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56D500boy
Posted 2020-08-25 10:25 AM (#602537)
Subject: 57 Coronet Body Tag - Needs LD3_Greg's help



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wheelcover - 2020-08-23 10:45 PM
I’ve recently purchased a 1957 Coronet 2 door hardtop (Detroit built, VIN starts 3522...) and am hoping that I could get some help deciding the few option listed on the data tag.
292 324 485
Trim code 112 (which I see information about above and am trying to get cloth samples for)
Paint 3LSS (which I believe is Heather Green on main body and Glacier White on roof/fin)
Any help is appreciated.


LD3 Greg - 2020-08-24 8:57 PM
Post an image of the body plate and I will do it.
Greg


wheelcover - 2020-08-24 11:43 PM
Here you go, if I can get it to post my pic.


Almost. This forum does not work with iPhone .jpeg files. Has to be a jpg

Here is your tag, rotated and enlarged (do your thing Greg):



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56D500boy
Posted 2020-08-25 3:28 PM (#602564 - in reply to #602537)
Subject: RE: 57 Coronet Body Tag - Needs LD3_Greg's help



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LD3 Greg - 2020-08-25 8:41 AM

Pic is fine. It is coded as follows:
Coronet, V8, 2dr HT. schedule build date Mar. 5, two tone paint roof and fins glacier white, saddle and lower heather green. Transmission Powerflite ( sales code 322), heater defroster ( sales code 374 ), delivered by truck ( sales code 675 ). The trim code you know.
The body plate only shows complete accessory groups, none here, but only the punch card will show all its individual options.

By the condition of the body plate it looks like a nicely preserved car. Post some pics and maybe send for the punch card copy?

Greg

(I copied your answer over to here in the VIN section Greg. Hope that was okay )

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LD3 Greg
Posted 2020-08-25 4:10 PM (#602569 - in reply to #602564)
Subject: RE: 57 Coronet Body Tag - Needs LD3_Greg's help


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56D500boy - 2020-08-25 3:28 PM


(I copied your answer over to here in the VIN section Greg. Hope that was okay )

:)


Good! Thanks, Dave.

Greg
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56D500boy
Posted 2020-09-04 2:21 AM (#602908 - in reply to #602564)
Subject: RE: 57 Coronet Body Tag - Needs LD3_Greg's help



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In response to LD3_Greg's interpretation of the cowl data tag, wheelcover said:

wheelcover - 2020-09-02 11:56 PM

Thank you for the information, but I don’t see where you are getting the codes you listed - it does have the Powerflite.
I thought I understood something about this style data tag, but now I’m confused.



To which Greg replied:

LD3 Greg - 2020-09-03 8:24 PM
Sales codes do not show on 57 Dodge body plates but do on the broadcast sheet (if available) and the punch card.
Greg


To which I will say to wheelcover, "Yes, it is difficult to see how the cowl data tags are interpreted but LD3_Greg has a lot of
knowledge and experience about the 57 and 58 Dodge plates so we have to trust him on these"

I have learned a few things and the easiest one is that the transmission codes on the Broadcast sheet were on the 32_ column where
for 57 Dodges (for example) 322 = Powerflite and 323 = Torqueflite. In their "Wisdom", Dodge stamped the 29 column on the data plate
with this info as in 292 = Powerflite and 293 = Torqueflite.

Here is a 57 Dodge Custom Royal's broadcast sheet and the corresponding cowl data tag so you can start to see how some of the data transfers. For your car,
it is best to have either the broadcast sheet (often found in the car somewhere) or the IBM card image available from FCA Historical (in non-Covid 19 conditions).



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(57DodgeCustomRoyalLancer19Kmiles_CowlTag.jpg)



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wheelcover
Posted 2020-09-15 3:27 AM (#603211 - in reply to #602908)
Subject: RE: 57 Coronet Body Tag - Needs LD3_Greg's help


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Thanks for the clarification and the information. I’ll look in the car for a broadcast sheet and will contact FCA for the IBM card this (and for my other FL cars) as you suggest. I’ll see what I can do to post a picture of my car from a non-phone jpeg - didn’t know there was a difference.
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