Assembly date of my 68 question....

[bandit67]

Guys, my fender tag on my 68 GTX shows B16 as the scheduled assembly date...so , would that be February 16 or November 16. That 68 only decode file seemed to show that was a November build date...just want to be sure...thanks.

 

[33 IMP]

A,B,C, is October, November, December. 1 is January , 2 is February. Etc.
So yes, November. You know that is scheduled date, not necessarily the actual assy date, right?

 

[bandit67]

Yes, 33, on the "scheduled assembly date". But don t think I can know for sure the assembly date. But the November 16 date would work for me in trying to collect some close as possible non original parts with casting dates. thanks

 

[bandit67]

Ok, so IF the car was assemble on November 16, that would have been in 1967, correct. I mean, weren't they making 69s by November 16, 68.

 

[33 IMP]

Ok, so IF the car was assemble on November 16, that would have been in 1967, correct. I mean, weren't they making 69s by November 16, 68.

Yep.

 

[Richard Cranium]

A,B,C, is October, November, December. 1 is January , 2 is February. Etc.
So yes, November. You know that is scheduled date, not necessarily the actual assy date, right?

What would August or September '67 be?

 

[33 IMP]

What would August or September '67 be?

August 16 '67, would be coded 816, September 16 would be 916, on an early 68 car.

 

[Chi Town Runner]

You have to realize that back in the day (I'm 72) new cars hit the showrooms in Sept of the previous model year.
So a '68 GTX could be purchased new in Sept of '67.

I believe they actually started production lines in late July or August of the previous year to produce cars for the following model year.