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My 69 has a B08 fender tag,which was Friday Nov. 8 1968. It was a St Louis car. I took delivery Monday Nov.11. Is it possible the car was built before Nov 8? It would have been possible to get it to the dealership over the wk. end.



Your car has the same birthday as mine. But mine arrived at the dealer quite a bit later. Here's the dates:

9/21/68 - I ordered the car, a Barracuda 340-S notchback with A/C, console, deluxe interior, M4, fast steering, front drums.
11/8/68 - SPD, despite the salesman told me delivery in 4-6 weeks.
11/8/68 - date code on the transmission.
11/9/68 - date code on the rear brake hose.
11/11/68 - date codes on one wheel and one bucket seat.
11/12/68 - date codes on two wheels.
11/28/68 - Thanksgiving Day I found the car at the dealer, so it must have arrived on Wednesday, 11/27, from Hamtramck.
11/29/68 - I took delivery of the car missing a Hurst knob.
11/30/68 - Got the knob. (Does this count as the assembly date?)
About 2008 - 40 years later, I discovered the 340-S emblems were missing too. Therefore, the car never really got fully assembled after all.

Judging from the arrival date at the Houston dealer, the car must have left Hamtramck quite a few days after the SPD. Or maybe the dealer didn't pay up on time.