So much for the black dip theory in my case. Its obvious that the black was sprayed (rather slopily) into the wheel opening before the suspension/ bumper/etc was installed. The black is definitely on top of the primer, with red in between in spots. Would it be correct to assume that they used black paint in the same manner that undercoating was applied on most other cars?

All these newly known or little known facts and details about California made Challengers are what makes them clearly more alluring and fascinating than generic Michigan made rusty cars.

Therefore those of us with California cars should value them and price them accordingly to Hemi and Six pack cars. Coolest of the cool.... I know my 383 is clearly worth $5,000 more than than a similiar made Hamtramck car. Dum de dum de dum

Does anybody have pics of how the dipped cars looked on the interior? I wondering if the dip line would be visible on the inside firewall/ footwell, kickpanel area, etc??

I had a few pics, let me see if I can find on a memory stick, after the World Series that is....

On my Cuda, built 3/70 which sold and delivered new to Normal- Bloomington Il. the drivers door vin. sticker was placed verticly. The trunk shock rubber plugs were the same as 1971 Hamtramck. The inspection tag was a long thin strip of metal with punch marks. The color was B7 Jamaica Blue Metallic and only the rad support was blacked out not the cowl. B7 was not supposed to get any blackout, must have been an assembly error. Thomas Gentry the quality control manager in Van Nuys transfered to Belvidere Ill. He told me the big shots did not want trash in cars so broadcast sheets were discarded. But check this I found sticks of lead solder in the rear window channel along with a McDonalds bag.

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LA built Duster OE Gold under carriage.

Would these be the correct style clamps for both ends of the ECS hoses?

Would all 4 of the ECS hoses be "KV" logo'd?

Hey guys, I purchased a '70 LA plant, numbers matching Challenger back in June. This car has everything... build sheet, dealer invoice and mostly original equipment. Car was bought and stayed in LA from April of '70 til 2003... Yes, the original owner kept it that long. A gentleman in Louisville bought the car through a broker. He kept it in a garage for a couple years, and then decided to have it restored. After a looong drawn out half completed resto and bankruptcy, this car has been in a garage covered up. So I acquired this car and I'm restoring it. I have everything that's original to the car... including build sheet, dealer invoice, fender tag, and yearly odometer inspections from California. I have talked to Barry about this car. I will be registering it with the registry soon. I may be able to get some dip lines as the interior body was so nice it wasn't repainted. I have found a few neat items along with teardown I will be sharing too. This car was bought new at Doug Snavely in Redland, California also. More to come later....

Yes, my car had those clamps on all four lines(both ends) and they all have "KV' logo'd on them.

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I also have a JS29N0E survivor, with a very nice undercarriage. SPD was Dec 18, and I have searched in futility for a broadcast sheet as well.
One of the more obvious differences I see in LA cars was the use of black dip primer instead of the usual gray.
Here's a link to some detail pics of the markings on the 3.55 rear of this car.
http://rogergibsonautorestoration.com/1970383Challenger_RD.htm

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Do you have anymore pics of your rear end details in a larger format? Gibson's site pics are rather small and don't expand when clicked.

Here's a LA tag that was sitting on a table of a swap meeter. Took a picture for Barry collecting tag info.

What's A48 ?