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1973 Challenger question .. #1410473 03/28/13 06:25 PM 03/28/13 06:25 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 98 Md E EK2Runner OP member
EK2Runner OP member E Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 98 Md	Looking at a 73 Challenger and has a vin of JH23H ... Shouldnt it be JS23H ? Maybe a diffrence of coupe or hardtop ? I dont have the little book on these years to know the difference and have always been a B-Body guy . Any help would be appreciated . It's a Mopar thing , If you have to ask you wouldn't understand

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: EK2Runner] #1410474 03/28/13 06:27 PM 03/28/13 06:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,322 St. Louis, Mo 3 318 Stroker master
318 Stroker master 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,322 St. Louis, Mo	Nope. All 73-74 Challengers were JH23. The last year for JS23 was 72.

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: 318 Stroker] #1410475 03/28/13 06:28 PM 03/28/13 06:28 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 96,661 On The Boat, On The Lake, Wa. ... amxautox Still Retired. Still Posting on Moparts. A Lot.
amxautox Still Retired. Still Posting on Moparts. A Lot. Joined: May 2003 Posts: 96,661 On The Boat, On The Lake, Wa. ...	What's the difference? Besides the letter that is. Tom "Everyone should believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing." -Henry David Thoreau Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths author unknown

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: amxautox] #1410476 03/28/13 06:33 PM 03/28/13 06:33 PM
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EK2Runner OP member E Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 98 Md	Thanks for the quick response , Much appreciated ! It's a Mopar thing , If you have to ask you wouldn't understand

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: amxautox] #1410477 03/28/13 06:38 PM 03/28/13 06:38 PM
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318 Stroker master 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,322 St. Louis, Mo	I need to check my reference material when I get home from work, and at the risk of disseminating wrong info, (as I've been known to do on occasion... ) here goes: In 70 and 71, JH23 was non-R/T, JS23 was R/T. In 72, JH23 was non-Rallye, JS23 was Rallye. In 73 and 74, they were all JH23, and the Rallye cars got an A57 package code.

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: 318 Stroker] #1410478 03/28/13 06:45 PM 03/28/13 06:45 PM
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EK2Runner OP member E Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 98 Md	Again info much appreciated ... So even though its a 340 car that doesnt mean its a Rallye ? or were all 340 cars Rallye's ? It's a Mopar thing , If you have to ask you wouldn't understand

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: EK2Runner] #1410479 03/28/13 11:18 PM 03/28/13 11:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,616 Riverside, Ca G G_bob master
G_bob master G Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,616 Riverside, Ca	Check the fender tag. Rallye cars will have the A57 code on the fender tag (and build sheet if it still exists). Not all 340's were rallyes and not all rallyes were 340's (or in 74, 360's). My 74 rallye was a 318 car. Rallye cars will have the bulge hood, rallye gauges, front and rear sway bars, and the fender moldings behind the front wheel opening.

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: G_bob] #1410480 03/29/13 12:06 AM 03/29/13 12:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,322 St. Louis, Mo 3 318 Stroker master
318 Stroker master 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,322 St. Louis, Mo	Quote: Check the fender tag. Rallye cars will have the A57 code on the fender tag (and build sheet if it still exists). Not all 340's were rallyes and not all rallyes were 340's (or in 74, 360's). My 74 rallye was a 318 car. Rallye cars will have the bulge hood, rallye gauges, front and rear sway bars, and the fender moldings behind the front wheel opening. Also in 73, if you ordered just the 340 engine option w/o the A57 pkg, it came with the rallye hood, HD suspension, F70-14 WSW, 7-blade torque drive fan, and dual exhaust with the tips.

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: 318 Stroker] #1410481 03/29/13 12:17 AM 03/29/13 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,652 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,652 Hamtramck, PA	Lots of 1973 Challenger info at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1973DealershipDataBook-04.shtml

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: Alaskan_TA] #1410482 03/29/13 08:44 AM 03/29/13 08:44 AM
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EK2Runner OP member E Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 98 Md	Thanks guys ! I looked at the fender tag for the vin to match and some of the codes i already knew in my head but dont recall the A57 . It was probably there as the car has the fender louvers , sway bars and the rallye dash . The car doesnt appear to have been fooled with in a long time , so i imagine probably came from the factory like that , but i'll certainly look for that code . It's a Mopar thing , If you have to ask you wouldn't understand

Re: 1973 Challenger question .. [Re: EK2Runner] #1410483 03/29/13 10:32 AM 03/29/13 10:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,367 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,367 Iowa	If A57 isn't on the tag, it's not a Rallye. The only way to get the fender louvers is with the Rallye package. Someone could have added them though. The fender tag will tell you for sure. In the link Barry posted, it says that only 340 cars would receive the rear sway bar. That was changed after the data books were printed because 318 Rallyes had the rear bar too.

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