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Offline 69gtconv

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Deck Lid Date Code - too close to build date?
« on: October 17, 2022, 06:56:09 PM »
I'm looking at a replacement deck lid for my March 17 Dearborn Built 1969 Convertible, and found one with a March 13 date code.

Is this too close to the build date to be correct?

Thanks in advance.
1966 T-Code Coupe (1st Car, Sold)
1967 GT 350 4-Speed w/original Paxton SC (Sold)
1970 Boss 302, 4-Speed (Sold)
1969 GT S-Code Convertible, Automatic (sold)
1969 Cougar XR7 R-Code Convertible, 4-Speed (sold)
1969 Mach 1 R- Code, 4-Speed (being restored)
1969 GT Q-Code Convertible (to be restored)

Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Deck Lid Date Code - too close to build date?
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2022, 07:16:10 PM »
Would be questioned and would not be what I would choose if I was looking for one since they were not stamped at Dearborn but typically for that plant and year at Cleveland so you have to consider loading, shipping, unloading at Dearborn, inventorying and such. Shortest example I have from Dearborn in 1969 is twelve days


In a related comment there are some times two dates that can be a month of so apart also.

Hope this helps

Jeff Speegle

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Offline 69gtconv

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Re: Deck Lid Date Code - too close to build date?
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2022, 07:21:37 PM »
That's what I thought, but thought I'd check.

Thanks, Jeff
1966 T-Code Coupe (1st Car, Sold)
1967 GT 350 4-Speed w/original Paxton SC (Sold)
1970 Boss 302, 4-Speed (Sold)
1969 GT S-Code Convertible, Automatic (sold)
1969 Cougar XR7 R-Code Convertible, 4-Speed (sold)
1969 Mach 1 R- Code, 4-Speed (being restored)
1969 GT Q-Code Convertible (to be restored)

Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Deck Lid Date Code - too close to build date?
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2022, 09:13:18 PM »
That's what I thought, but thought I'd check.

Thanks, Jeff

Never hurts to check or get a second opinion
Jeff Speegle

Anything worth doing is worth doing concours ;)