Helping a buddy build this car soon and noticed the low to me VIN # .

We were curious if this means its the 65th 1970 Barracuda built?

technically, it is the 65th assigned VIN for 1970 from the Los Angeles assembly plant

it would've been scheduled for the first day of production, but it's actual build order would be difficult/impossible to determine without a lot more info, is there a fender tag pic you can share?

I can look and see if it's still there. Thanks

here is the broadcast sheet from the 52nd assigned VIN for 1970 from the Hamtramck assembly plant (LINE #1, there were 2 "lines" at Hamtramck)

it is production JOB #1 for the 1970 model year on line #1 at Hamtramck

Interesting car right there

I owned BH23C0E100327 for 12 years. Same 1st day 1970 LA plant, just later in the day. Mine was originally. Slant six of course.

Wish I could get a copy of my sheet for my 70..

0E100065 was SCHEDULED "818" Monday 8/18/69 the first day of "normal" scheduled production at LA
0E100327 was SCHEDULED "820" Wednesday 8/20/69

I have:
BH23L0E100076 SPD 818
JH23C0E100395 SPD 820

820?

Sorry, yes, I'll correct it.

JH23C0E100394 was in WA state - FY4 225 w/3-speed NO radio (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap)

EK2 C55 M21 Y14 END
EK2 H6K4 000 820 038749
E24 D13 JH23 C0E 100395

Sold new in Montana. No radio either, and not much else. Has wheel opening moldings from new.

wheel opening mouldings were STANDARD on Challenger * they were DELETED on 340 (A66), 340+6 (A53) & late in the '70 model year HEMI cars

high-impact paint - that $14 just exceeded the budget! *-* painted wheels & hub caps?

14x5.0" Motor Wheel painted steel wheels dated June 30, 1969(only have two of the four) both with black and then body colour over them. Looking for the other two. Came with full wheel covers, I have them and 10 NOS ones!
Manual steering, of course.

if the wheels were originally body color, then it was a hub cap car
if the wheels were originally black, then it was a full wheel cover car

3438 171 yellow alternator. A lot of the original parts on the car date in early September of 1969. Including the seat belts. The original door jamb sticker says 9-1969.

They have original black paint and them the body colour over top. Must have been full wheel cover, then the owner painted the rims later. Was only ever licensed in Eureka, Montana. Spent 30 years in a wrecking yard near Polson, MT. where I got it from.

Another early L.A. car, also from Montana.

the original wheels would've been painted black by Motor Wheel Corp.
if the car did not have wheel covers, the LA plant would've painted the face of the wheel body color

Rare sheet and window sticker for an L.A. early made car.

ALL the early L.A. made E Bodies that I have ever seen, all went to either Washington, Oregon, Idaho or Montana.

That’s an interesting observation.
In the Seattle area I’ve owned
BH23C0E100327
BS23N0E108362

BP23G0B100097, original Spokane, WA car, FE5 with tan interior.

Not an L.A. made car but still early.
A LOT of the early L.A. Barracuda's were M46 equipped. My L0E100076 is, so is my G0E101005. Both were sold new at S.L. Savidge in Seattle.

BH23G0E100029 - WA window sticker (318 4-speed)
BP23G0E100030 - OR window sticker
BH23C0E100055 - OR window sticker
BH23G0E100090 - Craigslist in OR
JH23C0E100192 - in WA
BH23G0E100380 "limelight" was in Elko or Ely, NV in the '90s
JH23C0E100394 recent WA estate sale
BH23G0E100754 "Vitamin C" was in Elko or Ely, NV in the '90s (318 4-speed)

it makes some sense that these early VIN/built cars would be further away from LA to allow car to get to dealerships before the "official" on-sale date in late-September (early built & long shipping time)

I looked today and no fender tag dangit, just radiator support and cowl stamp.
It is a red with black interior 318 console automatic.

I should dig around for build sheets. Hmmm

Is that car B/W houndstooth?

I’ve still got the fender tag to a early 70 Barracuda stripper. BH23C0B100256. SPD of 811

1970 P5X9 looks like this yes, black & white houndstooth cloth inserts

Love that!, with the red piping!!

I wish I could find the sheet for my LA built car, but it was built in January of '70, sold March 7 of '70 according to paperwork I got when I bought in 1987. I would like to know where it was sold originally but Cali DMV said they destroyed all records prior to like 1980 I think she said. Mine is a 340 Limelight car, Barry had no info unfortunately.

I own BH23GOE100094

TAG:

V09 V5B END
EB5 AO4 C55 G33 M21 R11
EW1 H6B5 000 818 050044
E44 D31 BH23 GOE 100094

I bought this car out of Oregon about 18 years ago. Kinda cool to see the cars built the same day as mine in this post!

That car is pretty much identical to car 50 that I posted the tag of. Two tone blue with white painted roof, with bench seat. Is your car still optioned that way?

Actual build days were not recorded.

C55 & H6B5, so this one did not come with the additional cost bench seat. ;-)

No. It is now a Cuda clone with a 440/727 painted prowler yellow.