Chris decoded it perfectly,
'62 Chrysler 300
Being a 4dr, it's not a letter car -- power would have been a 383, 413 or
426
Interesting - while the book I'm looking at mentions sedan & hdtp being
built the same book only lists hdtp in the price guide
Production: Sedan = 1,801, Hardtop = 10,030
Red interior would be: 315 - cloth/vinyl, 415 - vinyl, 455 - leather
Paint is ZZ (Oyster White)
Based on a book published in 1990, a parts car is worth $200
If it truely is abandoned I'd say grab any good parts and let the rest rot
(based on how bad it sounds)
>From: "Mike & Christine Trettin" <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hi Steve,
>
>I will take a stab at it...decoding is always fun ;-)
>8 means it is a Chrysler
>2 means it was the second series, which was the 300
>2 means 1962
>3 means it was made in Detroit
>158029 is the car's production number with the production numbers starting
>at 100001.
>
>I hope that helps...and that I decoded correctly??!!
>
>As far as the value of the parts and what the car as a whole is worth,
>someone else will have to field those questions.
>
>Best Regards,
>Chris Trettin
>1956 Imperial sedan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Otis Davidson" <otisdavidson@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> >
> > Hello Gang,
> >
> > I just ran across an abandoned,early 60's?,large Chrysler product in the
> > woods not far from here. Here are the #'s : Vehicle No. 8223158029.
> > The 82 is stamped onto a stainless steel 1 inch x 3 inch ID plate. The
> > 23158029 is raised/embossed on the same plate.
> >
> > The car is a 4dr and is white with a red interior...and trees growing up
> > thru the floor and out of the opened doors. The rear-view mirror is
>attached
> > to the dashboard. There are buttons galore on the dash. The headlights
>are
> > kind-of a diagonal set-up....I think.
> >
> > Salvageable parts? Excellent drivers-side and vent windows. The back
>window
> > curves and is in excellent cond too. Misc trim. The windshield has a
>small
> > crack. No engine. The body is mega-rusted and is becoming part of the
>earth.
> >
> > My Q's are: What is this car? Is it an Imp? Is the glass worth anything?
> >
> > Steve from Albany,N.Y.
> > '75 Imp 4dr <--will finish the dr-side window motor project soon.
> > '79 440 powered 35 ft RV <--waiting for spring.
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