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Dec 9, 2005 | 11:58 AM

Q's 68

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Racer

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From: Cary Illinois

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Does anyone out there have a birthday calculator I can use to find the build date of my 1968 327/350??? I know it's a Feb/Mar build, but I'd like to be able to narrow it down to the day.

414362

Thanks,
Q

Dec 9, 2005 | 12:11 PM

Mike Ward

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Why not just use the date off the trim tag? Much more accurate that a statistics-based calculator.

Dec 9, 2005 | 02:46 PM

Q's 68

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Sounds good to me. How do I decode the trim tag info?

Dec 9, 2005 | 03:00 PM

PRNDL

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Originally Posted by Q's 68

Sounds good to me. How do I decode the trim tag info?

your vin is #14362 ? If last one built in March 68 was 15000, and yours was 638 before that, and they made 2353 in March, which is about 76 per day (I dont know if they built on Sunday) so maybe yours was built around the 20th or the 22nd of March 1968, so your trim tag should be something like H20 or H21 or H22... am I close??

I just cheated a little... Paul's is #14222 and he is H19, so you should be right around H21, or H22 (14626 is H27)

hmmmm 14511 is H22 so that puts you back at 20/21

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Dec 9, 2005 | 03:00 PM

majic1984

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Originally Posted by Q's 68

Sounds good to me. How do I decode the trim tag info?

A August 1967
B September 1967
C October 1967
D November 1967
E December 1967
F January 1968
G February 1968
H March 1968
I April 1968
J May 1968
K June 1968
L July 1968

Then look for the # after it...
eg:
B05= September 5, 1967

Dec 9, 2005 | 03:09 PM

skydaddy

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does this work the same way for a '79?

Dec 9, 2005 | 03:14 PM

PRNDL

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does this work the same way for a '79?

Yes, They start with A as the first month of production. Most years, production started in August of the previous year, so A would be August of 1978. But some years A = September of the previous year. This is for body build date. In other parts of the car, "A" could be the first month of the year, so A = January.

Dec 9, 2005 | 03:14 PM

Stewart's74

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I decoded mine a few years ago...its pretty neat.

Stewart

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Dec 9, 2005 | 05:23 PM

Q's 68

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Racer

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From: Cary Illinois

Thanks guys. I'll run out and check the plate when I get home. So would March be considered an early or late model 68???

Dec 9, 2005 | 05:31 PM

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Mike Ward

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Originally Posted by Q's 68

Thanks guys. I'll run out and check the plate when I get home. So would March be considered an early or late model 68???

It's only individual components that are 'early' or 'late', not the entire car as a whole. The change over from one to another can happen at anytime through out the production year and it's rare to see two components change style at the same time.

Jan 31, 2006 | 05:09 PM

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Q's 68

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Racer

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PRNDL,

Finally got around to checking the tag - March 21, 1968. Nice work!

I wish there were a way to find out how many 68's are still on the road

Jan 31, 2006 | 05:59 PM

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Jerry Curl

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December 9, 1975 for my '76.

Jan 31, 2006 | 06:42 PM

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Eddie 70

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Approximate birthday 194378S414362: March 23, 1968

From the new C3 registry webpage.

Jan 31, 2006 | 07:59 PM

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JIMS1970VETTE

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1970 year cars started in January as the 1969 year ran longer
Jan-A
Feb- B
Mar-C ect.
mine is a 'B' car, Feb 20th 1970

Jan 31, 2006 | 08:06 PM

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Paul Borowski

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Q's 68

Does anyone out there have a birthday calculator I can use to find the build date of my 1968 327/350??? I know it's a Feb/Mar build, but I'd like to be able to narrow it down to the day.

414362

Thanks,
Q

...Q, your '68 was built 140 cars after my Silver '68 327/350hp coupe, which is #14222.