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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1968 Mustang => Topic started by: preaction on August 21, 2018, 04:59:03 PM

Title: 68 hood hinge date code
Post by: preaction on August 21, 2018, 04:59:03 PM

I thought there was a previous thread about this but it covers year of use (shape of part) and not dates stamped can anyone decifer this from a 68 Dearborn car hood hinge; OB712D3   OB  Im not sure and the date is July 12 with D3 the same as many Ford stampings.

Title: Re: 68 hood hinge date code
Post by: J_Speegle on August 21, 2018, 05:12:19 PM

Believe OB identifies the supplier or plant of the supplier and the rest follows the typical sheet metal stamping pattern

Title: Re: 68 hood hinge date code
Post by: preaction on August 21, 2018, 06:49:27 PM

Thanks Jeff as I can see your busy today. ;)

Title: Re: 68 hood hinge date code
Post by: J_Speegle on August 21, 2018, 07:17:29 PM

Quote from: preaction on August 21, 2018, 06:49:27 PM

Thanks Jeff as I can see your busy today. ;)

Busy - busy everyday. Got to get my 10 hours in daily ;)

Title: Re: 68 hood hinge date code
Post by: Bossbill on August 21, 2018, 10:20:25 PM

This is really timely.

After a week of stripping and redoing the deck, I finally got back to restoring stuff -- like my hood hinges. I, too, thought the stamping was odd and didn't find anything in the date code section.
I'm glad that my hinges work out correctly for my car, too. Matching number hinges!