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Old 01-19-2008, 05:08 PM
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Re: Question about R/T Challenger (1972)

J54 is actually the code for the ralley hood <--- on some car lines it meant the addition of underhood insulation perhaps; however, specific to atleast 72-74 challengers, this denoted the dual scooped hood....... my 74 also has this code and lacks the "A57" code....

as well, my car is also coded for the V7W sripes... which are......... to the best of my knowledge based on my research speaking with the nephew of the original owner of mine who remembered the car new, and removal of the mirrors exposing the original paint below (car was repainted once and had a fender replaced in approx 1978)....... any way, there is painted pinstriping pretty much running along the upper section of the car at mirror height, the original owners nephew recalls this pinstriping on the car as new; thus, I've determined that V7W is infact white pinstripes 2 white pinstripes very close together with 1 line being about double the thickness of the other running mirror perch height along the side of the car

p.s. if the car were infact special ordered with the purple, it would be coded for purple and not still retain the b3 designation on the fener tag, there would be a special order paint code, no idea what that code would be exactly; however, it would be there and would not retain the other code on the tag
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