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Sample 1969 Baltimore Body Broadcast Sheet Decode
Caveat: Data below are taken from 1969 Baltimore Body Broadcast Sheets and are confirmed on engine/transmission by the Warranty Card Protect-O-Plate (POP) imprint stamped on the sheet. The Kansas City plant may very well have used the same codes but they could be different as the Kansas City Body Broadcast sheet do not have a POP imprint for verification.
| Line | Box | Desc. | Modifier | Value | Comment |
| 1 | PROD. DATE | 0319 | 03 for March-19 for 19th day | ||
| SEQUENCE | 539 | Internal tracking number runs from 001...999 then begins over again with 001. |
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| SERIAL NUMBER | 418445 | Last six (6) digits of VIN | |||
| KEY NUMBERS | IGNITION COMPART |
x'd out here x'd out here |
Ignition Key code Door/trunk/glove compartment |
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| IDENT. NUMBER | 279270 | Fisher Body assigned number for the body. The first 4 numbers are a Fisher Body internal sequence number. Number 279 is the 279th body for a particular day or schedule. The last number is the day or the work week, using Monday as the first day. It is suspected the '0' indicates a weekend day.(1) | |||
| ORDER TYPE |
S | If an "S" the car is already sold and got priority over a dealer inventory where this would be blank. | |||
| 2 4 |
BODY COLOR | LOWER UPPER |
71 71 |
Lower body paint code Upper body paint code |
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| 5 | TRIM | P | D is found on 764 blue bench P is unknown but code indicates seat type/color Q is suspected to be 755 black vinyl bench As more are verified, they'll be entered here. |
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| 6 | EXP PREP | Only used for exported cars requiring special preparation | |||
| 2 | MODEL | 13637 | Series and body style | ||
| 7 | TRANS | TYPE | C | C - Unk H - Unk P - Powerglide 4 - Manual 4-speed |
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| 8 | SHIFT | C | C is Column H is Floor (F has also been found here) |
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| 9 | SEAT | A | A - Bench | B - Bucket | ||
| 10 | ENGINE | CYL | 8 | 6 - L6 8 - V8 |
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| 11 | RPO | R | ° - base engine K - LM1 R - unknown optional V8 S - L34 (Y found on Kansas City L34 very late production) T - L78 Q - L35 Data confirmed on Baltimore Body Broadcast Copy sheets from Warranty Card imprint on the sheet. |
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| 12 | A/C | A | A - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 13 | STRG. | # | # - equipped with power steering | . - not equipped | ||
| 14 | BRKS. | . | . - No Disc brakes | D - Disc brakes | ||
| 15 | POS, AXLE | . | . - Not equipped | # - Positraction | ||
| 16 | SPECIAL BODY | INT. | . | . - Not SS optioned | 3 - SS optioned | |
| 17 | EXT. | . | . - Found on all so far | ||
| 18 | SPEC. CHASSIS | . | . - Not F41 equipped | A - F41 equipped | ||
| 19 | LOW VOLUME OPTION | . or A | A is A39 = - not equipped |
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| 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
. . . . . . |
not used | |||
| 3 | 27 | I/P HARN. | VG | VG - no gauges | VH - 5500 tach/gauges | VE - 6000 tach/gauges | VD - harness 6297504 | |
| 29 | SEAT SEP. HARN. | .. | .. - not equipped | XS - equipped | ||
| 30 | G/BOX LAMP | # | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 31 | A/TRAY LAMP | . | . - not equipped | ||
| 34 | CLUSTER | .JA | JA - 6482218 no auto shift pattern, speed warning,
instrument panel gauges, clock | JK - has a 5,500/6,000-rpm tach, instrument panel gauges, clock, manual | JD - has auto shift pattern, no clock, no gauges | .JF - TH350 auto shift pattern, no speed warning, gauges, clock | JN - has a 5,500/6,000-rpm tach, instrument panel gauges, clock, automatic column shift | |
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| 35 | CRTSY. LAMP | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 36 | TACH. | . | K/L- equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 37 | CLOCK | . | A - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 38 | GAGE | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 40 | SEAT CONSOLE | .. | CA - equipped | .. - not equipped | ||
| 42 | AA | AA - Standard Belts | VA - Deluxe Belts | RD - ? | |||
| 43 | CRUISE CONT. | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 44 | . | not used | |||
| 45 | SPEED WARNING | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 46 | . | not used | |||
| 47 | TRUNK LAMP | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 48 | BMPR. GD. | FRT. | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | |
| 49 | RR. | x | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 50 | . | D - Rear license plate lamp | . - not equipped | |||
| 4 | 52 | REAR SHOCKS | ZY | Broadcast code for rear shock absorbers EF - air shocks on El Camino LU reported for F41 |
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| 53 | . | unknown | . and B found | |||
| 54 | . | unknown | . and # found | |||
| 56 | BRAKE CYL | RC | CN - Disc Brakes | ||
| 57 | . | unknown | |||
| 59 | STRG. WHEEL | EA | EA - Standard Black SS | CG - tilt EC - Found in blue Malibu pickup EV - Standard Malibu |
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| 61 | STRG. COL. | CX | CX - non tilt | CG - tilt | TE - unknown | ||
| 63 | STRG. GEAR | AH | AH - non power | AU - power | ||
| 64 | not used | ||||
| 66 | SPEEDO. CABLE | CR | CR - Automatic | CS - 4-speed | ||
| 67 | DASH MAT | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 69 | FLOOR MAT | FRONT | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | |
| REAR | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | |||
| 70 | . | not used | |||
| 71 | PWR. SWITCH | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped power windows | ||
| 72 | HOT WIRE | . | D - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 73 | R/CTRL MIRROR | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 74 | . | not used | |||
| 75 | . | not used | |||
| 5 | 76 | RADIO | TYPE | P | P - AM | . - not ordered | AM/FM unknown |
| 77 | SPKR. | 1 | Designates how many speakers from 1 to 5 | ||
| 78 | TAPE | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 79 | ANT. | A | A - right front fender | . - not equipped | ||
| 80 | . | not used | |||
| 81 | RR DEF. | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 82 | LUGG. CARR. | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 83 | DUST DEF. | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 84 | . | not used | |||
| 86 | AIR CLEANER | CQ | CM found with engine code K | ||
| 89 | BATTERY | R59 | Battery designation | ||
| 90 | . | not used | |||
| 91 | HORN | TONE | . | . equipped | |
| 92 | QTY | 2 | number of horns to be installed | ||
| 93 | . | not used | |||
| 94 | VOLT REG | A | A only example so far | ||
| 96 | FWD. LP. HARNESS | VM | VM only example so far | ||
| 97 | LAMP MIRROR | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 98 | HOOD LAMP | . | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 99 | . | not used | |||
| 6 | 103 | FENDER PIERCING | XD.. | XD.. Malibu | YG.. Malibu with SS | |
| 104 | EMB | FDR. | . | B - SS | . - not equipped | |
| 105 | EXT. MLDG. | FDR. | . | Front Fender Moldings ~ # - equipped | . - not equipped | |
| 106 | WHL. | . | Wheel Opening Moldings ~ # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 107 | DOOR EDGE GRD. | # | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 108 | . | not used | |||
| 109 | PAINT STRIPE | P | P - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 110 | . | not used | |||
| 111 | RUNNING LAMP | C | C - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 113 | .. | unknown | B, DB and .. found | |||
| 114 | . | not used | |||
| 116 | ENG TUNE UP STICKER | CE | CE, CF, & CG found, CH reported to be L78 | ||
| 117 | , | not used | |||
| 118 | H.D. RAD. | , | # - equipped | . - not equipped | ||
| 119 | FAN SHROUD | P | R is SS | P is non SS | Q also found | ||
| 121 | RADIATOR | SB | SB - non SS | BE - SS manual | BR - SS automatic | VD - ? | ||
| 123 | RADIATOR HOSE | INLET | TA | TA - non SS | KY - SS | SV - SS L78 | KU - ? | |
| 124 | OUTLET | TC | SZ - SS | TC - non SS | TB - ? | ||
| 7 | 127 | TIRE PRESSURE STICKER | CZ | DC, CI, DW found on SS | CZ - non SS | DG - 13680 with 7.75x14 | |
| 129 | WHEEL DISC | AA | AA - non SS | CD - SS } LJ - ? | ||
| 131 | WHEEL | COLOR | 10 | XX - 14x5 (?)| color code | |
| 133 | SIZE | XC | YA - SS wheel | XC - non SS steel | YW -? | ||
| 134 | TIRE BRAND | . | . - not specified | ||
| 135 | HIGHWAY (OR COPO FRONT) TIRES |
QTY. | 5 | Number of tires | |
| 137 | SIZE | 735/14 | F70 - SS | 775/14 and other - non SS | ||
| RTG | 4 | Rating (4-4 ply rating) | |||
| PLY | 2 | Actual plys | |||
| MAT | . | . - belted | B - Bias Belted 2&2 | |||
| WALL | W | W - Whitewall | Z - Raised Whitewall | R - Redline | blank - Blackwall | |||
| TUBE | not used | ||||
| 138 | SPEC. | not used | |||
| 139 | SPECIAL REAR TIRE | QTY. | . | no other examples | |
| 141 | SIZE | ... | |||
| RGT | .. | ||||
| PLY | . | ||||
| MAT. | . | ||||
| 142 | SPEC | . | |||
| 8 | ZONE | 23 | Dealer Zone Number | ||
| DEALER | 585 | Dealer Number | |||
| ORDER NUMBER | NRT515 | Dealer Order Code | |||
| F&SO OR COPO NUMBER | Used for special order information | ||||
| ORDER RECEIVED AT PLANT DATE | MONTH DAY |
03 11 |
Month Day |
(1) According to one source. However, since it is known from the Production date of 0319, March 19, 1969 happens to be a Wednesday (meaning this number should be a'3'), the validity of this explanation of the last number is questionable.
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