Need Help Decoding 1968 Barracuda Convertible Fender Tag

[Old Moparz]

I am going to help a friend of mine sell a car soon so I took a bunch of photos of it including the fender tag. It's nothing special, just a slant six car, but we were curious about a few things with it. It was painted red but he said he doesn't believe that it's the original color.

He dismantled it, sandblasted a portion of it, started to work on it & refinished a few things but due to various reasons he had to stop. I had owned the car a long time ago & never bothered to decode the tag & sold it to him. Aside from wondering what the color was, one of the oddities is that it has a factory sway bar.

Here is the tag & a few pics of the car including when I had it 30 years ago. Any help decoding it is appreciated. 

[tan top]

i'm far from an expert on 68 fender tags , especially A -bodies & not 100 percent sure  , hope this of  help & not confuse anything ,

i await to be corrected with anything    

BH27 - Barracuda convertible
21 - 225 slant 6
5 - automatic
38 -E70x14 redlines
502 - may 2nd 1968 SPD
78 - wheel lip mouldings
A1 - 2:76  rear gears
H6X - black vinyl bucket seats
PNT - MM1 turbine bronze
UB - black inner door frame & dash color
S1 -  black side stripe ,  * possible !!  i think ?
E1 -  air cleaner package ,  * possible !! i think ?
R1 - AM radio
Y1 - black convertible top
a6 - center console
b4 - bucket seats
h7 - fender mounted turn signals, * possible !!  i think ?
u1 - sold car

[Old Moparz]

i'm far from an expert on 68 fender tags , especially A -bodies & not 100 percent sure  , hope this of  help & not confuse anything

Thanks for the help. 

I forwarded this to my friend & he also said thanks. 

I seriously thought that he was going to get further on this car & that it would come out nice because of the 1970 Road Runner convertible he restored years ago. Age & health can be our worst enemies.

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i'm far from an expert on 68 fender tags , especially A -bodies & not 100 percent sure  , hope this of  help & not confuse anything

Thanks for the help. 

I forwarded this to my friend & he also said thanks. 

I seriously thought that he was going to get further on this car & that it would come out nice because of the 1970 Road Runner convertible he restored years ago. Age & health can be our worst enemies.

thanks  your welcome , glad to of been assistance & help   
yes true !   age & health  worst enemies when trying to do anything to our old cars 

[Old Moparz]

thanks  your welcome , glad to of been assistance & help   
yes true !   age & health  worst enemies when trying to do anything to our old cars 

I have a few photos of his Road Runner on my computer at home that I'll post here later. He restored it back in the early 90's, did most of the work himself, drove it 3-1/2 hours to Carlisle & took second place in the stock B-Body class. 

[tan top]

thanks  your welcome , glad to of been assistance & help   
yes true !   age & health  worst enemies when trying to do anything to our old cars 

I have a few photos of his Road Runner on my computer at home that I'll post here later. He restored it back in the early 90's, did most of the work himself, drove it 3-1/2 hours to Carlisle & took second place in the stock B-Body class. 

     was going to ask  any pictures of the roadrunner , would love to see them when & if you get  the time    

[Old Moparz]

    was going to ask  any pictures of the roadrunner , would love to see them when & if you get  the time    

Sorry it's not outside but he was in the middle of repairing the gas tank.

It's a 383 4 speed car with a bench seat.

[hemi-hampton]

Love that Roadrunner, would love to have a 1 of 3 Hemi Convertible. Leon.

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    was going to ask  any pictures of the roadrunner , would love to see them when & if you get  the time   

Sorry it's not outside but he was in the middle of repairing the gas tank.

It's a 383 4 speed car with a bench seat.

 nice looking roadrunner ! air grabber too ,   !  thanks for sharing the pictures , appreciated   

[Old Moparz]

nice looking roadrunner ! air grabber too ,   !  thanks for sharing the pictures , appreciated   

It is a great car & that restoration is now getting up there in age. I remember right before he started the work on it almost 35 years ago when it was still a little rough looking. It had the typical B-Body rust in the quarters, fenders, maybe the floors but had a solid frame. It also had a transplanted 440 & had a few other issues.

He dismantled it, sandblasted the whole thing in his driveway, gathered parts for it & refinished everything in his garage. He did all the work on it alone except the sheet metal & paint & I had only helped him get the 383 with the 4-speed in it. Soon after we drove to Carlisle in it the year it reached over 100 that weekend. 

We're planning another Carlisle but I don't know if he plans to take the car. 

[Old Moparz]

Well, it's officially listed for sale. If I had the time & money I would buy it back from him & redo it with the original slant six. 

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