71 charger vin wp23g1a158505 please help me identify this code.


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lsaltsman

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WP23G1A158505
fisrt symbol = car line = W (Charger)
secound symbol = price class = P (Premium (500 & SE))
third & fourth symbol = body type = 23 (2 door hard top)
fifth symbol = engine cu. in. = G (V-8 318)
sixth symbol = model year = 1 (1971)
seventh symbol = assembly plant = A (Lynch Rd., Detroit)
last six symbols = sequence number starting at 100001 for each series at each plant = 158505 (number 58,505 of the 500 series built at the Lynch Rd., Detroit plant)

sources: 1. Hollander auto-truck 39th edition
2.Standard Catalog of Chrysler

posted: June 9, 2008