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Re: 1968 onward lost build records? [Re: RodStRace] #1326234
10/29/12 02:15 PM
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I found this image of a matching broadcast sheet and punch card.
I wonder how hard it would be to OCR an image of the cards and be able to get all the info translated to a broadcast sheet or simple line descriptions.

7439876-66hemi.jpg (156 downloads)
Re: 1968 onward lost build records? [Re: RodStRace] #1326235
10/29/12 11:58 PM
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That photo you attached RodStRace, is pure gold. Thanks also for referencing that Marti report; it just made me want to boot my Dodge products in the ass.

If there's a petition to sign to get this thing rolling, I'm in.

The sentiment about "why should Chrysler do this for us": Chrysler owes this to us loyalists for keeping them in business all these years.


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Re: 1968 onward lost build records? [Re: A12] #1326236
10/30/12 12:52 PM
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Okay I'll add what I heard from someone at Chrysler.....those records still exist but stored in a format that would take a lot of money to recreate the equipment to retrieve it and Chrysler at this point is not going to spend the time or money to get it back.

Same data storage system that NASA used in a '60's space probe and spent big money to get that data back.


http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1323967034;start=all




I was wondering if the "rumor" was ever going to be made public... Thanks MikeR... The ONLY thing I will add is another "rumor" of a private effort to recover the data being hampered by not only the technical challenges, but also a large cost (approximately $800,000 IIRC) for the storage media itself... but I have no direct knowledge of the matter.

Re: 1968 onward lost build records? [Re: NV69B7RR] #1326237
10/30/12 02:43 PM
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Once again, Chrysler is in the business of building and selling new cars, not computerizing old data. Meanwhile, you use Marti and PHS as examples but they are separate entities from the auto makers.

I think Chrysler Historical *does* care about their past, and while I don't know Brandt Rosenbusch, I do think he makes a great effort to deal with the hobbyist (especially the annoying ones). With all the problems in Detroit these days, do you think they should delegate resources to some old factory records or building the best cars in the world?


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You'd think that if they were able to retrieve the data on a particular vehicle and charge for that service that they'd be able to make up the cost to get it when multiplied by the thousands of owners willing to do so. I'd gladly pay $250 for all the documentation on my Duster. There has got to be some upper level manager that could see the validity of profit in providing this service. Maybe they should look at the Marti or Pontiac Historical report services and the price they charge to customers wanting their service.

More proof to me that modern Chrysler doesn't really care about the past.



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