can understand that at 17.
Did you try to haggle at all?
Perhaps, 14,500 would be more appropriate for the car.
The value is there at 17 in my opinion, not seeing the car.

 

[Rusty2020]

I didn’t try to haggle (yet) still trying to understand what the repair entails. Looking under the dash at the heater box tells me the dash would need to come out and I don’t think I want to do a dash right now