IML: 1968 and '69 Changes While Still on the Line

At that time, purchasers could go the factory and watch their cars being built. They were also given the chance to change something that they didn't like about the car before taking delivery and driving it home. If this happened, I do not believe that the original build sheet or fender tag was changed to correspond with the alteration.

I know of two instances of this, one a '69 New Yorker and the other a '68 Imperial Crown Convertible. On the New Yorker, it was sent back down the line to have the interior changed as the purchaser did not like the color. The other car was repainted from metallic blue green to forest green with the corresponding interior.

I want to send out a sincere thanks to Chris H for decoding the fender tag and then the broadcast sheet for my 69 LeBaron. This is the first time that I have been in this position and it was exciting.

Apparently my 1969 LeBaron 2 door was ordered with a white vinyl roof. The car is all green and when I purchased it had a green vinyl roof which I am pretty sure was original. Chris and I discussed what could have happened for the car to get a green roof possibly installed by the dealer when new. I am in the process of replacing the roof and was leaning towards a white roof. Now it will get one. It also looks as if the car was ordered by the first owner and not by a dealer.

It appears that my car is equiped with the trailer towing package and all that comprises including a 3.23 rear end, a 50 amp alternator, additional cooling and heavy duty springs etc.

Does anyone have a feel for how many of these cars were equiped with the towing package and what exactly the towing package consists of ?

Chris said that he does not have enough information to decode lines 3-5 of the broadcast sheet. Does anyone have this information, or can they point me where to get it.

Thanks all.

Fred Joslin