Re: 92 B on 62 belvedere tag

[tony amsden <tamsden@xxxxxxxxx>]

already tried that got another i have no idea
thank-you!!
tony



On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Feb 17, 2009, at 8:02 PM, tony amsden wrote:
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>>  gary ,
>>  i am trying to find out if this is a dealer installed max wedge motor
>> . i purchased this 62 belvedere 4 door in idaho (was going to be a
>> parts car for my 62 fury convertible. when i talked to the owner of it
>> he told me that the owner before him kept the crossram and heads off
>> the car but he still had the orig 413 with the car . i headed out for
>> idaho as soon as i could. Tuns out that the car was a special order
>> black and white car ordered from the St. louis plant through  Elledge
>> motors at 19th & grand in granite city, il. order by  Lt. a.w.farrar.
>> car has window sticker special order sheet from chrysler ,car
>> specification schedule, and data plate but i could not find the
>> proctecto-plate and he did not have the bill of sale from dealer .
>>    i have seen the 92B on one other car owned by the original owner
>> in colo.springs ,co. it was a 4 door max wedge car ,but the owner
>> had ordered a two door . they offered him a discount of several
>> hundred dollars if he would take delivery of it . He did.
>>    Back to my car , it was factory built with as per special order
>> sheet, 361 hi-perf ,3 spd , heater, no radio , full tinted windows , 8
>> 3/4 ,323 gears  and back-up lights and also called for a  "vehicle
>> must" of  (5  ) 14 x 5.5 h.d.  'k' wheels
>> with a " special equiptment availability number P62-724" and a
>> "material procurement referance no. p1636 " I have no idea what either
>> of these later 2 items are .  there is also a list of things with
>> part? numbers on special order sheet i can not find any of these any
>> where
>> engine 2268168
>> trans   2400236
>> rr.axle 2070767
>> pinion 1949402
>> prop shaft 2401350
>> radiator 2099897
>> wheel (bc3) 2266840
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>> so not knowing what this car  is of course i bought it . so i get it
>> home and the orange over green paint 413 i got with the car is stamped
>> on the pad "A.W.F.  T41 2-11" the awf are the original owners initials
>> .   no hp ,no mp  but is an AAQA block cast date 1-12-62
>> The hood braces appear to have been mangled to make room for something
>> not cut out like they should have been .
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>> Any way i believe this car to be a non-existant dealer installed max
>> wedge (according to davis) . that they did not even use a max wedge
>> engine in . or i guess the orig. owner blew it up and had this one
>> installed. this is what i would like to find out.
>> at the least i have a special order 361 hp ,stick shift ,4 door, maybe
>> cop car,maybe dealer installed max wedge
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>> so if anyone has any info on any of these numbers i would love to here
>> from you.
>>
>> thanks again for your help!!
>> tony
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>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Decoding mid to late '60s Mopar fender tags is relatively easy. But my
>>> understanding is that Chrysler Corporation's record keeping was haphazard
>>> and archives discarded or destroyed back in the '62-'65 years. Moreover, I
>>> was told various Chrysler manufacturing plants used different fender tag
>>> codes for the same option. For example, Govier's '62-'65 decode book only
>>> covers the Lynch Road and Hamtramck manufacturing plants last time I looked
>>> at his booklet. If your '62 was built elsewhere that Govier book can't help
>>> you. So decoding fender tags is tricky to impossible in some cases for our
>>> favorite cars.
>>>
>>> What option are you trying to document?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Gary H.
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>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> From: tony amsden
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>>>> yes , i have .  i got a i have no idea from darrell davis
>>>> and i have asked for the help of galen govier and thus far no word
>>>>
>>>> thank-you
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 6:45 PM,  <Dodger7998  wrote:
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>>>>> #2 here,,,,,,,have you checked any of the tag decode sites  ?
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> topic.  Thanks!
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