no fender tag!
- Thread starter mogydog
- Start date
Basketcase
Keeper of the Green
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2008
- Messages
- 14,415
- Reaction score
- 299
the only thing the vin will tell you is the engine. look for the build sheet.
A31PKG
Well-Known Member
Without a tag, buildsheet, or window sticker, it would be tough to tell with 100% certainty, but there are a few things you can look for. For example, if there are brackets welded to the floor tunnel, you can deduce that the car came with a console. Same goes for air conditioning. Look for a 26" radiator opening, provisions in the firewall for the A/C plumbing, & dash vents/controls, etc. There are other things to look for too, but you get the idea. Note that codes for either of the above (and most other options) would likely not appear on a Lynch Road tag, so depending on where your car was built you may or may not see a fender tag code for a given option anyway... I have not checked the site, but can you post pics? What's the 7th digit of your VIN?
69hemibeep
Sponge Bob Square Wheels
Also look for plates welded to the under side of the floor for bucket seatsA31PKG said:
A31PKG
Well-Known Member
Good point...Also a hole above the bulkhead connector in the firewall would indicate a tachometer harness (although it could have been drilled at any point in the car's life), and a 26" core support would also indicate an axle package car along with 2 extra half leaves in the right rear spring. Post some pics of the car if you get a chance...
69hemibeep
Sponge Bob Square Wheels
Unless its had allot of metal replaced then all bets are off, just build it the way you want it 
vin is Rm23H9A121823. which makes it a 383 lynch road car.with roll down rear windows, it has a tach and 4sp. it has the brackets on the floor for buckets, (did they weld these in for every car or just the RR with that option?) it had a bench seat (but didn't seem to match the back seat) 8 3/4 3.23 sure grip/ 489 housing. air grabber hood, not sure if it had the actual air grabber, bought it with a 440 in it, no idea where the 383 went. black interior, original yellow car (sunset yellow i think it's called) and has disk brakes in the front. no build sheet. vin matches number on inside trunk rail and partial on rad support (someone drilled a hole for hood pin through a couple of numbers) thanks for any info guys.
69hemibeep
Sponge Bob Square Wheels
The bucket seat cars got the plates, but never say never with these things,
A31PKG
Well-Known Member
mogydog said:
The "121823" may indicate a rather early build. Mine was 176645 with an SPD of Nov 22nd (also a Lynch Rd car). One way to tell if the body had the Air Grabber originally would be to look for the hole in the firewall for the cable grommet. It should be just below the voltage regulator if memory serves....but again, it's something that could have been added. The VIN tag will only basically give you the body type (RM21, 23, or 27) and engine size (H, J, or M). It would be real hard - if not impossible - to know all the details of how it was equipped originally without any documentation. Bob's right, just build it the way you want it!
earlyrides
Well-Known Member
You might try contacting Galens tag service.
He has a very large number of original build sheets.
If yours is one he has, he will send it to you for free as long as you can provide proof that you are the actual owner of the car.
This is usually a copy of the pink and a copy of your I.D.
He usually charges a few bucks for shipping but thats it.
He actually had the build sheet for our friends Daytona when the build sheet we found under his original carpet turned out to be from a 69 4-door dart.
He has a very large number of original build sheets.
If yours is one he has, he will send it to you for free as long as you can provide proof that you are the actual owner of the car.
This is usually a copy of the pink and a copy of your I.D.
He usually charges a few bucks for shipping but thats it.
He actually had the build sheet for our friends Daytona when the build sheet we found under his original carpet turned out to be from a 69 4-door dart.
V269
Well-Known Member
Good luck getting a hold of this guy, I've tried. Won't reply to my e-mails or my phone call's. I gave up long ago. :brickwall:earlyrides said:
moparstuart
Well-Known Member
Roadcuda
Well-Known Member
V269 said:
Recently he announced that was not taking on any new requests for services. I don't know if that's so he can get caught up with what he had or if something else is going on. When I first got my car I tried contacting him about a broadcast sheet for my car. Within a month I received a letter with a list of his services, nothing else. It was a year and a half later that he responded that he didn't have it.
Basketcase
Keeper of the Green
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2008
- Messages
- 14,415
- Reaction score
- 299
don't feel too bad Steve, I contaced him in '07 when I got mine....still haven't heard back!