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Old 04-17-2021, 09:23 AM   #211
402Bowtie
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Re: The build date project

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Originally Posted by DeadheadNM View Post
Just a word of caution regarding use of a Protectoplate for assembly estimation. Of course truck assembly wouldn't be after a sale date but assembly could have occurred many months prior to the date on a POP as shown here on this 72 where the POP is stamped 01/09/73 (image 91/95): https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...0/2454106.html
Yep, agreed. When legible, some of the other data on the POP can help narrow down a date, such as the engine build date or truck build month. For example, this one has an engine date code of 12/11 and I think the build month is a "D" for December:

70 chevy
0F128831
12/11/69<build date<12/31/69

72 chevy
2F368174
04/26/72<build date<04/30/72

68 chevy
8Z153334
5/68
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