Help with Fender Tag

[Old Greg]

I tried to use a decoder but it didn't seem to give me alot of info.

54     7  6      1

  9   1    86 0    17

50  8  1  C6W LL1 W

XP29 41 5 44 C07 092862

[Alaskan_TA]

You need to post a photo. For the older tags you (or anyone decoding it for you) need to know what letter or group of letters the numbers are under.

[Troy]

Most of those are easy to guess.
Base (non-R/T) Charger, 318, automatic, F70x14 redline tires, December 7th scheduled build date
drip rail, body belt, and wheel lip moldings, 2.76 axle ratio, white interior, dark turquoise metallic paint
front disc brakes, power brakes, rear window defogger, rear seat speaker, AM 8 track radio, tinted glass, white vinyl top
buddy seat, front bucket seats, hood mounted turn signals, driver's remote mirror, "sold" car (ordered)

Lots of options but it's odd that it's missing A/C. I wonder where it was originally sold?

Troy

[Old Greg]

Idk where it was sold. The car has the R/T suspension and sway bars. Also a posi trac with 3.55, it is missing the defrost and hood turn signals. I'll upload a pic this afternoon.

[68X426]

Idk where it was sold.

Bad news, the fender tag (and VIN) won't tell you where it was sold. There is no physical record on the car or thru Chrysler. I understand that in all 50 states the DMVs will provide nothing (privacy issues) even if they somehow have data from 42 years ago. You have to investigate the car's history with previous owners.

[Old Greg]

My friend that I bought it from has records going back about 30 years. The rest will be a fun mystery to solve. If this was a ordered car and was listed as sold then why option a base car like that? I would thing that if you were going to order a car with just about every option but A/C and power windows then why not just do a R/T?

[68X426]

Guessing: if you find the first owner, he might just say "I don't know what I was thinking" 

[Troy]

Because it was "just a car" back then. If you were needing a car to drive to work a Charger was pretty well optioned to begin with. The R/T would have come with higher insurance premiums and fuel costs - along with a reasonably hefty price premium. The popular engine "upgrade" for a 318 was the 383 2-bbl. Over 3/4ths of 68 Chargers had one of these two engine options.

My R/T is fairly well optioned (over $600 worth) and it's missing A/C as well. Mine doesn't have tinted windows either. My black 383 car was also ordered and had some odd option combinations.

Troy

[Old Greg]

Is there any way to find out how many were built like mine?

[Dans 68]

"Exactly" like yours? No. But there were breakdowns regarding engine size and transmission type. I'll find them later for you (if no one else posts that info, that is.  )

Dan

[Dans 68]

Here is the information I have regarding 1968 XP's, their production numbers with engine and transmission breakout. I obtained this information from http://www.charger.bravepages.com/producti.htm

Dan

[Chad L. Magee]

Here is the information I have regarding 1968 XP's, their production numbers with engine and transmission breakout. I obtained this information from http://www.charger.bravepages.com/producti.htm

Dan

Not to complain Dan, but the table is missing some information on the 318s for that year (three on the tree manual) and the production number for /6, three on the tree is wrong.  Otherwise it is good information to have....

[Dans 68]

Chad,

Thanks for the comment. That particular breakdown is not mine, so I didn't want to amend it without doing a bit more investigating. I do know that the "3 on the tree" slant 6' number was incorrect. If you know what it should be let me know and I'll see if I can get the author of the original list to update his. 

Dan

[PatrickPeeters]

Hi,

Got a cool little app.....
Sent me a PM with email and will try to email a little free app which decode's your VIN......
Anyone interest sent me a PM

Oh yeah, it's an *.exe so I'll zip it and send it, don't get scared it is clean of virusses.
Patrick

[Chad L. Magee]

Chad,

Thanks for the comment. That particular breakdown is not mine, so I didn't want to amend it without doing a bit more investigating. I do know that the "3 on the tree" slant 6' number was incorrect. If you know what it should be let me know and I'll see if I can get the author of the original list to update his. 

Dan

Dan,

     Thanks for your input on it, I just wanted to clarify that there were a few errors on the table (for the newbies who are seeing that for the first time).  I wish I had the production numbers for both of them, but I do not.  The /6 listing for only one was probably taken from GG white books, where he once listed only one known example (which is not the case anymore).  No concrete production numbers have been found for either of these combos for the 1968 Charger run.  My best guess is probably between 20 to 30 of the /6, three on the tree manual Chargers were made that year and a same number of 318 versions.  I have seen two of the /6s like that and used to own a 318 version with the three on the tree manual.  When I registered the 318 version with TDC, Wayne said it was among a handful known at the time, but I know that more have been since found (thus my guess).....