The copy is not good at all. The shipping order starts with 42 if that's the same as the sales order. There is 2 punches on line 40 but impossible to tell what they are. The copy is horrible. All I can tell is it is punched on line 2 and line 4 going from left to right.
Where do I look to tell which carrier it is and get the date code ?
I can help with the IBM card if you want it.
Look here for both the type (742, 489, etc) of rear end and a casting date on the housing. I presume you'll find something similar.
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....Not all 440 and Hemi cars had a Dana rear end.
Yeah...It think that got a little twisted early.
The 8.75 was standard behind a Hemi/440 automatic.
67-72 440 and Hemi cars with four speed got a Dana.
In my experience, "Never say Never" rarely holds up to scrutiny. Presenting an 'exception to a rule' requires a lot of rock solid documentation.
Here's a recent 'never say never' find:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,108986.0.html
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The copy is not good at all. The shipping order starts with 42 if that's the same as the sales order. There is 2 punches on line 40 but impossible to tell what they are. The copy is horrible. All I can tell is it is punched on line 2 and line 4 going from left to right.[/COLOR]
What's the entire 8 character SO number from the fender tag?
'From Left to Right' indicates to me you have turned the card 90 degrees with column 80 at the bottom.
The lowest row (furthest left when turned) is used for the number 9. The next row (column in this perspective) would be an 8. Since that is punched out, that tells us the car came with a Sure Grip. The next row is 7 and the next row is 6. If that is punched out, that tells us the car came with the 68 Axle, also appearing on the fender tag. The 68 code tells us the car came with a 9.75 rear end; standard for a 440-four speed car. Without seeing the card and seeing something that overrides the 68 code, one has to presume the car came with the Dana.
Memories fade over time. It would be easy to forget that mom wanted a lower geared car and the rear end was switched. Maybe they remember the gears were switched but did not know that it would require swapping the whole rear end. They could very well not really know anything about the history or what happened, why and when.