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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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Weird thing is it has the foot-operated windshield washer pump.
Does it have rallye guages?
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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The hood was original to the car I believe because : it was a early 70 hood, original paint on hood (EV2), no damage to front of car and who would change a sport hood to a flat unless it was damaged ? and then to find an original paint EV2 flat hood to put on it ? When we pulled this car apart we where very careful and documented everything we did.
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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The hood was original to the car I believe because : it was a early 70 hood, original paint on hood (EV2), no damage to front of car and who would change a sport hood to a flat unless it was damaged ? and then to find an original paint EV2 flat hood to put on it ? When we pulled this car apart we where very careful and documented everything we did.
It could have been done when brand new though. If a customer wanted a sports hoos on a regular Challenger the dealer could have swapped them.
As an example ... when I bought my yellow Audi back in '97 it was the last V6 car left in the country. I wanted it but didn't like the rear spoiler. So the dealer swapped the trunk lids with a yellow turbo 4-cylinder car they had on the lot. So whoever got the turbo car got a factory spoiler on a car with factory paint from day one and probably never knew the difference. Well, except the dealer probably charged him for the spoiler.
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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A friend of mine had a A66 challenger in the eighties the car was Alpine white with a B5 interior, it was a 340 automatic, he also claims the hood had a 340 decal, I never believed him and now this is the second person claiming a decal on the hood. 
I saw one at the Nats with the decal. I believe it was an original paint car. I'll have to look and see if I have pics.
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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My first Challenger was an A66 car. Built in Feb 1970. FC7, 4-spd, black vinyl top, black body side moulding, A01, A04, PS, PB (discs), std gauges, console, and an argent grille.
Unfortunately the car no longer exists. I kept the VIN tag, fender tag and have the title so no one can ever clone/rebody it. I put the 340 in my old Challenger convertible and I know where the 4 spd is currently sitting.
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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The hood was original to the car I believe
What does your fender tag say? My A66 Challengers had the J54 sport hood code right on the tag as well as the buildsheet. My convertible was loaded but had the standard gauge package (with the optional clock) and a manual windshield washer pump. It also had console with slpastick, PDB, PS, 15" ralleys, bumper guards, side moldings, PW, PT, am/fm 3 speaker stereo, A01 light package, A62 6 way seat, and a rim blow SW. Great first car which I paid $400 for back in 1978 
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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I've never heard of a hood decal as mentioned. I would also like to see some documentation. Part number or NOS samples?
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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Thanks for the info Sublime. What plant was your car built at ? Interesting the B09 was a Sunday my 928 SPD was a sunday also. Almost makes you think those sunday built cars got the left overs from the week before. I take it by saying there is no 340 call out on the hood that it is a sport hood ? Mine being a flat hood car has the V8 emblems. All the early A66 cars I have seen had the 15" wheels.
The car is a Los Angeles plant car. You are right no 340 call outs on the sports hood, with just the V8 emblems on the fenders. It only has standard gauges, but it does have the 3 speed wipers with motorized washers. To bad they didn't have a ralleye gauge cluster left over to throw in as well.
You know it never dawned on me to check what day of the week B09 was... I didn't know they had a Sunday shift; maybe it would have been the start of the Monday night shift? Hard to say when the actual build date was, but it makes you wonder.
The car is FJ5 sublime with V98 bumble bee stripe delete. I am bummed that is didn't come with a bumble bee stripe, I think I will add it anyway, I love those stripes.
I think an A66 registry would be cool 
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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mine,s also an LA car silver grille bought from orig owner in 88, early car sept/oct cant remember right off exactly... FC7 blk int, slapstick, stripe delete also, 14' magnum car, #,s matching no sheet, has the V-8 emblems and no hood call outs dan
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Re: A66 Challengers what color grille
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Good info from all and interesting. My tag goes: 26 EN2 N42 N85 R11 V9W Y05 G32 G34 J45 M21 M25 N41 EV2 A36 A62 A66 C16 C55 EV2 H6XW 000 928 002809 E55 D21 JH23 HOB 137... 
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