Is this a factory assembly line mark?

Posted By: KillerBee

Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 04:03 AM

Found this mark on the driver's door on my 1971 R/T Challenger.

Everything on the inside of the car appears to have it's factory purple paint.

I'm assuming this is a factory mark?

What does it mean?

Thanks.

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Posted By: 71birdJ68

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 04:51 AM

It could be someones initials, they did stuff like that all the time. I know of an A12 car that has SH.T inside the trunk lid, to let the next guy know he went to the bathroom. Got painted over but bled though. I opened up a door and the plastic that is behind the door pad had somebodies name written on it with the glue gun that was used to apply the glue.

Posted By: 1cuda

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 06:01 AM

i`ve seen the number 2 on the inner door of a 71 barracuda. my 69 charger has numbers letters near the rear parcel shelf and also on the inner skirt in the engine bay. definitely factory.
all the best
frank.

Posted By: Mr4Speed

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 08:48 AM

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It could be someones initials, they did stuff like that all the time. I know of an A12 car that has SH.T inside the trunk lid, to let the next guy know he went to the bathroom. Got painted over but bled though. I opened up a door and the plastic that is behind the door pad had somebodies name written on it with the glue gun that was used to apply the glue.

I would like to see pics of that haha!
I had "Peebles" written under the undercoating; i will put a picture later on.

Posted By: BigMoneyLewis

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 09:03 AM

I have seen at least 30-40 1970 E bodies from Hamtramck with "Rock"
on the inner rear wheelhouse.

Greg

Posted By: 1cuda

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 12:52 PM

there was once a thread on moparts to try to work out who rock actually was-i don`t think it actually came down a single name but i`ve definitely got good pics of rock cars and my challenger convertible has rock on the inner wheelhouse.
all the best
frank

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Posted By: wally426ci

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 01:13 PM

I'm gonna start going around to unrestored cars laying around and write random thoughts in order to have the owners replicate them on builds. I'll spend my later days looking at them in magazine's, having a laugh......

Kidding man.

Posted By: AAR#2

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 01:32 PM

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It could be someones initials, they did stuff like that all the time. I know of an A12 car that has SH.T inside the trunk lid, to let the next guy know he went to the bathroom. Got painted over but bled though. I opened up a door and the plastic that is behind the door pad had somebodies name written on it with the glue gun that was used to apply the glue.

In photos it looks like chalk, but in my car it looked like a China Marker. Unsure what it really is that allows one to paint over it and not have it separate or blister paint off.

Marks on my car appeared to be on the top surface

And yes, I have no doubt it's a mark from the factory . . . that likely means nothing, similar to when I carved my name in a tree as a kid to show I was there

Posted By: Stewpar

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 02:40 PM

Looks like SO to me, this was the one I found on both my doors on the A12 RR...........47

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Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 06:26 PM

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It could be someones initials, they did stuff like that all the time. I know of an A12 car that has SH.T inside the trunk lid, to let the next guy know he went to the bathroom.

Probably more like "let ten cars go by then take a break & meet me at the usual spot, we'll smoke some skunkweed...

Posted By: 6PakBee

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 07:09 PM

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I'm gonna start going around to unrestored cars laying around and write random thoughts in order to have the owners replicate them on builds. I'll spend my later days looking at them in magazine's, having a laugh......

Kidding man.

You have a warped, twisted, deviate mind. And I'm jealous I didn't think of that first.

Posted By: furydave

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/12/12 07:54 PM

my satellite says FORD in the sound deadener of the pass door

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Posted By: a12superbee

Re: Is this a factory assembly line mark? - 12/13/12 09:41 AM

Quote:

Quote:

I'm gonna start going around to unrestored cars laying around and write random thoughts in order to have the owners replicate them on builds. I'll spend my later days looking at them in magazine's, having a laugh......

Kidding man.

You have a warped, twisted, deviate mind. And I'm jealous I didn't think of that first.

I know, I'm a bit jealous myself.