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Title: front bumper date code
Post by: acman63 on May 13, 2015, 05:02:03 PM

who can tell me what this stamped in date means   6   17  M4      Im think 1964 stamping but what does the M  stand for  if its not the month

Title: Re: front bumper date code
Post by: CharlesTurner on May 13, 2015, 05:12:59 PM

June 17, '64.

The 'M' most likely indicates the stamping plant, which would have been Monroe, MI.

I have seen Fall of '64 cars with 'M5' codes, so it seems that the date stamps might not have followed the actual year, but the production/model year.

Title: Re: front bumper date code
Post by: acman63 on May 13, 2015, 05:55:21 PM

so this would be June 17th  64?

Title: Re: front bumper date code
Post by: CharlesTurner on May 13, 2015, 09:13:33 PM

Yes