1974 Chrysler/Imperial Body Plate Data







CHRYSLER * IMPERIAL Body Plate Identification

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1974
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		4
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
E56	360 4-BC	K	360 2-BC
E57	360 2-BC	M	400 2-BC
E63	400 2-BC	N	400 4-BC
E64	400 4-BC	T	440 4-BC
E85	440 4-BC	Z	Special Order
J	360 4-BC

Transmission
Code	Type	Code	Type
D13	3-spd Manual Flr. Shift	D21	4-spd Manual
D14	3-spd Manual Col. Shift	D34	Standard Automatic
D15	HD 3-spd Man Col. Shift	D35	HD Automatic

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 Sedan

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
JA5	Silver Frost Metallic	KT5	Sienna Metallic
KB1	Powder Blue	KT9	Dark Chestnut Metallic
KB5	Lucerne Blue Metallic	EW1	Spinnaker White
KB8	Starlight Blue Metallic	TX9	Formal Black
FE5	Rallye Red	DY2	Sunfire Yellow
GE7	Burnished Red Metallic	KY4	Golden Fawn
KG2	Frosty Green Metallic	KY5	Yellow Blaze
KG8	Deep Sherwood Metallic	JY6	Gold Haze Metallic
KJ6	Avocado Gold Metallic	JY9	Tahitian Gold Metallic
HL4	Sahara Beige	999	Special Order
KL8	Dark Moonstone Metallic

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	T7	Chestnut
B6	Blue	VW	Orange, Black & White
G6	Green	X9	Black
EW	Wimbleton	XW	Black & White
LL	Tangier	Y3	Gold
L3	Parchment	YW	White & Gold

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	V6X	Black
V02	Paint-two tone	V6Y	Gold
V08	Paint, Trim&Vinyl Roof Waiver	V68	Delete
V09	Paint Special Order	V70	Accent Stripes
V10	Full Vinyl Roof	V7B	Blue Green
V1B	Blue	V7L	Parchment
V1G	Green	V7R	Red
V1L	Parchment	V7W	White
V1W	White	V7X	Black
V1X	Black	V7Y	Gold
V1Y	Gold	V78	Delete
V21	Paint-Hood Performance	V80	Sport Stripes
V25	Decor Stripe Pkg. #2	V8L	Parchment
V40	Halo Style Vinyl Roof	V8R	Red
V4W	White	V8W	White
V4X	Black	V8X	Black
V4Y	Gold Reptile Grain	V88	Delete
V50	Moulding-protect. vinyl bdyside	V90	Sport Stripes-Bdysde & roof
V5X	Black	V9R	Red
V60	Sport Stripes	V9W	White
V6R	Red	V9X	Black
V6W	White	Paint Chip Palette


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CHRYSLER * IMPERIAL

Body Plate Identification

1974