[tom s]

Does anyone know if the factory put part numbers anywhere on 69 hoods and if so where.I have a 69 T/A here and cant find one anywhere?Tom

[JSuchma]

Tom, when my brother's 69 TA was being restored about 10 years ago I stopped by the shop to check on it and I remember seeing a part number and date stamped on it. It has a 74 or 75 date, making it a replacement hood. When I saw it I thought to myself, we grew up all these years using the car as a daily driver to and from high school, [we were 16 when we got it] and I had never seen those numbers all these years. IIRC, it was located near the back of the hood on the bottom. I will ask him if he has any pics of it. Jeff

[tom s]

My 63 lemans number is visible on the drivers side.No date that I can see.Tom

[necdb3]

I have a 69 400 bird and a 69 T/A. Both have a number on the hood support facing straight down with the hood closed on the drivers side about a foot from the corner. Unfortunately, I can't make out either of the hoods what the numbers are.

[tom s]

Can you shoot a pic and text it too me where I can see where to look?Dont really care about what the number is.Tom

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[necdb3]

Originally Posted by tom s

Can you shoot a pic and text it too me where I can see where to look?Dont really care about what the number is.Tom

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Sent both pictures. Both date codes not part numbers. First picture is a 400 conv, 2nd picture is a 69 T/A.

Looks like 1st reads 11 26 8? could be as the car is and late 68 built car with all parts in the late Oct 68 area.

2nd, 69 T/A looks like 5A 29, assuming May 69 which also makes sense date wise.

Dave

[RA1John]

From what I've found, the stamping date code on Hood Inner is the month only.
11 = Nov.
5 = May

The other numbers, letters pertain to the stamping plant.

Originally Posted by necdb3

Sent both pictures. Both date codes not part numbers. First picture is a 400 conv, 2nd picture is a 69 T/A.

Looks like 1st reads 11 26 8? could be as the car is and late 68 built car with all parts in the late Oct 68 area.

2nd, 69 T/A looks like 5A 29, assuming May 69 which also makes sense date wise.

Dave

[necdb3]

Originally Posted by RA1John

From what I've found, the stamping date code on Hood Inner is the month only.
11 = Nov.
5 = May

The other numbers, letters pertain to the stamping plant.

No year?

[Held for Ransom]

Pictures show 11 26 B and 5 A 29. Which is Nov. 26th and May 29th. The letter is usually a line/stamping plant or shift designation. A second letter may indicate a continuation into the next model year.

[JAL71TA]

JSuchma……..There are three other 69Ta’s I know about in the Houston/Spring tx area including good mine. Where are you in Houston? Been cool to get all 4 in one location some day.

[tom s]

I have a pic somewhere with 3 real TAs at Donut Derricks.2 RA Vs and a RA III.Tom

[JSuchma]

Originally Posted by JAL71TA

JSuchma……..There are three other 69Ta’s I know about in the Houston/Spring tx area including good mine. Where are you in Houston? Been cool to get all 4 in one location some day.

We are in the cypress area.

[JSuchma]

Looking back......I knew of at least 5 in the Houston area. Some have probably changed hands and left the area. One was a RAIV auto TA missing the ram air pan. I can't recall the guys name that owned it at the time, but I sold him an original RAIV lower pan for it. This was long before the REPOP's came out....... A VERY RARE part for a one year only car. I got $2500 for it at the time and he was pleased as heck to get it and make his car totally original. In todays market it would be a $5000 part!

[JAL71TA]

Mine shows clearly 5. 26 A