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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Body, Paint & Sealers => Topic started by: gimpystoy on August 14, 2019, 12:13:51 PM

Title: Hood latch a pic of the embossed numbers on m brace date code
Post by: gimpystoy on August 14, 2019, 12:13:51 PM

This is  a date code  or  engineering number?
TY,
Gimpy

Title: Re: 7 Metuchen C code hood latch a pic of the embossed numbers on m brace date code
Post by: jwc66k on August 14, 2019, 12:21:20 PM

Date code.
Jim

Title: Re: 67 Metuchen C code hood latch a pic of the embossed numbers on m brace date code
Post by: J_Speegle on August 14, 2019, 02:36:53 PM

Decoding pattern is described in the Date Coding article in the Library ;)

Appears to likely fit your cars build date depending on the specific date your car was finished.

Title: Re: 67 Metuchen C code hood latch a pic of the embossed numbers on m brace date code
Post by: gimpystoy on August 14, 2019, 07:29:16 PM

My 67 is a March order,May, 67 build.

Title: Re: 67 Metuchen C code hood latch a pic of the embossed numbers on m brace date code
Post by: J_Speegle on August 14, 2019, 08:04:11 PM

Quote from: gimpystoy on August 14, 2019, 07:29:16 PM

My 67 is a March 67 build.

Sorry for the confusion since your signature shows May. Must be different car.

"67 C code Metuchen, May "67" build 289 C4"

Title: Re: 67 Metuchen C code hood latch a pic of the embossed numbers on m brace date code
Post by: gimpystoy on August 15, 2019, 09:02:38 AM

I corrected my reply.I had a 70's moment !