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Title: 1970 Dearborn Buck tag question
Post by: app01 on November 13, 2012, 01:21:39 PM

I have a question about a Dearborn May 1970 Boss 2 Buck tag (it is a Reproduction since the original was missing)

Mine has
----------------------------------------------------
The Vin#    63A D 342
BA
BTRAC         RS
                                   W-2 (stamped diagonally)
----------------------------------------------------


I have looked through the archives and still have the following questions:
1. The car did come with Power steering (per the marti report and other original docs). Should the buck tag also have "PS"?
2. Since all Boss2's came with Power Brakes and Dual Exhaust, should PB and DE also be on the tag?
3.  Does the 342 mean that the body was built in welding bay 342?
4.  What does  W-2  mean?

Thanks again for the help.

Tony

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn Buck tag question
Post by: jwc66k on November 13, 2012, 03:58:35 PM

Try this site - http://www.ponysite.de/fmcog/to_alt/bbtd.htm
Jim

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn Buck tag question
Post by: app01 on November 13, 2012, 04:58:58 PM

Hi Jim,

I did find that site and it still does not answer my questions.

For my Q1, I assume that PS should be there, but not 100%sure, and Q2 given that they all came with those options, I am not sure if they would be listed.

Thanks,
Tony

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn Buck tag question
Post by: J_Speegle on November 13, 2012, 05:19:46 PM

Want to start by saying that decoding any buck tag completely is difficult (using the online info) since different years and plants used different coding and layout, so "one size fits all" decoders may lead you down the wrong path ;)

Would suggest getting Kevin Marti's "The Mustang and Cougar Tagbook" for more complete information on the subject

Quote from: app01 on November 13, 2012, 01:21:39 PM

I have a question about a Dearborn May 1970 Boss 2 Buck tag (it is a Reproduction since the original was missing)
----------------------------------------------------
The Vin#    63A D 342
BA
BTRAC         RS
                                   W-2 (stamped diagonally)
----------------------------------------------------


I have looked through the archives and still have the following questions:

1. The car did come with Power steering (per the marti report and other original docs). Should the buck tag also have "PS"?

Don't believe that was notated/stamped in 70 Dearborn tags like they were on  some other examples


2. Since all Boss2's came with Power Brakes and Dual Exhaust, should PB and DE also be on the tag?

Since the workers needed specific instructions (they didn't know the bare unibody was going to be a Boss ;)  they needed the codes to know what to do.


3.  Does the 342 mean that the body was built in welding bay 342?

Believe that is the first rotation number


4.  What does  W-2  mean? - Related to some inspection I believe

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn Buck tag question
Post by: app01 on November 13, 2012, 06:19:07 PM

Thanks for the info. I have just abut every book except for that one.. I will order it.

Tony

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn Buck tag question
Post by: J_Speegle on November 13, 2012, 08:35:48 PM

Quote from: app01 on November 13, 2012, 06:19:07 PM

Thanks for the info. I have just abut every book except for that one.. I will order it.

Not a full decoding of every code in the book but very helpful with all the different tags IMHO found on the cars. Kevin was originally considering writing a decoding book but with the access to the Ford data base the need for decoding buck tags became somewhat unimportant compared to the past.