Muncie trans
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From a quick look, I am guessing you have a Passenger car (includes Corvettes) built in 1968, on May 20th. Are the casting numbers of the case 3925660? That would verify the 1968 build. The small C or whatever it is should be A for M20, B for M21, and C for M22, all capital letters.
I have no clue what the VIN number is for.
I have no clue what the VIN number is for.
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It's from some kind of a 1968 Pontiac.
1=Chev
2=Pont
3=Olds
4=Buick
The U is the assembly plant. I believe the Detroit/Hamtramck plant.
1=Chev
2=Pont
3=Olds
4=Buick
The U is the assembly plant. I believe the Detroit/Hamtramck plant.
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Detroit Hamtramck opened in the mid-eigthies, and none of the vehicles assembled there ever had a manual transmission. GM did have a gear and axle plant that straddled the Detroir/Hamtramck border, but a Muncie trans would have been built in Muncie, Indiana.
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The plant's initial products were Chevrolet's full-size lineup (Caprice, Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne), then America's best-selling vehicle, as well as the first generationPontiac Firebird. The Firebird and Chevrolet's full-size models would be moved to other plants by 1971, when the plant would add conversion van production and begin production on the Chevrolet Vega.
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The letter in the VIN is NOT for the plant where the transmission was built ----------------------it is for the AUTOMOBILE assembly plant where the transmission was installed in the car.
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I was not sure of the plant for a U. But from what I could find, it looked like the U was for the Detroit/Hamtramck plant.
The 28U is Pont-1968-Plant. What plant would the U be for?
The 28U is Pont-1968-Plant. What plant would the U be for?
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My 68 Charger and 69 Dart Swinger 340 were both final assembly at Hamtramck plant before the plant was shut down and sold. XP29F8B & LM23P9B, B being Hamtramck
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I would have to research it for sure dates but I believe Chrysler had it for years and then sold it to GM.
Sold to GM in 1985. Built Chrysler products to 1980.
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The GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant was built from scratch in the early-eighties for GM. No Chrysler Corp.vehicles were ever built in that plant. I don’t know what was on the site previously, I think many homes were torn down, but it was all gone by 1980.
Chrysler had other plants in the area.
Chrysler had other plants in the area.
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