Ok Thanks,
This one is the drivers side and has the date code on them.
The other does not have the triangles and does not have date code either on the top, has the numbers elsewhere.
I am in the process of restoring this fastback to concourse condition and want to know what is the correct scenario.
What are the date codes indicating on the picture i attached? or how do you verify what date is what?
Regards Lou
Hi Lou,
The date code is the stamping date of the fender in the picture you provided. The stamping date should be fairly close to scheduled build date of your car as noted on the data plate. There is a bit of debate as to why the raised triangles appears but the most common thinking is that it is for crumbling in a crash. The cut over happened in either late 65 production or early 66 production. Some cars have a mis-matched set of fenders (e.g. only one fender has the raised triangles) and some cars have the raised triangles on both fenders around the cut-over period.
The date code decodes as follows
3 16 2 (March 16 Shift 2)
The first digit is the month - in your case March. The second set of digits is the day of the month - in your case the 16th. Finally, the last digit is the shift that the part was stamped - in your case shift 2.
Regards,
Ron
