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Decode you 66 or 67 Fender Tag (courtesy A383Wing) |
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1966 |
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| On a 1966 fender tag there are 3 rows
of letters, top row is the small alphabet, middle row is all capital
letters, and the bottom row is the SO Number, BDY, TRM, & PAINT codes.
Under some of the letters in the top & middle rows will be numbers,
and under the bottom row of letters will be a mixture of numbers &
letters. I will list them as follows: top row on the left is small “a” and
a number under it.....I will refer to it this way....a6, b4...and so on.
If your tag has the numbers listed under the appropriate letters, your car
should have that item. If no numbers are there, then you should not have
that option or item. (there will be exceptions) So now we
begin..... Top Row (of small letters): a6 = console b4 = bucket seats (all 66 Chargers have these in the upper left) p6 = remote drivers door outside mirror u1 = sold car (someone ordered the car this way) Middle Row (of capital letters): The first 2 have to be combined together - (example = AB with the numbers 41 under them = 318 engine) AB41 = 318 AB51 = 361 AB62 = 383-4bbl AB73 = 426 Hemi C1 = 3 speed manual trans (you will only find this on a 318 car, no other) C3 = 4 speed manual trans (this will never be on a 318 car, not offered) C5 = automatic transmission D9 = front disc brakes E1 = clean air package G1 = 26” radiator core width (found mostly on A/C cars and Hemi cars) K8 = power windows R1 = 2 watt AM radio S1 = factory installed A/C with heater (if car has “add-on” air, there will be no number under the “S“) S6 = heater delete (I have found 1 so far) X1 = tinted glass (all windows) (not all cars have this on the tag but have tinted glass, such as mine) X2 = tinted windshield only (same as X1) Z8 = buffed exterior paint (Silver paint code AA1 only) Bottom Row (SONUMBER.....etc.) "SO NUMBER” is the birthday of the car and shipping order number (all numbers are together) All we are really concerned about are the first 3 digits. The first 3 are the Birthday of the car, A = October, B = November, C = December, if there is a number for the first digit, than that is the month, 1 = January, 2 = February, etc..... The other 5 mean nothing as far as the car is concerned. So A11 would be October 11th, and 502 would be May 2nd. “BDY” always is XP29 which stands for Charger “TRM” is the interior color (all our Chargers will start with “P4” and the next letter will tell the color of the interior.) So I will just list the last of the 3 digits in the TRM code. D = blue R = red T = tan W = white X = black Y = citron or gold “PAINT” This section will be divided into 3 parts, the first part is “PAI” which is the exterior color of the car. The second part is “N”, which tell us if the car came with a stripe above the side glass on the roof or not, and the 3rd part is “T”, which tells us the color of the upper door frame paint on the inside of the front doors. The letters & numbers under the “PAI” will be as follows: AA1 = silver BB1 = black CC1 = light blue DD1 = medium blue EE1 = dark blue GG1 = dark green KK1 = medium turquoise LL1 = dark turquoise MM1 = turbine bronze metallic (available after mid-year 66) PP1 = bright red QQ1 = red metallic RR1 = yellow SS1 = cream WW1 = white XX1 = beige YY1 = bronze ZZ1= gold metallic 661 = mauve Under the “N” for the stripe on the roof will be: B = black W = white H = red Q = red (I have one car in my list that has this code for the stripe) E = blue 8 = no stripe (I have seen tags with nothing under the letter “N”) Under the “T” for the upper inner door paint will be: (usually this is the color of the outside or the interior) B = black C = light blue D = medium blue E = dark blue P = red Q = dark red W = white Y = medium gold Z = gold
If I have missed any codes that you know about, send me a PM in this site and I will add them. I have locked this topic because I feel this is a resource for reference and learning only. If you want to discuss anything about this, send me a personal message and I will discuss it with you. This is not rocket science, there are tags out there that are mis-stamped and have wrong information on them.....it’s been known to happen. I am working on the 67 tags as you read this, they are more informative as to what is on the car, and they are a lot more involved in de-coding one. |
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1967 |
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| The 67 tag reads a little bit
differently than the 66 tag. There is more information on the tag as to
what is on the car. There are 4 rows to read here, top row is all small
alphabet letters, the second row down is all capital alphabet letters, the
3rd row down consists of numbers , AX, TRM, PNT, & UBS, and the very
bottom row is read by itself, no numbers under this row. Under some of the
letters in the top 3 rows will be numbers & letters, and the very
bottom row will be read by what is listed there. I will list them as
follows: top row on the left is small “a” and a number under it.....I will
refer to it this way....a6, b4...and so on. If your tag has the numbers or
letters listed under the appropriate letters, your car should have that
item. If no numbers are there, then you should not have that option or
item. (there will be exceptions) So now we begin..... Top Row (of small letters) a5 = buddy seat or folding arm rest (Mother-in-Law seat also) a6 = center console (if you have no number under the “a”, then you got no console or center seat, kinda rare to have no option here) b4 = front bucket seats g0 = chrome belt line mouldings (all 67 Chargers will have this code) h7 = fender mounted turn indicators (all 67 Chargers will have this code) j4 = body sill moulding (all 67 Chargers will have this code) k7 = passenger side door mirror (manual) u1 = sold car (someone ordered this car) w6 = built for Canada order or New car with 5 gallons of gas Second Row (all capital letters) A1 = 26” radiator core width D9 = front disc brakes (power brakes mandatory, but I have seen cars without power brakes & have disc’s) E1 = clean air package M2 = This is not an "option" on the car, it stands for the car was made on assembly line #2 at the factory. There were 2 assembly lines for the 67 Chargers & Coronets and if your car was assembled on "line #2", it was coded this way. R1 = 2 watt AM radio R2 = 5.5 watt Astrophonic deluxe AM radio S1 = factory installed A/C with heater (if car has “add-on” A/C, there will be no number under the “S”) S6 = heater delete (I have found 1 66 with this code, no 67's so far) T4 = console mounted vacuum gauge T7 = tachometer (not sure why this code, all 67’s had tachometers) X1 = all tinted glass (not all cars have this on the tag but have tinted glass) X2 = tinted windshield only Y6 = black vinyl top Y7 = white vinyl top Y9 = special order color top Third Row (numbers 1 thru There should not be anything under these numbers in 67, if somebody has codes for these, I would like to know. “AX” is for rear axle ratio. We will deal with the “A” first..... A1 = 2.76 to 1 ratio A2 = 2.94 to 1 ratio A4 = 3.23 to 1 ratio A6 = 3.54 to 1 ratio (dana rear end only) A6 = 3.55 to 1 ratio A7 = 3.91 to 1 ratio A9 = special order ratio X8 = sure-grip rear axle (if no code under the “X”, then it’s an open style rear end, or non-sure grip) “TRM” This is the interior style & color. There will be numbers & letters under all 3. The “S” under the “T” stands for “Sport Interior”, The “6” under the “R” stands for premium grade vinyl on the bucket seats. All 67’s should start with “S6?” so we will concentrate on the letter under the “M” which is the color of the interior. A= gray & black B= blue C= white & blue E= black & gold K= copper M= copper & black P= white & turquoise Q= turquoise R= red T= tan V= white & red W= white & black X= black Y= gold “PNT” is the outside color of the car. All 3 letters & numbers are read together. AA1 = silver metallic BB1 = black CC1 = medium blue metallic DD1 = medium/light blue metallic EE1 = dark blue metallic FF1 = light green metallic GG1 = dark green metallic HH1 = dark copper metallic JJ1 = chestnut metallic KK1 = medium turquoise metallic LL1 = dark turquoise metallic MM1 = turbine bronze metallic PP1 = bright red metallic QQ1 = dark red metallic RR1 = yellow TT1 = medium copper metallic WW1 = white XX1 = light tan YY1 = medium tan metallic ZZ1 = gold metallic 661 = mauve metallic 881 = bright blue metallic “UBS” codes are for the upper door frame paint, buffed paint (code AA1 only), and for the exterior stripe color. The upper door frame paint is usually the color of the exterior or interior. Under the letter “U” will be: B = black C = light blue D = medium blue E = dark blue G = green H = tan K = beige L = dark turquoise Q = dark red S = pewter T = medium copper W = white Y = medium gold Z = gold The middle letter in the “UBS” code is the letter “B” The only time you should see a number under this letter is if you have the paint code of “AA1” (silver). If you have this color paint, then you should have the number “8” under the letter “B”. Otherwise there should be no code there. The last letter “S” is for the roof stripe. Under the letter “S” will be: W = white stripe B = black stripe C = blue stripe H = red stripe 8 = stripe delete Now for the very bottom row...... All 67 Chargers will have “XP29” in the lower left..... The next 2 digits will be engine size: 41 = 318 2bbl 61 = 383 2bbl 62 = 383 4bbl 73 = 426 Hemi 83 = 440 4bbl The next number tells you the transmission type: 1 = 3spd manual column shift 3 = 4spd floor shift 5 = automatic The next 3 numbers will be tire size....the first 2 are read together, and the 3rd is by itself. 41 = 7.75 x 14” blackwall 31 = 7.35 x 14” blackwall 33 = 7.35 x 14” whitewall 43 = 7.75 x 14” whitewall 47 = 7.75 x 14” blackwall 48 = 7.75 x 14” red wall The next single digit will more then likely be the number “5”.....this means that all the tire sizes above will also mean the spare tire is the same size. If no single digit here, you got no spare. The next 3 digits tell us the “birthday” of the car. The first of the 3 is the month....A = October, B = November, C = December, if there is a number for the first digit, than that is the month, 1 = January, 2 = February, etc..... the second 2 tell us the day of the month the car was scheduled to be completed. So A11 would be October 11th, and 502 would be May 2nd. The last 5 are the “shipping order numbers” ....they mean nothing as to what the car has for options. All 67’s had 4-way flashers. You could get the automatic shifter on the column or the floor. If you have the buddy seat, then auto shifter was on the column. You could get a 4spd car without a console or the buddy seat. You could have power brakes and no code listed on the tag. |
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