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Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number #1182594 02/20/12 09:18 AM 02/20/12 09:18 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,466 Answering the call of the wild T ThermoQuad OP top fuel
ThermoQuad OP top fuel T Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,466 Answering the call of the wild	More intrigue and mystery Has anyone seen a fender tag/VIN sequence number that read for example [RM23H9A]000250??

Re: Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number [Re: ThermoQuad] #1182595 02/20/12 10:34 AM 02/20/12 10:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 22 San Diego kfd member
kfd member Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 22 San Diego	I might be wrong, but I thought the first digit in the sequence denoted the quarter of the build year... KFD

Re: Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number [Re: kfd] #1182596 02/20/12 10:38 AM 02/20/12 10:38 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 412 Jackson, Mississippi C CornDogsCharger mopar
CornDogsCharger mopar C Joined: May 2004 Posts: 412 Jackson, Mississippi	It should start with at least a 1. The first vehicle off the line for the year should've 100001 Justin "CornDog" 1966 Dodge Charger 1968 Plymouth Satellite (Un-Restored "Survivor") 1969 Dodge Charger (W.B. General Lee) 1969 Dodge Charger (Future DMCL Clone) 1969 Dodge Super Bee, 383 4spd

Re: Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number [Re: kfd] #1182597 02/20/12 02:02 PM 02/20/12 02:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV	Quote: I might be wrong, but I thought the first digit in the sequence denoted the quarter of the build year... KFD Not quite, it's just a numerical sequence, a couple of the plants didn't produce more than 100,000 cars a year - in those cases they never made it to 9E200001, for example.

Re: Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number [Re: CornDogsCharger] #1182598 02/20/12 02:08 PM 02/20/12 02:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV	Quote: It should start with at least a 1. The first vehicle off the line for the year should've 100001 Justin "CornDog" The first "assigned VIN" would be 100001, not necessarily the first car finished. For example, BH27L1B100001 was produced mid-August (2nd or 3rd week) during the first month of production.

Re: Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number [Re: 6bblgt] #1182599 02/20/12 02:16 PM 02/20/12 02:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV	I have not seen a VIN number with a "0" as the first digit in a VIN sequence, but my "pre-production" pilot '71 Barracuda's core support & cowl are stamped "B0 000II4".

Re: Zero as the 1st digit in a sequence number [Re: CornDogsCharger] #1182600 02/20/12 10:58 PM 02/20/12 10:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,651 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,651 Hamtramck, PA	The first VIN assigned would have been 100001 as a general rule, but they were not made in order by VIN. As one example, the first car built on assembly line 1 at Hamtramck for the 1970 model year had a VIN ending in 100052. Its broadcast sheet sequence number is 1000001. (First Job) for assembly line 1. If any car has a VIN with starting with a 0, my best guess is that it was one of the pre-production cars assembled by hand - not in one of the assembly plants.

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