Chrysler VIN Decoder 1946-1980: Classic Serial Numbers

Where's my serial number?

Late 1960s and later: usually on a small plate on the dashboard, visible through the windshield on the driver's side.
Earlier cars: it varies by make and year. Common places are the driver's door pillar or hinge post, the steering column, the firewall, or near the glove box. Each make's page lists what our sources say.
Paperwork: your title and registration also show it.

Example: 70011001 (an example Chrysler serial).

Years we cover

1946-1980.

What a Chrysler serial looks like, by year

Each example below is split into numbered groups of characters, with what each group means. Example numbers show the layout; they are not a specific car.

1946

Looks like 70011001 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Royal (C-38) range (70,011,001 to 70,023,022)

70011001 [YANK_C4649]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Plant is not given for 1946 rows; the page names Detroit and Los Angeles only for 1948-1949 Windsor rows.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4649]

1947

Looks like 70023023 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Royal range (70,023,023 to 70,029,673)

70023023 [YANK_C4649]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Plant is not given for 1947 rows.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4649]

1948

Looks like 70029674 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Royal range (70,029,674 to 70,037,180)

70029674 [YANK_C4649]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Plant is given only for the two Windsor rows.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4649]

1949

Looks like 70037181 (8 characters)

1 UNCONFIRMED - Serial number in the published first-series Royal (C-38) range (70,037,181 to 70,038,791)

70037181 [YANK_C4649]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Two tables cover 1949: a first series (C-38/C-39, YANK_C4649) and a second series (C-45/C-46, YANK_C4954). The second-series Royal Detroit row (70041001 to 70572284) is not encoded because its end value lies inside the 1946-47 Windsor ranges and is almost certainly a misprint.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4649] [YANK_C4954]

1950

Looks like 70058001 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Royal (C-48), Detroit range (70,058,001 to 70,079,351)

70058001 [YANK_C4954]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

The Royal Los Angeles row (65004001 to 65063318) is not encoded: its end value is out of scale with the Windsor Los Angeles rows and the 1951 start (65007001), so it looks like a misprint.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4954]

1951

Looks like 70081001 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Windsor (C-51), Detroit range (70,081,001 to 70,094,148)

70081001 [YANK_C4954]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Model codes in the labels come from a search-engine summary of an over-drive-magazine fact sheet (C51 six-cylinder Windsor, C52 New Yorker, C55 Saratoga) and are not on the cited table page.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4954]

1952

Looks like 70094301 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Windsor, Detroit range (70,094,301 to 70,103,232)

70094301 [YANK_C4954]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Not encoded because the page prints impossible ends: Windsor Deluxe Detroit (70952301 to 70936308) and Los Angeles (67033301 to 67033059) end below their starts, and Saratoga Detroit (76512101 to 76593089) is out of scale with its neighbours.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4954]

1953

Looks like 70110001 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Windsor, Detroit range (70,110,001 to 70,140,156)

70110001 [YANK_C4954]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4954]

1954

Looks like 70141001 (8 characters)

1 Serial number in the published Windsor Deluxe, Detroit range (70,141,001 to 70,181,908)

70141001 [YANK_C4954]

Where sources disagree

Chrysler seven-digit serials (Saratoga, New Yorker) can fall inside the Imperial ranges in mopar-early.json (Imperial shared the New Yorker number span), so a seven-digit match may also match an Imperial format there.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car or truck is this make; check the make on the vehicle and its paperwork.
An eight-digit number starting 1 to 7 also matches the generic Buick 1946-1953 eight-digit format in gm-other.json; check the make on the vehicle.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

Single enthusiast table (yanktanks.co.uk, no stated factory source). No second source was found for these ranges; treat every block as secondary-source quality.

Numeric serial number with no year character: the year is implied only by which published range the number falls in. The plant is named in the label of the matching field.

Sources: [YANK_C4954]

1955-1956

Looks like W551001 (7 characters)

1 Series letter	W: Windsor [EMAN]
2 Model year	55: 1955 [EMAN]
3 Sequence number (each series, year and plant starts at 1001)	1001 [EMAN]

Where sources disagree

EMAN is a garbled OCR preview read through a summariser; the summariser flagged that the closing numbers it read for 1955 Imperial may be misassigned. The Chrysler rows read cleanly but have no second source.
The pre-1958 Chrysler number format is not documented on the cited page beyond the example rows; the series letters were inferred from the model names printed beside them.
A W-prefixed number can also match the Rambler 1965 format in independents-2.json; the year digits here (55 to 57) sit in different positions.

Written W55-1001 or W55L-1001 on the car; the dash is removed before matching.

Published last numbers (EMAN): 1955 W55 Detroit 92,194; W55L 4,777; N55 49,395; N55L 3,560; 3N55 2,724. 1956 W56 75,206; W56L 7,091; N56 36,162; N56L 5,197; 3N56 2,150. The pattern accepts any four- or five-digit sequence from 1001 because one pattern cannot hold a different maximum per series and plant.

Imperial (C55, C56) is not encoded here; it is covered by the Imperial formats in mopar.json.

All series letter codes (3)

W	Windsor [EMAN]
N	New Yorker [EMAN]
3N	Chrysler 300 The source labels 3N55 and 3N56 "Chrysler 300"; no other model name is on the cited page. [EMAN]

All model year codes (2)

55	1955 [EMAN]
56	1956 [EMAN]

Sources: [EMAN]

1957

Looks like W571001 (7 characters)

1 Series letter	W: Windsor [EMAN]
2 Sequence number (starts at 1001)	1001 [EMAN]

Where sources disagree

The second series letter L is shown in the source without a model name. "Saratoga" is our guess from the series lineup and is marked unconfirmed.
A W-prefixed number can also match the Rambler 1965 format in independents-2.json; the year digits here (55 to 57) sit in different positions.

The source gives starting numbers only for 1957 (W57-1,001, W57L-1,001, L57-1,001, L57L-1,001, N57-1,001, N57L-1,001, 3N57-1,001); no closing numbers were readable. Sequence length is not sourced (four or five digits accepted).

Written W57-1001 on the car; the dash is removed before matching.

All series letter codes (4)

W	Windsor [EMAN]
L	Series not named in the source (the third of the W/L/N rows; probably Saratoga) unconfirmed [EMAN]
N	New Yorker [EMAN]
3N	Chrysler 300 (300C) The source row is headed C76-300 Chrysler 300 1957. [EMAN]

Sources: [EMAN]

1958

Looks like LC11001 (7 characters)

1 Series digit (LC1 to LC4)	1: LC1 series (name not given in the source) unconfirmed [EMAN]
2 Sequence number (starts at 1001)	1001 [EMAN]

Where sources disagree

Series names for LC1 to LC4 are not on the cited page; they are left unconfirmed rather than guessed.

EMAN describes the 1958 code as year letter L, make letter, series digit; the source prints starting numbers only. Sequence length is not sourced (four to six digits accepted).

Plymouth and DeSoto 1958 numbers in mopar-early.json also allow E and N plant letters; the Chrysler rows in EMAN show only Detroit and L.

All series digit (lc1 to lc4) codes (4)

1	LC1 series (name not given in the source) unconfirmed [EMAN]
2	LC2 series (name not given in the source) unconfirmed [EMAN]
3	LC3 series (name not given in the source) unconfirmed [EMAN]
4	LC4 series (name not given in the source; Detroit only in the source) unconfirmed [EMAN]

Sources: [EMAN]

1959

Looks like M511200001 (10 characters)

1 Car line	5: Chrysler [TURB]
2 Price class / trim level	1: Low unconfirmed [TURB]
3 Assembly plant	1: Jefferson (Detroit) [TURB]
4 Sequence number (each plant numbers all makes consecutively from 100001)	200001 [TURB]

Where sources disagree

TURB gives the 1959 plant list only in a compact two-column chart; plant names are as transcribed there.

1959 layout (TURB): year letter M, car line, price class, assembly plant, six-digit sequence; M means 1959. From 1960 the year moves to the third position (see the main Mopar file).

Canadian-built cars are not decoded.

The example is constructed from the layout, not a recorded number.

All price class / trim level codes (10)

0	Fleet unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
1	Low unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
2	Medium unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
3	High unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
4	Premium unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
5	Low station wagon unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
6	Medium station wagon unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
7	High station wagon unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
8	Taxi unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]
9	Police unconfirmed TURB gives this list as a general summary for 1960-65 and refers to its models section for 1959. [TURB]

All assembly plant codes (8)

1	Jefferson (Detroit) [TURB]
2	Dodge (Hamtramck, Detroit) [TURB]
3	Evansville [TURB] [P59]
4	Los Angeles [TURB]
5	Newark [TURB]
6	Plymouth (Detroit) [TURB]
7	Imperial [TURB]
8	Valley Park (St. Louis) [TURB]

Sources: [TURB]

1960-1964

Looks like 8101100001 (10 characters)

1 Make / engine character	8: Chrysler [FBO65]
2 Series	1: Series 1 (source lists, across makes and years: Valiant V100, Lancer/Dart 170, Belvedere I, Coronet Deluxe, 330, 880; source list is truncated) unconfirmed [FBO65]
3 Model year (last digit)	0: 1960 [FBO65]
4 Assembly plant	1: Lynch Road, Detroit [FBO65] [FBO64]
5 Sequence number	100001 [FBO65]

Where sources disagree

The first-character chart is a forum post attributing the data to Allpar; no second independent table for 1960-63 was found.
This format is digits only, and many makers used plain numeric serials in these years. A match here does not by itself show the car is this make; check the make on the car and its paperwork.

US-built cars only; Canadian-built cars used different numbers and are not decoded here.

All series codes (10)

0	Series 0: Fleet (1962), Fleet, 880 or 300 Pace Setter (1963), Belvedere and Coronet Super Stock (1964-65) unconfirmed [FBO65]
1	Series 1 (source lists, across makes and years: Valiant V100, Lancer/Dart 170, Belvedere I, Coronet Deluxe, 330, 880; source list is truncated) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
2	Series 2 (source lists: Belvedere, 440, Coronet, Dart 330, 300 non-letter, Crown, Pioneer, Saratoga) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
3	Series 3 (source lists: Valiant V200, Lancer 770, New Yorker, LeBaron, Dart 270, Belvedere II, Coronet 440, Fury, Polara, Phoenix) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
4	Series 4 (source lists: Signet, Barracuda, Polara 500, Lancer GT, 300H, Dart GT, Satellite, Coronet 500, Sport Fury, 300 letter cars) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
5	Series 5, wagons (source lists: Valiant V100, Dart 170, Lancer 170, Town & Country, 880, Belvedere I, Coronet; source list is truncated) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
6	Series 6, Pioneer, Belvedere and Dart 330 wagons unconfirmed [FBO65]
7	Series 7, wagons (source lists: Valiant V200, Lancer 770, New Yorker Town & Country, Suburban, Dart 270; source list is truncated) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
8	Series 8, taxi unconfirmed [FBO65]
9	Series 9, police unconfirmed [FBO65]

All model year (last digit) codes (5)

0	1960 [FBO65]
1	1961 [FBO65]
2	1962 [FBO65]
3	1963 [FBO65]
4	1964 [FBO65]

All assembly plant codes (9)

1	Lynch Road, Detroit [FBO65] [FBO64]
2	Dodge Main, Hamtramck unconfirmed A poster in FBO65 says the 1965 factory service manual lists 2 as Detroit, not Hamtramck; not resolved. [FBO65] [FBO64]
3	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [FBO65] [FBO64]
4	Belvidere, Illinois (per the Allpar-derived chart) unconfirmed For Imperial 1960-64 the Imperial Club lists plant code 4 as Warren Avenue, Dearborn. Which meaning applies to which make/year is not settled by our sources. [FBO65]
5	Los Angeles [FBO65] [FBO64]
6	Newark, Delaware [FBO65] [FBO64]
7	St. Louis, Missouri [FBO65] [FBO64]
8	'Clairpointe (MO)' as written in the source chart unconfirmed Meaning not confirmed by a second source. [FBO65]
9	Windsor, Ontario [FBO65]

Sources: [FBO65]

1965

Looks like C151100001 (10 characters)

1 Make / engine character	C: Chrysler [FBO65]
2 Series	1: Series 1 (source lists, across makes and years: Valiant V100, Lancer/Dart 170, Belvedere I, Coronet Deluxe, 330, 880; source list is truncated) unconfirmed [FBO65]
3 Model year (last digit)	5: 1965 [FBO65]
4 Assembly plant	1: Lynch Road, Detroit [FBO65] [FBO64]
5 Sequence number	100001 [FBO65]

Where sources disagree

FBO64 says W marks a V8 Coronet in 1965; the FBO65 footnote lists P, R, W as 'Plymouth 8' and D as Dodge. W is shown under Dodge but unconfirmed.
FBO64: Hamtramck-built A-body cars (Valiant, Barracuda, Dart) start at sequence 500001; other plants start at 100001.

US-built cars only; Canadian-built cars used different numbers and are not decoded here.

1965 first-character list comes from footnotes in FBO65 and prose in FBO64; both are forum posts.

All series codes (10)

0	Series 0: Fleet (1962), Fleet, 880 or 300 Pace Setter (1963), Belvedere and Coronet Super Stock (1964-65) unconfirmed [FBO65]
1	Series 1 (source lists, across makes and years: Valiant V100, Lancer/Dart 170, Belvedere I, Coronet Deluxe, 330, 880; source list is truncated) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
2	Series 2 (source lists: Belvedere, 440, Coronet, Dart 330, 300 non-letter, Crown, Pioneer, Saratoga) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
3	Series 3 (source lists: Valiant V200, Lancer 770, New Yorker, LeBaron, Dart 270, Belvedere II, Coronet 440, Fury, Polara, Phoenix) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
4	Series 4 (source lists: Signet, Barracuda, Polara 500, Lancer GT, 300H, Dart GT, Satellite, Coronet 500, Sport Fury, 300 letter cars) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
5	Series 5, wagons (source lists: Valiant V100, Dart 170, Lancer 170, Town & Country, 880, Belvedere I, Coronet; source list is truncated) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
6	Series 6, Pioneer, Belvedere and Dart 330 wagons unconfirmed [FBO65]
7	Series 7, wagons (source lists: Valiant V200, Lancer 770, New Yorker Town & Country, Suburban, Dart 270; source list is truncated) unconfirmed Model names depend on make and year. [FBO65]
8	Series 8, taxi unconfirmed [FBO65]
9	Series 9, police unconfirmed [FBO65]

All assembly plant codes (9)

1	Lynch Road, Detroit [FBO65] [FBO64]
2	Dodge Main, Hamtramck unconfirmed A poster in FBO65 says the 1965 factory service manual lists 2 as Detroit, not Hamtramck; not resolved. [FBO65] [FBO64]
3	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [FBO65] [FBO64]
4	Belvidere, Illinois (per the Allpar-derived chart) unconfirmed For Imperial 1960-64 the Imperial Club lists plant code 4 as Warren Avenue, Dearborn. Which meaning applies to which make/year is not settled by our sources. [FBO65]
5	Los Angeles [FBO65] [FBO64]
6	Newark, Delaware [FBO65] [FBO64]
7	St. Louis, Missouri [FBO65] [FBO64]
8	'Clairpointe (MO)' as written in the source chart unconfirmed Meaning not confirmed by a second source. [FBO65]
9	Windsor, Ontario [FBO65]

Sources: [FBO65] [FBO64]

1966

Looks like CE23A62100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	A: 170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	6: 1966 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	2: Hamtramck [BLOG]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine E: MOT lists E (1966) as '318-2 (trucks)'.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

1966-67 plant codes are digits; letters start in 1968 (IMP: Imperial plant 3 in 1966-67, C from 1968).

All car line codes (2)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (10)

A	170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
B	225 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	Special-order six-cylinder [BLOG]
D	273 cu in 2-barrel V8 [BLOG]
E	318 cu in 2-barrel V8 MOT lists E (1966) as '318-2 (trucks)'. [BLOG] [MOT]
F	361 cu in V8 (any carburetor) [MOT] [BLOG]
G	383 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
H	426 Hemi V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
J	440 cu in V8 [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
K	Special-order V8 [MOT] [BLOG]

All assembly plant codes (9)

1	Lynch Road, Detroit [BLOG]
2	Hamtramck [BLOG]
3	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [BLOG]
4	Belvidere, Illinois [BLOG]
5	Los Angeles [BLOG]
6	Newark, Delaware [BLOG]
7	St. Louis, Missouri [BLOG]
8	Export unconfirmed [BLOG]
9	Windsor, Ontario [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1967

Looks like CE23A72100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	A: 170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	7: 1967 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	2: Hamtramck unconfirmed [BLOG]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

1966-67 plant codes are digits; letters start in 1968 (IMP: Imperial plant 3 in 1966-67, C from 1968).

All car line codes (2)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (10)

A	170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
B	225 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
E	273 cu in 4-barrel V8 (MOT: trucks) unconfirmed [MOT]
F	318 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT]
G	383 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
H	383 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
J	426 Hemi V8 [MOT]
K	440 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT] [IMP]
L	440 cu in high-performance 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
M	Special-order V8 [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (9)

1	Lynch Road, Detroit unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
2	Hamtramck unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
3	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
4	Belvidere, Illinois unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
5	Los Angeles unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
6	Newark, Delaware unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
7	St. Louis, Missouri unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
8	Export unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]
9	Windsor, Ontario unconfirmed The plant table is from BLOG (1966); no source states the 1967 plant codes except IMP for Imperial plant 3. [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1968

Looks like CE23A8B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	A: 170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	8: 1968 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (2)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (11)

A	170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
B	225 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	Slant six, special order [MOT]
D	273 cu in V8 [MOT]
F	318 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT]
G	383 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
H	383 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
J	426 Hemi V8 [MOT]
K	440 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT] [IMP]
L	440 cu in high-performance 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
P	340 cu in 4-barrel V8 (high performance) [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1969

Looks like CE23A9B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	A: 170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	9: 1969 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (2)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (12)

A	170 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
B	225 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	Slant six, special order [MOT]
D	273 cu in V8 [MOT]
F	318 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT]
G	383 cu in 2-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
H	383 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
J	426 Hemi V8 [MOT]
K	440 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT] [IMP]
L	440 cu in high-performance 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
M	440 cu in with three 2-barrels (440-6) [MOT]
P	340 cu in 4-barrel V8 (high performance) [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1970

Looks like CE23B0B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	B: 198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	0: 1970 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 340 Six Pack for the 1970 T/A and AAR only.
Engine L: CCV instead lists L = 360 2-barrel for 1968-74.
Engine N: CCV lists N = 383 2-barrel.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
Engine V: CCV lists V = 440 Six Barrel (T/A prefix). BLOG's 1971 row shows a garbled code for this engine.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

The year digit 0 can be 1970 or 1980 and the sources cannot tell them apart (MOT). Both a 1970 and a 1980 result are offered.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (13)

B	198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
H	340 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
J	340 cu in V8 with three 2-barrels ('Six Pack') CCV says J = 340 Six Pack for the 1970 T/A and AAR only. [MOT]
L	383 cu in V8 (standard, 2-barrel) CCV instead lists L = 360 2-barrel for 1968-74. [MOT] [BLOG]
N	383 cu in high-performance 4-barrel V8 CCV lists N = 383 2-barrel. [MOT] [BLOG]
R	426 Hemi V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
T	440 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
V	440 cu in V8 with three 2-barrels ('Six Pack') CCV lists V = 440 Six Barrel (T/A prefix). BLOG's 1971 row shows a garbled code for this engine. [MOT]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1971

Looks like CE23B1B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	B: 198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	1: 1971 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 340 Six Pack for the 1970 T/A and AAR only.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV instead lists L = 360 2-barrel for 1968-74.
Engine M: BLOG lists M for 1971; MOT lists M only for 1972-76.
Engine N: CCV lists N = 383 2-barrel.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
Engine V: CCV lists V = 440 Six Barrel (T/A prefix). BLOG's 1971 row shows a garbled code for this engine.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (15)

B	198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
H	340 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
J	340 cu in V8 with three 2-barrels ('Six Pack') CCV says J = 340 Six Pack for the 1970 T/A and AAR only. [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	383 cu in V8 (standard, 2-barrel) CCV instead lists L = 360 2-barrel for 1968-74. [MOT] [BLOG]
M	400 cu in 2-barrel V8 unconfirmed BLOG lists M for 1971; MOT lists M only for 1972-76. [BLOG]
N	383 cu in high-performance 4-barrel V8 CCV lists N = 383 2-barrel. [MOT] [BLOG]
R	426 Hemi V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
T	440 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
V	440 cu in V8 with three 2-barrels ('Six Pack') CCV lists V = 440 Six Barrel (T/A prefix). BLOG's 1971 row shows a garbled code for this engine. [MOT]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1972-1973

Looks like CE23B2B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	B: 198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	2: 1972 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine P: CCV lists P = 383 4-barrel.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (11)

B	198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
H	340 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT] [BLOG]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
M	400 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT]
P	400 cu in 4-barrel V8 CCV lists P = 383 4-barrel. [MOT]
T	440 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]

All model year (last digit) codes (2)

2	1972 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
3	1973 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1974

Looks like CE23B4B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	B: 198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	4: 1974 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (13)

B	198 cu in slant six [MOT] [BLOG]
C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
J	360 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	360 cu in high-performance V8 (MOT: police only 1979-80) unconfirmed CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
M	400 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT]
N	400 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
P	400 cu in high-performance V8 [MOT]
T	440 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1975-1976

Looks like CE23C5B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	C: 225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	5: 1975 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (12)

C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
J	360 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	360 cu in high-performance V8 (MOT: police only 1979-80) unconfirmed CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
M	400 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT]
N	400 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
P	400 cu in high-performance V8 [MOT]
T	440 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]

All model year (last digit) codes (2)

5	1975 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6	1976 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1977

Looks like CE23C7B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	C: 225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	7: 1977 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (12)

C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
J	360 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	360 cu in high-performance V8 (MOT: police only 1979-80) unconfirmed CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
N	400 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
P	400 cu in high-performance V8 [MOT]
T	440 cu in V8 (standard) [MOT] [BLOG] [IMP]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]
D	225 cu in slant six, 2-barrel [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1978

Looks like CE23C8B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	C: 225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	8: 1978 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine U: CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack.
Engine A: MOT gives 1978-82; a 13-character VIN applies only through 1980. Car line letters for Omni/Horizon are not in our sources, so such VINs may not match any format here.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (13)

C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
H	318 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed [MOT]
J	360 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	360 cu in high-performance V8 (MOT: police only 1979-80) unconfirmed CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
N	400 cu in 4-barrel V8 [MOT]
P	400 cu in high-performance V8 [MOT]
U	440 cu in high-performance V8 (including police) CCV lists U = 440 Six Pack. [MOT] [BLOG]
Z	Special-order V8 (Chrysler) or 401 V8 (AMC/Jeep) [MOT] [BLOG]
D	225 cu in slant six, 2-barrel [MOT]
A	VW 1.7 litre four (Omni/Horizon) unconfirmed MOT gives 1978-82; a 13-character VIN applies only through 1980. Car line letters for Omni/Horizon are not in our sources, so such VINs may not match any format here. [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1979

Looks like CE23C9B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	C: 225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	9: 1979 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine J: CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine A: MOT gives 1978-82; a 13-character VIN applies only through 1980. Car line letters for Omni/Horizon are not in our sources, so such VINs may not match any format here.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (9)

C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
H	318 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed [MOT]
J	360 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed CCV says J = 360 2-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	360 cu in high-performance V8 (MOT: police only 1979-80) unconfirmed CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
D	225 cu in slant six, 2-barrel [MOT]
A	VW 1.7 litre four (Omni/Horizon) unconfirmed MOT gives 1978-82; a 13-character VIN applies only through 1980. Car line letters for Omni/Horizon are not in our sources, so such VINs may not match any format here. [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

1980

Looks like CE23C0B100001 (13 characters)

1 Car line	C: Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
2 Price class / series	E: Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
3 Body style (doors + body)	23: Two-door hardtop [BLOG]
4 Engine	C: 225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
5 Model year (last digit)	0: 1980 [MOT] [BLOG] [CI]
6 Assembly plant	B: Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
7 Sequence number	100001 [MOT] [CI]

Where sources disagree

Engine G: MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved.
Engine K: CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80.
Engine L: CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80.
Engine A: MOT gives 1978-82; a 13-character VIN applies only through 1980. Car line letters for Omni/Horizon are not in our sources, so such VINs may not match any format here.
CCV's engine-letter list for 1968-74 and 1975-80 differs from MOT/BLOG in several letters (J, K, L, N, P, U, V); the table here follows MOT and BLOG, which agree with each other for 1966 and 1971.

Car line letters are shared across makes. The make attached to each letter is inferred from the model names the sources give for it.

The year digit 0 can be 1970 or 1980 and the sources cannot tell them apart (MOT). Both a 1970 and a 1980 result are offered.

All car line codes (4)

C	Newport, 300, New Yorker, other Chrysler [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Newport, New Yorker [MOT]
S	Cordoba [MOT]
F	LeBaron [MOT]

All price class / series codes (11)

E	Economy [MOT] [BLOG]
H	High [MOT] [BLOG]
K	Police [MOT] [BLOG]
L	Low [MOT] [BLOG]
M	Medium [MOT] [BLOG]
N	New York City taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
O	Super Stock [MOT] [BLOG]
P	Premium [MOT] [BLOG]
S	Special [MOT] [BLOG]
T	Taxi [MOT] [BLOG]
X	Fast Top [MOT] [BLOG]

All body style (doors + body) codes (8)

21	Two-door sedan/coupe MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
23	Two-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
27	Convertible MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
29	Two-door sports hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
41	Four-door sedan MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
43	Four-door hardtop MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
45	Six-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]
46	Nine-passenger wagon MOT describes the same two digits as doors (first) and body style (second: 1 sedan, 2 B-pillar hardtop, 3 other hardtop, 4 hatchback, 5 two-seat wagon, 6 three-seat wagon, 7 convertible, 9 coupe/special). [BLOG]

All engine codes (7)

C	225 cu in slant six, 1-barrel [MOT] [BLOG]
E	Slant six, special order [MOT] [BLOG]
G	318 cu in V8 (standard) MOT also lists G as 'AMC 2.0 liter four' for 1977-79; not resolved. [MOT] [BLOG]
H	318 cu in 4-barrel V8 unconfirmed [MOT]
K	360 cu in 2-barrel V8 CCV lists K as 400 4-barrel lean-burn for 1975-80. [MOT] [BLOG]
L	360 cu in high-performance V8 (MOT: police only 1979-80) unconfirmed CCV lists L = 360 4-barrel for 1975-80. [MOT]
A	VW 1.7 litre four (Omni/Horizon) unconfirmed MOT gives 1978-82; a 13-character VIN applies only through 1980. Car line letters for Omni/Horizon are not in our sources, so such VINs may not match any format here. [MOT]

All assembly plant codes (10)

A	Lynch Road, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
B	Hamtramck (Dodge Main) [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
C	Jefferson Avenue, Detroit [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
D	Belvidere, Illinois [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
E	Los Angeles [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
F	Newark, Delaware [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
G	St. Louis, Missouri [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
P	Wyoming (export; MOT: Wyoming Road, Windsor, Ontario) unconfirmed Single source. [MOT]
R	Windsor, Ontario [MOT] [CI] [CCV]
H	New Stanton, Pennsylvania (as listed by MOT and BLOG) unconfirmed Listed without years; the code meaning is not corroborated by a plant-history source. Treat as unconfirmed. [MOT] [BLOG]

Sources: [MOT] [BLOG] [CI] [MSCI]

What a serial number cannot tell you

It identifies what the factory recorded in the number: typically the model year, assembly plant, series or body and production sequence, and in some years the engine. It cannot confirm a car is original or numbers-matching. Compare stampings, body tags and documentation.

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