1965 Chrysler Data Tag

Golden Lion Grrrages

1965 Chrysler Data Tag

revised Feb 20, 2008

Early 1965 Chryslers had the data plate located on the firewall.
In January of 1965, Chrysler changed the location to the right front inner fender well.

Data Tag

Redone for clarity:

	1234	56789	0
	99229	5276
ABC	DEFG	HJKL	MNP	QRS	TVWX	YZ
99	5513	5 8	89	41	3 7	91
SO	NUMBER		BDY		TRM	PNT
B25	12198		C42		P4W	TT1

Reformat of the same information with line numbers for reference:

Line 6: 1234567890

Line 5: 99229 5276

Line 4: ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ

Line 3: 99 5 5 13 5 8 84 1 3 7 9 1

Line 2: SO NUMBER BDY TRM PNT

Line 1: B25 12198 C42 P4W TT1

DECODE:

Lines 6 & 5:

Line 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Line 5	2	2	9			5	2	7	6

Lines 6 & 5 are read vertically:
1+2: Code 512 = Left OSRV remote control mirror.

Decode reference table for Lines 6 & 5

2+1		Passenger outside manual mirror
2+2	Code 522	Prismatic mirror
3+9	Code 539	3 speed/variable speed windshield wipers
6+0 6+1 6+2 6+3 6+5 6+6 6+7		Black convertible top Blue top White top Tan top Black Vinyl roof White Vinyl roof Brown Vinyl roof
7+2	Code 652	Sold Car (or possibly Sure Grip Axle)
8+5		Stone shield

Other codes not known at present

Lines 4 & 3:

Line 4

Line 3

Line 4 (cont'd)	P	Q	R	S	T	V	W	X	Y	Z
Line 3 (cont'd)	9	4	1			3		7	9	1

Lines 4 & 3 are read vertically.
Here, the 'A' and the '9' are read as A=9.

Decode reference table for Lines 4 & 3

A	A7 = 413 CID engine A9 = 413 CID engine also
B	B1 = 413 CID engine B9 = 413 CID engine also
C	Unknown
D	D1 = 3 speed manual D2 = 3 speed manual heavy duty D3 = 4 speed manual D5 = TorqueFlite automatic
E	E1 = A/C E2 = A/C Dual Unit E3 = A/C without heater (!?) E5 = heater E6 = delete heater
F	F1 = electric clock
G	G2 = 6 way bench G3 = Power seat drivers side G4 = Power bucket seat drivers side and passenger side
H	H5 = Power Windows
J	J6 = Power Vent Windows
K	K7 = Power tail gate window (wagon)
L	L8 = Auto Pilot
M	M9 = Power Door Lock
N	N0 = Power Top N1 = roof rack N2 = assist handles + deflector (wagon) N3 = roof rack + assist handles + deflector (wagon) N4 = deflector (wagon) N5 = roof rack + deflector (wagon) N6 = release knob deck lid (taxi) N8 = rear window defog
P	P7 = power trunk release P8 = console P9 = console and power trunk release
Q	Q1 = Radio, AM, Master Economy Q2 = Radio, AM, Astrophonic Deluxe Q3 = Radio, AM FM Q4 = Radio, AM, Astrophonic Deluxe + rear speaker Q5 = Radio, AM FMroof + rear speaker Q6 = Radio, Search Tune Q7 = Radio, Search Tune + rear speaker Q8 = Radio supressor package (fader?) Q9 = rear speaker
R	R1 = power antenna
S	S6 = rear speaker with reverberator
T	T8 = tachometer
V	V3 = back up lights
W	Unknown
X	X8 = seat belts
Y	Y9 = fender mounted turn signals
Z	Z1 = tinted glass (all) Z2 = tinted windshield only (??)

Lines 2 &1 :

Line 2	SO	NUMBER	BDY	TRM	PNT
Line 1	B25	12198	C42	P4W	TT1

Lines 2 & 1 are also read vertically:
Here the 'B25' goes with the 'SO' and decodes as November 25th, 1964.

Model year 1965 was the first to use coded build dates: "A" was used for October, "B" for November, and "C" for December, while 1,2,3....were used for January, February, March.......Why? I think because October is the first two digit month ["10"] and there may have not been enough room on the data tag to stamp two digits, so Chrysler used the alphabet for months 10, 11, and 12.

12198 = Shipping order number.

BDY = C42 = Chrysler 300 L two door hardtop

TRM = P4W = White vinyl interior.

PNT = TT1 = Spanish red.

Other PNT codes:

AA-1 Regal Gold	BB-1 Formal Black	CC-1 Ice Blue
EE-1 Navy Blue	FF-1 Mist Blue	GG-1 Sequoia Green
LL-1 Royal Turquoise	NN-1 Silver Mist	SS-1 French Ivory
TT-1 Spanish Red	VV-1 Cordovan	WW-1 Persian White
XX-1 Sand Dune Beige	YY-1 Sable Tan	ZZ-1 Frost Turquoise
22-1 Sage Green	33-1 Pink Silver	88-1 Daffodil Yellow

My thanks to Ralf Osterling from Sweden for his assistance.

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