Hey gang..
Not sure if an all-encompassing question has been posed, but I didn't find exactly what I was looking for.

Car: '68 Hemi Charger R/T 4-speed

Topic: ID stampings

Question: We all agree for the most part, that in '68, the VIN of the car was stamped on the block on the driver's side upper bellhousing mating area with the bellhousing of either the 727 or 4-speed stamped the same. Now, on a 4-speed, was the pad that's actually on the gearbox get stamped with the partial VIN "8B******" as well?

Cheers,
Troy

If the transmission was stamped with the partial vin (not all '68's were), it would be on the raised pad on the side of the transmission.

Dan

Here's a Hemi example. Concerning non stamped examples, FWIW I've never seen an original 68 Hemi car that did not have a stamped pad.

Thanks Scott...
To clear things up, the drivetrain was stamped with the partial VIN as opposed to the body panels being stamped with the VON in '68.

Troy

Yes, on a '68 "performance engine" - the block & 4-speed (or 727) will have the last 8-digits of the VIN# (NOT the Shipping Order Number, S.O.#, that is stamped on the body).

Correct, here is the VIN tag from the same car

Here is the fender tag from the same car

Here is the trunk lip body stamping from the same car. The core support number stamping matched but the engine was a replacement.

That sounds like a sequence number not the date, what are the 4 digits prior to those?

Try posting a picture no luck!

8B279428
PP8332356 0140

2356 WOW! January 9th 1968. Same date as the example I posted! Built only 44 transmissions appart

I notice that also we got to play the lotto with those #'s
Thanks

Check out my fender tag SPD 424

Just for kicks, what's your cars SPD and VIN sequence number?

Dash Vin# 225124

When I bought the car it had a 23 spline in it, I rebuilt the 18 spline I had under the bench, I guess I couldnt get much closer other than finding the #'s tranny. These 2 hemi cars passed by each other on the same line the same day!!

That's pretty darn cool! So, you are saying that you don't have the original numbers trans but the one you do have aligns perfectly with a different car with the very same SPD? What are the odds!

Thats correct Scott