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Lynch Road built B-bodies

Richard Cranium

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I learned something new this weekend. Lynch built cars have punches in the cowl identifying first and second shift. These are on both sides of the cowl.

My car is a 2nd shift car...

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I checked out other cars on the Carlisle show field & took some more pictures. Another 2nd shift...

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First shift....

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Oh that’s interesting! I’ve seen those forever and always wondered how such out of place dents got in there.
 
So both sides of the cowl on all cars or could be on either side? Know what year they started this? I know 69 is the year most of the specific year stuff started numbers wise just curious. It’s funny the punches/tooling or marks weren’t even the same car to car. Cool stuff!
 
No punches on my 70 on either side.
 
Interesting.

What does our resident Lynch Road guy say?
 
None on mine. There was some debate as to what they were for on moparts a few years ago. Some say it was to make them come apart easier when they stacked them up after being stamped out. I don't know if they ever got stacked ????????
 
My 68 Coronet R/T was built 8/28/67 at the Lynch Rd plant and I have 2 small dents on the passenger side. How interesting !
 
Ditto here!
1968 GTX....
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Very cool bit of trivia to know. Thanks!!
 
Lynch Rd 68 Runner…..one dot passenger side cowl.

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Perhaps "unofficial" markings.
 
Cool! I only had one side on mine. Single punch Passenger side only.
 
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