Slant Six Forum :: Fender code help please

Fender tags read left to right, bottom to top, so the bottom line is line one:

E24 D34 VM23 C49(0 OR 8?) 332696------
E24= 225
d34= strandard Automatic
V= Valiant
M= Medium Price Class
23= two door hardtop
C= 225
4= 1974 Model Year
9= Assembled in Japan (Don't see that one every day...)
332696= Production Sequence Number

HL4 E2Y3 000 219 020 826------
HL4= Sahara Beige body paint color
E= supposed to indicate price class, but my book doesn't list an "E"
2= Vynil Bench
Y3= Interior color- Gold
000= Upper Door Frame Color (my book doesn't list it)
2= Manufactured in February
19= Manufactured on February 19
020826= Production Sequence Number
V1Y U C15 G15 G52 H(N?)51
V1Y= Roof paint color, or vynil roof code- Full Vynil Roof Gold

My book doesn't decode the rest of it. Sounds like you have an interesting car! How did it get here from Japan?

Reed

Author:	textoad [ Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:27 am ]
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I would like to know the original colors for my newly acquired '74 Scamp. Here are all the codes on the tag. Some were hard to read so I put some options in parens. N76 R11 V5X L1 510 J25 L31 M21 M(N?)25 H26 M38 V1Y U C15 G15 G52 H(N?)51 HL4 E2Y3 000 219 020 826 E24 D34 VM23 C49(0 OR 8?) 332696 A full breakdown would be useful but interior is what I'm after right now. Thanks

Author:	Reed [ Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:53 pm ]
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Fender tags read left to right, bottom to top, so the bottom line is line one: E24 D34 VM23 C49(0 OR 8?) 332696------ E24= 225 d34= strandard Automatic V= Valiant M= Medium Price Class 23= two door hardtop C= 225 4= 1974 Model Year 9= Assembled in Japan (Don't see that one every day...) 332696= Production Sequence Number HL4 E2Y3 000 219 020 826------ HL4= Sahara Beige body paint color E= supposed to indicate price class, but my book doesn't list an "E" 2= Vynil Bench Y3= Interior color- Gold 000= Upper Door Frame Color (my book doesn't list it) 2= Manufactured in February 19= Manufactured on February 19 020826= Production Sequence Number V1Y U C15 G15 G52 H(N?)51 V1Y= Roof paint color, or vynil roof code- Full Vynil Roof Gold My book doesn't decode the rest of it. Sounds like you have an interesting car! How did it get here from Japan? Reed

Author:	textoad [ Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:58 pm ]
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That really helps. The car was given to me for free from a buddy of a buddy of a buddy kind of deal. I'm at least the forth legal owner as my lasy buddy never had the title signed to him. It has been a Tucson car at least 6 years. Beyond that I have no idea. It does have an EPA sticker under the hood describing emissions equipment although I haven't looked very hard at it. It has the type of gas tank with one vent tube that runs up to a cannister (charcoal maybe) in the engine compartment. Looks mostly stock to me. It has been repainted a beige color. My kid wants to paint it blue. Not too sure about that. I prefer to keep things stock, but it's really his car. The car is in pretty run down condition although the body is surprisingly straight. The #5 cylinder has no compression but I think it's due to a stuck valve as I did get a brief 120 reading but can't repeat it. Which brings up a point. Should I try to run it and get the valve to un stick or would it be better to pull the valve cover to check it? I hate to throw money at it without knowing what condition the motor is in. I did get it running briefly but due to the old gas and non working gas gauge I pulled the tank for refurb. Thanks for your help.

Author:	Reed [ Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:45 pm ]
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I say pull the valve cover, coat it all with some oil, and whack the valve with arubber mallet until it moves. Make sure your pushrod isn't bent either. Reed

Author:	textoad [ Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:21 pm ]
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Thanks, will do. BTW upon further inspection of the fender tag, it's a B. Not a 9. Man, the more I look at this car the more I think, this is a real piece of work. Every piece of plastic on the interior is broken. The door panels, dash, rears window panels, everything. The rear floorboard looks like someone ran over a rock as it's pushed up. The drivers floor is rusted through. Oh boy this is gonna be fun. Gotta get it running first. If the body wasn't straight I don't think I would go any further. Thanks Reed for the help.

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Author:	Pierre [ Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:30 pm ]
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Just a thought, might be easier to keep that as a parts car (but drive it around for the time being) and be on the lookout for another a body on the cheap that is in better condition for a resto.

Author:	Reed [ Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:50 am ]
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Okay. THe B= Hamtramck Michigan assembly line. A-bodies in decent shape are becoming scarce. I would hang onto the one you have and keep an eye out for parts on e-bay and mopart and in the local thrifty classifieds. Reed

Author:	textoad [ Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:08 pm ]
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Oh boy, I pulled the valve cover. See my post on the Engine thread

Author:	Chrycoman [ Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:10 pm ]
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Quote: Fender tags read left to right, bottom to top, so the bottom line is line one: E24 D34 VM23 C49(0 OR 8?) 332696------ E24= 225 d34= strandard Automatic V= Valiant M= Medium Price Class 23= two door hardtop C= 225 4= 1974 Model Year 9= Assembled in Japan (Don't see that one every day...) 332696= Production Sequence Number HL4 E2Y3 000 219 020 826------ HL4= Sahara Beige body paint color E= supposed to indicate price class, but my book doesn't list an "E" 2= Vynil Bench Y3= Interior color- Gold 000= Upper Door Frame Color (my book doesn't list it) 2= Manufactured in February 19= Manufactured on February 19 020826= Production Sequence Number V1Y U C15 G15 G52 H(N?)51 V1Y= Roof paint color, or vynil roof code- Full Vynil Roof Gold My book doesn't decode the rest of it. Sounds like you have an interesting car! How did it get here from Japan? Reed To continue : B - Hamtramck, MI plant E= E price class (started in 1974) 2= Vinyl Bench Y3= Interior color- Gold 000= Upper Door Frame Colour - Same as body colour 020826= Shipping Order Number, not Production Sequence Number, which is in the VIN V1Y U C15 G15 G52 H51 V1Y= Roof colour - V1 - Full Vinyl Roof / Y - Colour - Gold U - Built for the U.S. market C15 - Special sound insulation G15 - Tinted windshield G52 - Left outside remote mirror, chrome, conventional H51 - Air conditioning with heater/defroster J25 L31 M21 M(N?)25 H26 M38 J25 - Windshield Wiper - 3-speed L31 - Fender-mounted turn signal indicators M21 - Drip rail mouldings M25 - Body sill mouldings M26 - Wheel lip mouldings M38 - ?? N76 R11 V5X L1 510 N76 - Coolant recovery system R11 - MusicMaster AM radio V5X - V5 - Moulding, vinyl - body side X - Colour - Black L1 - ?? 510 - ?? Tag should end with "EN1" or "EN2", with the "1" or "2" denoting the assembly line at Hamtramck. The suprising thing about this tag is the "M" for price class. A Scamp should be "H". The Scamp Special was "L" and the mid-year Brougham hardtop was "P".

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