1973 Chrysler/Imperial Body Plate Data







CHRYSLER * IMPERIAL Body Plate Identification

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1973
Location: Under the hood attached to the right or left fender, Cowl, or Radiator Cross member. Read left to right bottom to top.
Line 1: Engine code Digits 1-2-3		E63
Line 1: Transmission code Digits 4-5-6		D11
Line 1: Car line Digit 7		C
Line 1: Price class Digit 8		E
Line 1: Body type Digits 9-10		AF
Line 1: Engine code Digit 11		L
Line 1: Model year code Digit 12		3
Line 1: Assembly plant code Digit 13		C
Line 1: Production sequence Last six digits		XXXXXX
Line 2: Lwr body paint code Digits 1-2-3		EW1
Line 2: Trim code Digits 4-5-6-7		D11
Line 2: Price class Digit 4		C
Line 2: Seat and fabric Digit 5		E
Line 2: Interior color Digits 6-7		A9
Line 2: Upper door frame color Digits 8-9-10		Not Listed
Line 2: Month code Digit 11		7
Line 2: Day of month code Digits 12-13		A
Line 2: Production sequence Last six digits		XXXXXX
Line 3: Upper body/vinyl color code Digit 1-2-3		V1G


Car Line
Code	Make	Code	Make
C	Chrysler	S	Chrysler Specialty
Y	Chrysler Luxury

Engine
Code	CID	Code	CID
E63	400 2-BC	M	400 2-BC
E85	440 4-BC	T	440 4-BC
E86	440 4-BC Hi-Perf	U	440 4-BC Hi-Perf

Transmission
Code	Type	Code	Type
D13	3-spd Manual Flr. Shift	D31	3-spd Automatic
D14	3-spd Manual Col. Shift	D32	3-spd Automatic
D15	3-spd Manual Col. Shift	D36	3-spd Automatic
D21	4-spd Manual

Price
Code	Class	Code	Class
H	High	P	Premium
L	Low	S	Special
M	Medium

Body
Code	Type	Code	Type
23	2 dr. Hardtop	45	Sta. Wagon 2-seat
41	4 dr. Sedan	46	Sta. Wagon 3-seat
43	4 dr. Hardtop

Assembly Plant
Code	Plant	Code	Plant
C	Jefferson Ave, Detroit	F	Newark, DE
D	Belvidere, IL	R	Windsor, Ontario CAN

Lower Body Paint
Code	Color	Code	Color
GB5	True Blue Metallic	FQ5	Coral Turquoise Metallic
JA5	Slate Gray Metallic	HT6	Mojave Tan Metallic
HB1	Blue Sky	HT8	Chestnut Metallic
TB3	Basin Street Blue	EW1	Spinnaker White
JB9	Regal Blue Metallic	TX9	Formal Black
FE5	Rallye Red	FY1	Lemon twist
GE7	Burnished Red Metallic	DY2	Sunfire Yellow
GF3	Amber Sherwood Metallic	JY3	Honey Gold
JF1	Mist Green	JY6	Gold Haze Metallic
JF8	Forest Green Metallic	JY9	Tahitian Gold Metallic
GK6	Autumn Bronze Metallic	999	Special Order
HL4	Sahara Beige

Seat & Fabric
Code	Type	Code	Type
1	Cloth & Vinyl Bench	B	Cloth & Leather Bench Split Back
2	Vinyl Bench	C	Cloth & Leather Bucket
3	Cloth & Vinyl Bench Split Back	D	Cloth & Leather 50/50
4	Vinyl Bench Split Back	E	Cloth & Leather Special Design
5	Cloth & Vinyl Bucket	H	Vinyl Special Design
6	Vinyl Bucket	L	Leather 50/50
7	Cloth & Vinyl 50/50	M	Leather Bench
8	Vinyl 50/50	P	Leather Bench Split Back
9	Cloth & Vinyl Special Design	R	Leather Bucket
A	Cloth & Leather Bench	T	Leather Special Design

Interior
Code	Color	Code	Color
A9	Gray	L3	Parchment
B5	Medium Blue	T5	Light Tan
B8	Dark Blue	Y4	Gold
F6	Green	YW	Gold-Black-White
EW	Red-Black-White	X9	Black
KW	Copper-Black-White	XW	Black & White

Month of Manufacture
Code	Month	Code	Month
1	January	7	July
2	February	8	August
3	March	9	September
4	April	A	October
5	May	B	November
6	June	C	December

Upper Body & Vinyl Roof
Code	Color	Code	Color
V01	Paint-mono tone	V50	Moulding-protect. vinyl bdyside
V02	Paint-two tone	V5X	Black
V08	Paint, Trim&Vinyl Roof Waiver	V60	Sport Stripes
V09	Paint Special Order	V6W	White
V10	Full Vinyl Roof	V6X	Black
V1B	Blue	V70	Accent Stripes
V1F	Green	V7W	White
V1W	White	V7X	Black
V1X	Black	V80	Sport Stripes
V1Y	Gold	V8W	White
V21	Paint-Hood Performance	V8X	Black
V40	Halo Style Vinyl Roof	V90	Hood Stripes
V4B	Blue	V9W	White
V4F	Green	V9X	Black
V4W	White	Paint Chip Palette
V4X	Black
V4Y	Gold


If there are any omissions or errors please let us know. Thank you

CHRYSLER * IMPERIAL

Body Plate Identification

1973