I am trying to decode a broadcast sheet for my buddies 1972 Barracuda. The part I'm stuck on is the Vehicle Order Number. I know the first 3 characters of the VON are for the scheduled production date. Where I'm stuck is the last 6 characters, which are L20039. What does the "L" decode as? I assume it has something to do with the fact that the car is a C.L.C Direct Lease Y24 code car. The car is also has Y39 Special Order and Y85 New Car Service code too.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

I do not recall seeing one with an L before. The letter does tie in with the Y codes for sure though.


I am still looking for the meaning of an S for 1970 cars myself.

Same here, never seen an L in the VON for 71-72 B bodies. I do have one 72 with an S but no idea what it designates either.

Then maybe it's due to the T99 Special Order Tires code then?

I have a 1970 sheet here with T99 tires but it does not have a special VON.

Is there more than one Y code on the sheet? There are two places for them on a 1972 sheet, at the top right & again at the right end of line 4.

I you have a scan of it to share it would be cool to see since some of us that look for such things have not seen this one before.

Here you go. It's the only one I've ever seen with an L coded VON.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I just came across a 70 Challenger with an S that starts the VON.

Any idea what the S designates. It also has Y76 on the broadcast sheet.

great addition to the topic!

WAG

I'd bet that based on volume, some/all of these "Y" coded "PREFERED CUSTOMER" accounts received semi-personalized (single alpha character prefix'd VONs) Order Forms direct from Chrysler for specifying their fleet vehicles.

I believe "S" & "Y76" reference the "General Equipment Leasing Corporation (Gelco)", although I couldn't find much on the 'net about the business in the early '70s I think this is a reference to it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelco

& due to the nature of fleet/lease/rental vehicles these usually average (non-collectable status) vehicles, did not survive the '70s - and we see very few of them today.

..... fast forward to 1972 - "Y24" - C.L.C. Direct Leasing

C.L.C. - does anyone know a source for the actual translation?
Chrysler Lease Car? Chrysler Lease Corporation? other??

here's an official "Chrysler Leasing System" logo from 1969

Can you email a scan of the sheet please Tom?

Hi Dan, thanks for the copy of the Y Code sheet. I've never seen that. Very nice

Yes, what you say makes sense. The car in question is a 383 Non R/T vert. Red on red with a white top. Not your typical rental car or fleet car. Maybe a lease?

Hi Barry,
I just sent you an email. I was sent a copy of the sheet via email because I expressed interest in the car.

Tom

I found a little more on Gelco. This is an article from 1972.

http://www.automotive-fleet.com/article/...?interstitial=1