[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Jim Robertson

Were all the characters (numbers and letters) stamped into the tag at the same time? or did the tag remain loose as the body traveled along...possibly receiving different characters along its journey? Obviously the characters would all have to be complete before the tag is riveted on as they are stamped from the back.

Just a few thoughts early in the morning.
Jim

All the option content characters were stamped at once (on a blank with the pre-stamped info already there, as Ric mentioned) and the cowl tag affixed to the body.

The only exception would be on occasion we see what appears to be "hand stamped" figures (stamped from the front) in the corners of the tag. There is not total agreement on what they mean but some think they represent the gating (fixtures) used in the body shop to weld the body together and maybe an indication of the build shift (ie, "15-2").

K