When was the earliest you could get a Hemi Orange Charger?

[A12 Superbee]

I think Hemi Orange was first available with the release of the A12 Superbee's in mid 69, but how soon afterwards could you get a Charger in V2?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

  The V2 announcement Bulletin came out on March 3rd...

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/_1969-Dodge-PIB-01.shtml?load_img=17

When I was running the Registry, the earliest documented on the tag V2 car I had was a 383 2bbl that had a SPD of 1/21/69 built at the Hamtramck Plant.  Odd since the bulletin came out in March?

The other followed with SPD's in late March...
The earliest St Louis plant V2 car had a SPD of around 5/1/69.

[6bblgt]

the earliest "HEMI orange" '69 Chargers I know of are:
XP29H8B - V2 - 317 SPD
XP29H9G - V2 - 421 SPD

[hemigeno]

[thread hijack]
This doesn't address the original question about V2 Chargers, but - AFAIK, the A12 Sales Code was added about a month before V2 Hemi Orange was (officially?) introduced as a color to the Dodge A & B lineup.  I've never understood there to be a connection between A12 Superbees and the introduction of V2 (or for that matter, K2 Vitamin "C" Orange and A12 RoadRunners), although maybe I'm missing something obvious?

[/thread hijack]


Like Chris, I'm also curious about the introduction of an actual Paint Code (V2) on a Fender Tag before that color was released and incorporated into normal production.  Shouldn't it have been coded as "99" Special Order, like Omaha Orange would have been?  I can't read the tag very well... perhaps there's something unique about the VON/SON?

[Ghoste]

I will check tonight but Im pretty sure that is still the earliest one in there.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

That is the best/biggest pic I have.  Nothing special about the VON either.   Who knows  could it actually be a "Y" and not a "V"  maybe someone with some photshop skills could edit the image to clear it up??


Dan, the 3/17 car does have a special 940 VON as you know...