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Fender tag decode

Swamp Ape

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I’ve searched the forum to see if there was a resource for deciding these. I’ve also searched the web, but all my search results come up with people posting pics of their tag for decoding. So, I’m posting my fender tag. Can anyone tell me more about my car or give me a source to do it myself?

Thanks in advance

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We'd need more info as to what car you have as well as better pic's of the numbers. No online decoder is 100% accurate but it gets you started. Members here will help dial it in.

Here's a few online resources.
Broadcast Vin Fender Tag Decoder for Mopar Dodge Chrysler Plymouth (mopar1.us)

1969-1974 Mopar Fender Tag Decoder (realdash.net)

1962-1968 Fender Tag & Broadcast Sheet Codes – MyMopar

Thanks.
I’ll read through those. The numbers are hard to make out. It’s a 72 Charger SE.
 
Thanks.
I’ll read through those. The numbers are hard to make out. It’s a 72 Charger SE.

One way to make them easier to read is to take the tags off & take pictures of them. Then you flip the image so that they're easier to read, like this.

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This may help...

A 72 Coronet 2 dr with a 318 & a 904. Okay, Charger... I would expect a 29 instead of a 23.... But then again I would expect a X instead of a W.. W was always Coronet till apparently 71 it became Coronet and Charger... But Charger was always 29 for sport roof...

Lets get the man with the answers... @69Coronetrt


As mention take the tags off & flip them over it'll be easier to read..

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This may help...

A 72 Coronet 2 dr with a 318 & a 904

As mention take the tags off & flip them over it'll be easier to read..

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When I was younger back in the 80’s... I always thought the ‘71-‘74 Chargers were just 2-door Coronets.

It wasn’t til about 5 years ago, that I looked at a VIN on one, and it confirmed it. :D
 
This may help...

A 72 Coronet 2 dr with a 318 & a 904. Okay, Charger... I would expect a 29 instead of a 23.... But then again I would expect a X instead of a W.. W was always Coronet till apparently 71 it became Coronet and Charger... But Charger was always 29 for sport roof...

Lets get the man with the answers... @69Coronetrt


As mention take the tags off & flip them over it'll be easier to read..

Starting in 71, the Dodge midsized (previously the W Coronets and X Chargers) lines were consolidated. The X VIN designation was dropped and all cars carried the W VIN.

Two doors (W*2*) keep the Charger badges while four doors (W*4*) got the Coronet badging.

The X VIN code indicating the Charger nameplate returned in 75 while the two and four door Coronets retained the W.

So.... 71-74 two door Dodge midsize is a Charger and four door is a Coronet.

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"29" was the SE oddball rear window in 1972
 
Finally, sensei agrees with me.

I am humbled for I know that it is truly myself that has agreed with sensei.
 
Never been big on 71 & Up B bodies... I thought there was a two door 71-4 Coronet.. Guess not...
 
I learned stuff today. The second link that Rebel posted was the cat’s ***. It worked very well. And turning upside down was great. Here is what I came up with. It corresponds with what I thought.
WH23: Coronet,Charger
High
2 Door Hardtop
G2G: 318 150HP(net) or 155HP(net) 1-2BBL 8 CYL
1972
St. Louis, MO, USA
182934: Sequence number
E44: 318 cid 2 barrel V8 230hp
D34: Light Duty Automatic Transmission
GY9: Dark Gold Metallic (Dodge), Tawney Gold Poly (Plymouth, Chrysler, Imperial) Exterior Color
E6XW: Trim - Unknown, Vinyl Bucket Seats, Black/White
EW1: Dower White (Dodge), Spinnaker White (Plymouth, Chrysler, Imperial) Int. Door Frames
328: Build Date: March 28
432276: Order number
V4Y: Vinyl Canopy Roof, Gold
U: USA Specifications
B41: Front Disc Brakes w/Standard 10in RR Drum
B51: Power Brakes
C16: Console w/Woodgrain Panel
C56: Bucket Seats
G11: Tinted Glass (all)
G37: OS Dual Racing Mirrors
H51: Air Conditioning with Heater
J25: 3 Speed Wipers
J52: Inside Hood Release
L31: Hood/Fender Mounted Turn Signals
L37: Concealed Headlamps
M21: Roof drip rail moldings
M25: Wide sill moldings
M28: Front Bumper Periphery
M31: Belt Moldings
M36: Rear Bumper Periphery
N23: Electronic Ignition System
R11: Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
V7W: Accent Stripes, White
Y16: Sales Bank
CTD:
 
So I was asked a question at a car show this weekend that is related to this topic. A guy asked why my original window sticker shows “Coronet Charger” instead of only Charger? I never noticed and I am not sure. All of the WS window stickers I googled have only Charger. I did see one other Grand Spaulding window sticker with both trim lines on the sticker. Odd, so did the dealership type the sticker or the factory?

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I don’t know the technical answer, but I’ve always thought of the Charger as an offshoot or spawn of the Coronet. I’m sure someone will come along with a better explanation.
 
I don’t know the technical answer, but I’ve always thought of the Charger as an offshoot or spawn of the Coronet. I’m sure someone will come along with a better explanation.
You also have a sizeable chunk of the Inspector Tag intact. :thumbsup:
 
So I was asked a question at a car show this weekend that is related to this topic. A guy asked why my original window sticker shows “Coronet Charger” instead of only Charger? I never noticed and I am not sure. All of the WS window stickers I googled have only Charger. I did see one other Grand Spaulding window sticker with both trim lines on the sticker. Odd, so did the dealership type the sticker or the factory?

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Can you post a picture off the entire sheet? The answer may lay in the details.
 
I always assumed it was to be interpreted as "Coronet/Charger".
 
I worked in a junkyard back in the late 80’s. And one of my jobs was to retrieve the cars on a list to be crushed. I lost count of how many Gold with tan vinyl top and interior ‘71-‘74 Chargers that went in. They seemed to all be bench seat, column shift, standard square cluster, 318 2bbl’s.

I only worked there for a little while but, I never saw a ‘68-‘70 come in.
 
It’s a WS23 car So I don’t think any additional info on the sticker will provide context.
Does anyone know if the factory or the dealer typed the window sticker?
 
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