Reference Details
- Common issue
- Fireflite hardtop, pace-car convertible, or restored shell represented as an Adventurer from colors and trim alone · 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
- Confidence
- documented · 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
- Correct value
- Detroit-built S-24 two-door Adventurer hardtop; club example decodes body 40 as Adventurer hardtop · 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
- Where to check
- Serial plate, body tag, hardtop structure, title, factory or registry records, and ownership history · 1956 DeSoto Adventurer
- Common issue
- Fireflite body or restored shell represented as an Adventurer from gold trim, paint, or scripts alone · 1957 DeSoto Adventurer
- Confidence
- reported · 1957 DeSoto Adventurer
- Correct value
- Detroit-built S-26 Adventurer two-door Sportsman hardtop or convertible, supported by body tag and registry records · 1957 DeSoto Adventurer
- Where to check
- Serial plate, body tag, body structure, title, factory or registry records, and ownership history · 1957 DeSoto Adventurer
- Common issue
- A Custom fitted with Custom 300 side trim and emblems · 1957 Ford Custom 300
- Confidence
- documented · 1957 Ford Custom 300
- Correct value
- Custom 300 body code 70B for Tudor or 73B for Fordor · 1957 Ford Custom 300
- Where to check
- Patent plate, serial record, body structure, title history, and factory paperwork · 1957 Ford Custom 300
- Common issue
- Club and factory-derived references use different displayed model-number forms, and a regular Rambler hardtop can accept Rebel trim. · 1957 Rambler Rebel 327 V8
- Confidence
- documented · 1957 Rambler Rebel 327 V8
- Correct value
- 1957 Rebel model 5730 four-door Custom hardtop; AMC historical specifications begin the serial sequence at F-1001 · 1957 Rambler Rebel 327 V8
- Where to check
- Model plate, serial plate, title and registration history, and factory or club documentation · 1957 Rambler Rebel 327 V8
- Common issue
- A pillared Galaxie, Sunliner, 1961 body, or trim clone represented as a 1960 Starliner · 1960 Ford Starliner
- Confidence
- documented · 1960 Ford Starliner
- Correct value
- Model 53 and body code 63A for the Starliner two-door Club Victoria · 1960 Ford Starliner
- Where to check
- VIN/model characters, warranty plate, title history, body structure, and factory paperwork · 1960 Ford Starliner
- Common issue
- A Sunliner, Club Victoria, sedan, adjacent-year body, or trim clone represented as a 1961 Starliner · 1961 Ford Starliner
- Confidence
- documented · 1961 Ford Starliner
- Correct value
- Model 53 and body code 63A for the Starliner two-door hardtop · 1961 Ford Starliner
- Where to check
- VIN/model characters, warranty plate, title history, body structure, and factory paperwork · 1961 Ford Starliner
- Common issue
- A Barracuda or later body fitted with Cuda grille, hood, stripes, and emblems · 1972 Plymouth Cuda
- Confidence
- documented · 1972 Plymouth Cuda
- Correct value
- BS23 identifies the Cuda two-door hardtop; the sixth VIN character is 2 for model year 1972 · 1972 Plymouth Cuda
- Where to check
- VIN plate, fender tag, broadcast sheet, title history, and factory paperwork · 1972 Plymouth Cuda
- Common issue
- A BH23 Barracuda fitted with Cuda hood, trim, stripes, or badges · 1973 Plymouth Cuda
- Confidence
- documented · 1973 Plymouth Cuda
- Correct value
- BS23 identifies the Cuda two-door hardtop; the sixth VIN character is 3 for model year 1973 · 1973 Plymouth Cuda
- Where to check
- VIN plate, fender tag, broadcast sheet, title history, body stamps, and factory paperwork · 1973 Plymouth Cuda
- Common issue
- A BH23 Barracuda fitted with Cuda hood, trim, stripes, or badges · 1974 Plymouth Cuda
- Confidence
- documented · 1974 Plymouth Cuda
- Correct value
- BS23 identifies the Cuda two-door hardtop; the sixth VIN character is 4 for model year 1974 · 1974 Plymouth Cuda
- Where to check
- VIN plate, fender tag, broadcast sheet, title history, body stamps, and factory paperwork · 1974 Plymouth Cuda
- Common issue
- Later Monza panels, badges, lamps, spoilers, and wheels can be fitted to a 1975 body. · 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
- Confidence
- documented · 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
- Correct value
- 1R07 VIN body pattern and 1HR07 model/body records agree · 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
- Where to check
- VIN plate, body tag, title, invoice, build sheet, and hidden body construction · 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2