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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: r4brightred] #897562
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It really sucks that we cannot do a Title search and find previous owners and get some history on our cars.




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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: AutoEngineer] #897563
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If I remember correctly, some years ago there was a website dedicated to LA build Mopars, but what has happened to it???




Cody had started the 1970 LA Registry & had the site you mentioned. He got to a point where he did not feel like he could keep the registry going anymore & asked me to take it over. So I did.

He let the website / domain name expire as far as I know.

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: r4brightred] #897564
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I read in a post from here years ago that a guy went into the Ford plant in LA and it was clean and looked like a well run operation, then he visited the Chrysler plant and it was a dump in comparison IIRC. My 69 RR is LA built. June build date. I could not find a buildsheet. Car had a Pennzoil oil change sticker stuck to drivers door near the latch. It was dated from 1984 and address of the garage was in Whittier CA. So my car was likely CA. sold and possibly was in LA up until the mid 80's. It really sucks that we cannot do a Title search and find previous owners and get some history on our cars.




My Dad went on a tour of the LA Mopar plant in 1957 or so. Also went to the Mercury plant at the same time. He remembers the Mopar plant had guys re-fitting doors and what looked like re-work in the finished or semi finished area. The Mercury plant didn't have that. Overall impression was there were not as smooth looking/feel at the Mopar plant.


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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: Alaskan_TA] #897565
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If I remember correctly, some years ago there was a website dedicated to LA build Mopars, but what has happened to it???




Cody had started the 1970 LA Registry & had the site you mentioned. He got to a point where he did not feel like he could keep the registry going anymore & asked me to take it over. So I did.

He let the website / domain name expire as far as I know.




Hey Barry:

How many cars were part of the registry roughly? Are you going to put it back up on the web or ?


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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: Stewpar] #897566
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A bit off topic but I was taking a tour of the Honda plant in Alabama a few years ago. One line was making the Odyssey and the other was making the Pilot. After checking out the assembly line for the Pilot we went outside to go to the stamping plant. Outside was a huge lot of Pilots. When asked about them the guide told us that they all had quality control issues that had to be fixed before they could get shipped out. So I guess all manufacturers have their problems. If you ever get a chance to tour a auto factory I highly encourage it.

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: r4brightred] #897567
01/08/11 11:52 AM
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We currently have 1914 cars in the 1970 LA Registry & 10,212 cars in the 1970 Hamtramck Registry.

Cody asked if I wanted the website, but I already had HH. Hamtramck is in the name, but all the LA info I have is there as well.

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: 6bblgt] #897568
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ECS systems were in place on the California cars in 1970, a year earlier than other mfg plants. And what other specific items and options were available exclusively to LA built cars?




Not all LA built '70 cars have ECS. ECS was required for all cars to be registered in the state of California. All assembly plants built ECS vehicles. The only OPTIONs I can think of that were NOT available on LA built cars are HEMI & sunroof. LA built cars were SOLD NEW or built to order for dealerships as far east as Pennsylvannia & Mayland (but I would think all 50 states recieved new cars from LA). In '70 LA was the only plant to build 3 different body platforms (A, B & E-bodies).




One other BIG "option" that was never offered out of the L.A. plant was a convertible, at least as far as E Body cars go.
Also, from my listing of M46 equipped Barracuda's, the VAST MAJORITY of them came from the L.A. plant. Don't know why that is. Maybe Barry can shed some light on that.

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: m46rat] #897569
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Bump....I want to know more, pics? Or pics or any info on West Coast dealers. By the way numbers 035805 above the serial number on the tag, what does that mean?

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: gomangoRTSE] #897570
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Here's the tag from under my seat on rr.


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And the only thing that referred to assembly & it was in the glove box when new.


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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: b54406barrel] #897573
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And the 'performance 'thing' that's with the owners manual. I never looked before but it has the build date & so number along with vin.


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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: b54406barrel] #897575
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LA built 70 Cuda
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833 Trans Dec 9, 1969
Engine Dec 19, 1969
Rear Jan 6, 1970

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: rayztoy] #897576
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Our car is a JS29U0E103XXX L.A. Built car

I don't have the build date.

I've been meaning to register on the Hamtramk site, but have been too busy. I promise to do so.


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Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: sublime r/t se] #897577
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70 R/T SE FC7 challenger JS29NOE122XXX Mine was transported to southern Indiana in the late 80's. Very prominent black dip primer line on the inside of car. My car is virtually as rust free as it gets. Looks to have sat in the sun and deteriorated the vinyl top to the point that it is obvious it was peeling in the center before removal. Found little bits of the white vinyl that was left under the trim. All the emission(N95) stuff still on or with the car. No broadcast sheet found, previous owner went through a very nasty divorce and his wife got the safe with the fender tags and wouldn't give them to him. Gonna hot rod it with a hemi and not worry about it!

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: gomangoRTSE] #897578
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Bump....I want to know more, pics? Or pics or any info on West Coast dealers. By the way numbers 035805 above the serial number on the tag, what does that mean?




So, these numbers are?? I remember it being discussed in other threads. Order# Im not sure. Plenty in here and chime in on this.

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: gomangoRTSE] #897579
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That is the S.O. (shipping order) number. It was the number on the dealers order form for that car.

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: FJ5_Fish] #897580
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That is the S.O. (shipping order) number. It was the number on the dealers order form for that car.


numbers 035805 above the serial number on the tag
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So do any of these numbers 035805 reflect any assigned dealer number or is all 5 numbers merely the shipping number. I guess what I am asking is: from these shipping numbers you cannot tell what dealer ordered the car (or) what dealer the car went to?

Re: LA built cars, lets find out more, More info needed. [Re: gomangoRTSE] #897581
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The only way is to find some consecutive numbers to those to a car with the known dealer. Even that is not a 100% proposition.

Kind of a shot in the dark but you may get lucky. The Guru may have some close in his database.

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