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3rd Generation 1979 - 1993 => 1979 - 1993 => Topic started by: 79mustangcobra on April 02, 2015, 09:55:47 AM

Title: Body stamps decoding - not sure what these mean
Post by: 79mustangcobra on April 02, 2015, 09:55:47 AM

I was looking at my 79 Cobra today and noticed these two stamps under the door uni-body.

Here is the driver side. I have no idea what this means. 92B. Sounds like a radio station.  :)

(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/2E9CEC5E-310A-415D-82C2-9FD3DFB5940B_zpsc3f7iqv1.jpg) (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/bassdb/media/2E9CEC5E-310A-415D-82C2-9FD3DFB5940B_zpsc3f7iqv1.jpg.html)

Here is the passenger side - this one looks like a date. 7-14 2nd shift?  The car was made 8-17-78

(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/38D3ADFB-6CE9-4B54-9D82-D5BA77C9F237_zpsyus2jqat.jpg) (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/bassdb/media/38D3ADFB-6CE9-4B54-9D82-D5BA77C9F237_zpsyus2jqat.jpg.html)

Thanks for looking and any info

Title: Re: Body stamps decoding - not sure what these mean
Post by: carlite65 on April 02, 2015, 10:09:56 AM

those are indeed date stamps of when that particular piece was stamped out. keep looking, most sheetmetal has them somewhere. some may be hidden & backwards. all should preceed the build date of the car.

Title: Re: Body stamps decoding - not sure what these mean
Post by: J_Speegle on April 08, 2015, 07:19:35 PM

Quote from: carlite65 on April 02, 2015, 10:09:56 AM

those are indeed date stamps of when that particular piece was stamped out........

+1 and in this example a panel identification stamp

Date code often does not include anything that identifies the year. In your example Month- day of month - shift - stamping plant