Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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I have a Challenger that has a blue fender tag, yet the car is green. Has anyone else heard of a fender tag being a different color than the car? It's a '74 model. The car is on Ebay, and I received this question about it and don't know the answer. Any information on this would be appreciated.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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Do the last six digits on the bottom line of the tag match the VIN tag on the dash?
The hose is covering the exterior color code so it's hard to determine the original color of the car that goes with the tag.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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Yes, everything matches on the car. The color code is KG2 on the fender tag and car.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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At the factory the fender tag is attached with one screw, the painter painted the tag with the car ( the same color as the car), lifted the tag up at the loose end and painted under it. Then the tag is pushed back down and attached with the other unpainted screw.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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I appreciate all the replies and helpful info. KG2 is for Frosty Green Metallic. The blue on the tag appears to be the same color blue found on the 318 engine.
Here is a pic I just took. The left screw is a little smaller than the right screw. The screw on the right appears to be more 'brown' or rusty.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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Really appreciate the input. Yeah, all the numbers match, and it wouldn't surprise me if the broadcast sheet happened to be in the car. I've never looked, but the car is extra clean. Thanks again for all the help.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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strange, there doesn't appear to be a crease on that tag in the upper left corner where it would have been bent?
That's what I was thinking.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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At the factory the fender tag is attached with one screw, the painter painted the tag with the car ( the same color as the car), lifted the tag up at the loose end and painted under it. Then the tag is pushed back down and attached with the other unpainted screw.
Sometimes.
My Lynch Rd. 1970 Superbee had the tag painted off the car (likely hung inside) and then fastened to the fender with two unpainted screws.
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Re: Fender Tag - Different color than car?
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strange, there doesn't appear to be a crease on that tag in the upper left corner where it would have been bent?
That's what I was thinking.
I think the LA plant is one of the plants that bent the tag up. LA only made E bodies in 1970. This car was built in Hamtramck which is the only E body plant 71-74. I don't recall seeing any Hamtramck fender tags that are bent on the corner as described.
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