Lets Play A Game: Last Of The Convertibles

[polara71]

Yes, its an early VIN but not real early. I have a fender tag for a 70 Polara with a Y93 code and a 802 on it

 

[polara71]

btw Newport convertible with an N-code TNT-383, sweat!!

You mean sweet?

 

[mrmopar66]

Not sure how to read the biuld date but here is mine.

 

[superB]

first thread that is :worthless_thread:

:ban:

 

[detmatt]

Not sure how to read the biuld date but here is mine.


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Thursday April 24th.

 

[tallhair]

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My 1970 fury also is not as near the end. if I read it correctly it's Dec. 10th.

If that last digit is a zero then yes. Hard to tell for certain from the pic

 

[tallhair]

Man, thats is either really really late or more likely a very early '70. anyone know when production model changeover took place? :dontknow:

edit: I'm gonna say the 003?78 vehicle order # makes it an early '70

Concur. From what I've read the production of 71 models was scheduled to start the first week of August 1970. If we knew the sequence number it would help. They start with 100001 across the whole Chrysler line, not models.

 

[commando1]

Man, thats is either really really late or more likely a very early '70. anyone know when production model changeover took place?

edit: I'm gonna say the 003?78 vehicle order # makes it an early '70

Concur. From what I've read the production of 71 models was scheduled to start the first week of August 1970. If we knew the sequence number it would help. They start with 100001 across the whole Chrysler line, not models.

Don't forget, during those years the production was artificially pumped high and the Sales Banks were humongous, their plants had long summer shutdowns.

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[polara71]

Polara 625

That you know of......................

and last means last, not of the last five..........that you listed, why must you always let me be right? Be more like Stan and be challenging

 

[tallhair]

Don't forget, during those years the production was artificially pumped high and the Sales Banks were humongous, their plants had long summer shutdowns.

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So you concur then. The SPD date is 26 Aug and we were commenting that it's likely Aug 69 and not Aug 70

 

[commando1]

Absolutely.
But WTF do I know...

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[polara71]

So you concur then. The SPD date is 26 Aug and we were commenting that it's likely Aug 69 and not Aug 70

Yes Aug 1969......70 is not an option

 

[commando1]

We three agree??? Gee...

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[polara71]

We three agree??? Gee...

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:wav::wav::wav:

 

[tallhair]

Yes Aug 1969......70 is not an option

There were years when production of a popular model continued on longer than normal. Maybe not this model in August of 70 but a current model year car built later than the first week of August is not automatically out f the question.

 

[commando1]

But highly unlikely for C-bodies of that era. I remember newspapers ads where dealers were blowing out new 1971 Fury's when '73s were on the floor.

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[polara71]

There were years when production of a popular model continued on longer than normal. Maybe not this model in August of 70 but a current model year car built later than the first week of August is not automatically out f the question.

Not in the case buddy. Not know much about other car companies and their cut off dates but In the day werent the summer's used for production change overs for all the American companies. Obviously they wanted to compete with each other. Being last with the new years model on the street isnt a good idea

 

[Fratzog]

It's not like the 70s models were overly popular with consumers. It was the beginning of a long sales slide for Chrysler full sized cars that eventually went off a cliff with the oil crisis a few years later. They would have rolled out the next years models ASAP IMHO.

 

[tallhair]

Not in the case buddy. Not know much about other car companies and their cut off dates but In the day werent the summer's used for production change overs for all the American companies. Obviously they wanted to compete with each other. Being last with the new years model on the street isnt a good idea

I agree. I was just responding to your point that could be taken as no current model year cars were ever built in August of the current year even though you did specify 69 and 70.

So never mind we are all in agreement on this car

 

[commando1]

Yet we all still love to beat a dead horse around here. Lmao.

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