They can be on the sides I think. Some of those stamping should match the fender tag.
Ok, curiosity got the best of me.
I loosened and pulled the radiator back to see the number stamped on the back side of my radiator support
It matches the SO number on my fender tag
Correct.
The one on the front I cant make out ( to much paint on it ) But I think is just a vendor number for the part
Mine has nothing on the top - either side .
Loosened my radiator and the SO number is stamped on the back side facing the radiator, and is impossible to read with the radiator in the car.
Keep in mind.
My car is a Lynch Road plant car and I have a feeling it will make a difference
Frans car above is a St Louis plant car . ( all b body verts were )
The punch card will have all the applicable information punched out. A few years ago I got the information. It included shipping area etc. Don’t know if it is the same now. But you will have to decode all the information on the card. Everything about building the car will be there.
Edit,
Once obtained will the IBM punch car decode options or just build plant and original dealers sales info?
Keep in mind.
My car is a Lynch Road plant car and I have a feeling it will make a difference
Frans car above is a St Louis plant car . ( all b body verts were )
I suspect there is some stamping differences between the various plants. Mine is a Lynchburg
This add an interesting twist to things. My car is a Lynch Road plant car also and has the same scheduled build date of 405. And my VIN is is about 150 cars ahead of yours (247910 vs 248059). I don't know how VINs were assigned to specific plants - I assume the VIN was assigned when the production order was entered into a master system, without regard as to which plant would be ultimately be responsible for it's assembly. But I may be dead wrong. If I'm not wrong, our cars were probably on the assembly line within a day or two of each other and that would seem to build a case for my fender tag to possibly be correct. I know the date on the fender tag is just a projection of a build date and not an accurate date but quite a coincidence our cars have the same date and the VINs are so close. They mystery continues. Guess I will be looking behind my radiator tomorrow.
Correct.
Edit,
Once obtained will the IBM punch car decode options or just build plant and original dealers sales info?
Once Chrysler Historical is back up and operational. I do plan to send off and get the punch card for my car. A very good friend of mine has a copy of dealers and codes from back then I MIGHT be able to associate the car with the selling dealer.
Agreed. In my case, the IBM card shows an unknown dealer code. FastbackJon has a lot of the codes, but not mine. Based on the code, he believes it may have been a corporate car for awhile before the eventual selling dealership (which i know was in Viroqua, WI) sold it to the "original" owner. Also, my window sticker is blank where the selling dealer's name usually is.The only caveat to that may be that the original dealer may not have been the one that actually sold the car. It could have changed hands before selling. But, it would be nice to know to where it was shipped.
Was the number on the front of you support a SS prefix?