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Body Plate Identification
 
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1968 American Motors Body Data plate
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1968

 
Location: Riveted to the left front door below door lock.
          Visible when the door is open.
Body: Is the production sequence
R011XXX
Model: Model Year and Body Style
6889-7
Trim: Trim Color and Material Used
893E
Paint: Body Color - Roof Color
44A
 
MODEL
American
Rebel
Code
Body Style
Code
Body Style
6805 4 dr. Sedan 220 6815 4 dr. Sedan 550
6805-5 4 dr. Sedan 440 6815-5 4 dr. Sedan 770
6806 2 dr. Sedan 220 6817 2 dr. Convertible 550
6808-5 4 dr. Sta. Wagon 440 6817-7 2 dr. Convertible SST
6809-7 2 dr. Hardtop Rogue 6818 4 dr. Wagon 550
Ambassador
 6818-5 4 dr. Wagon 770
6885-2 4 dr. Sedan 6819 2 dr. Hardtop 550
6885-5 4 dr. Sedan DPL 6819-5 2 dr. Hardtop 770
6885-7 4 dr. Sedan SST 6819-7 2 dr. Hardtop SST
6888-5 4 dr. Sta. Wagon DPL
Javelin
6889-2 2 dr. Hardtop 6879-5 2 dr. Hardtop
6889-5 2 dr. Hardtop DPL 6879-7 2 dr. Hardtop SST
6889-7 2 dr. Hardtop SST
AMX
  6839-7 2 dr. Sport Coupe
 
TRIM
1
American
Rebel 770/SST
Code
Color
Code
Color
828 Gray/White 871 Black
829 Black/White 873 Blue
AMX/Javelin SST
 874 Green
831 Black 876 Gold
832 Tan 879 Resset
835 Red
Ambassador
Javelin
 881 Black
831 Black 883 Blue
838 Black/White 885 Red
American 440/Rogue
Ambassador DPL/SST
843 Blue 891 Black
844 Green 893 Blue
845 Red 894 Green
848 Black/White 896 Gold
Rebel 550
  
851 Black
853 Blue
855 Red
 
PAINT
Code
Color
Code
Color
1A Classic Black 48A Tahiti Turquoise Metallic
39A Matador Red 49A Lanedo Tan Metallic
43A Saturn Blue Metallic 50A Calcutta Russet Metallic
44A Carvelle Blue Metallic 52A Scarab Gold Metallic
45A Blazer Blue Metallic 54A Turbo Silver Metallic
46A Laurel Green Metallic 58A Hialeah Yellow
47A Rally Green Metallic 72A Frost White
Paint Chip Palette
 

1- A suffix letter after the trim # indicates:

A= Vinyl reclining bucket

B= All vinyl

C= Cloth E= Vinyl bucket

J= Vinyl (Javelin)

K= Vinyl bucket (optional)

V= All Vinyl

W= Cloth reclining bucket

 
 
 
 
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