Information on the Ibm card for my car

[64polara4doorht]

Hi everyone. Sorry for always asking information on my car, but everyone here are very knowledgeable and helpful. This is the card Danielle sent me on my car. I've figured out the paint and interior colors, and noticed that it came with power steering and brakes. I would like to figure out the engine and and any other information about it. Thanks for the help.

 

[69Coronetrt]

Here's something I came up with that might help.

An IBM card uses punches out of each column to designate a three digit code or a letter.

Body style 322, the 3 position is punched out of column 19, the 2 out of column 20 and the 2 out of column 21 to give us code 322 as indicated in box D BODY TYPE on the top line. Control punches help change punch positions to letters as we we for the TRIM columns 29, 30 and 31.

Some options are designated by he first two numbers of the column like column 36 RADIOS as well as the number punched out. The punch for the number 1 in this example is missing so that indicates the car got sales code 361.

The engine code is in column 50 as well as the box above the RS in MOTORS.

You should be able to apply these concepts to your card. Please let me know if you do not have access to sales coded numbers or if you have any other questions.

 

[64polara4doorht]

Here's something I came up with that might help.

An IBM card uses punches out of each column to designate a three digit code or a letter.

Body style 322, the 3 position is punched out of column 19, the 2 out of column 20 and the 2 out of column 21 to give us code 322 as indicated in box D BODY TYPE on the top line. Control punches help change punch positions to letters as we we for the TRIM columns 29, 30 and 31.

Some options are designated by he first two numbers of the column like column 36 RADIOS as well as the number punched out. The punch for the number 1 in this example is missing so that indicates the car got sales code 361.

The engine code is in column 50 as well as the box above the RS in MOTORS.

You should be able to apply these concepts to your card. Please let me know if you do not have access to sales coded numbers or if you have any other questions.

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Thanks for how the punches in the card give a sales code number. I don't have access to sales coded numbers. How do I find them? My car doesn't have a fender tag, so it makes it harder to find info on the car. Thanks for the help.

 

[MoparRobTX]

I made this in excel for my 67 barracuda. The Options List tab has the sales codes and they should be the same.

 

[64polara4doorht]

Here's something I came up with that might help.

An IBM card uses punches out of each column to designate a three digit code or a letter.

Body style 322, the 3 position is punched out of column 19, the 2 out of column 20 and the 2 out of column 21 to give us code 322 as indicated in box D BODY TYPE on the top line. Control punches help change punch positions to letters as we we for the TRIM columns 29, 30 and 31.

Some options are designated by he first two numbers of the column like column 36 RADIOS as well as the number punched out. The punch for the number 1 in this example is missing so that indicates the car got sales code 361.

The engine code is in column 50 as well as the box above the RS in MOTORS.

You should be able to apply these concepts to your card. Please let me know if you do not have access to sales coded numbers or if you have any other questions.

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On my card, the engine doesn't have a punch just a punch near top that says engine. Do you know what that means? Thanks

 

[matthon]

The bottom numbers are 1-80.
The sides are rows, from the bottom up, 9-0, the top two rows above 0 are letters.

On my 67 card, the top two rows are R and X, however that doesn't mean if a punch is there it represents R or X.

For example, your trim is H4Q.
The TRIM punches are:
Punch at 8, and the highest letter row.
Punch at 4.
Punch at 8, and the lowest letter row.

See pic below, shows the letters at the top left.
A punch at row 8 and a punch at the top row matches up with the H.
A punch at row 8 and a punch at the second from the top row matches up with the Q.

H4Q is your trim code, aka interior.

Codes can be found in the Galen books or others, or online.

On your phone, or paint, draw red lines across it between the rows, 9-0 and the top 2.

Or make a photocopy, draw some lines with a ruler making rows and columns and see what you see.

I did the whole thing in excel for my car, type in the punches, spits out the #s and results, what the fender tag should be, etc, but they made slight changes to the cards over the years so it doesn't work for every year.

 

[matthon]

 

[64polara4doorht]

The bottom numbers are 1-80.
The sides are rows, from the bottom up, 9-0, the top two rows above 0 are letters.

On my 67 card, the top two rows are R and X, however that doesn't mean if a punch is there it represents R or X.

For example, your trim is H4Q.
The TRIM punches are:
Punch at 8, and the highest letter row.
Punch at 4.
Punch at 8, and the lowest letter row.

See pic below, shows the letters at the top left.
A punch at row 8 and a punch at the top row matches up with the H.
A punch at row 8 and a punch at the second from the top row matches up with the Q.

H4Q is your trim code, aka interior.

Codes can be found in the Galen books or others, or online.

On your phone, or paint, draw red lines across it between the rows, 9-0 and the top 2.

Or make a photocopy, draw some lines with a ruler making rows and columns and see what you see.

I did the whole thing in excel for my car, type in the punches, spits out the #s and results, what the fender tag should be, etc, but they made slight changes to the cards over the years so it doesn't work for every year.

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Thanks I will try that.