Mod Top #14

Zach Ogorek has a 1969 Plymouth Barracuda 340/A727 Y3/F6P/V1P Mod Top:

(Note: this car is also registered as Mod Top #53)

Mod Top #14

Info as submitted to this Registry:

  • Engine that came with the car originally? – 340
  • Engine in the car now – 340
  • Tranny that came originally? – 727
  • Tranny in the car now? – 727
  • Original Exterior color? – Y3 Yellow Gold
  • Color now? – Y3 Yellow Gold
  • Interior bucket seat color – F6P Yellow vinyl with mod inserts

The Fender Tag as submitted to this Registry:

M31 R11 V1P V7X END
A01 C16 C55 G15 L31 M21
   Y3 F6P X9 A18 156389
E55 D32 BH23 P9B 178XXX

M31 = Body belt mouldings; R11 = Music Master Radio (2-Watt); V1P = Yellow floral vinyl roof; V7X = Black longitudinal accent stripe; END = end of codes

A01 = Light group (Fender mounted turn signals, trunk light, glove box/ashtray light, ignition light, reading/dome lamp, glove box lock); C16 = Console; C55 = Bucket seats; G15 = Tinted windshield only (not side glass); L31 = Turn signal fender/hood mounted; M21 = Drip Rail Mouldings

Y3 = Yellow Gold exterior paint; F6P = Yellow vinyl seats with yellow floral inserts; X8 = Black upper door frame paint, black carpet, black paint on console; A18 = Build date of 10/18/68; 156389 = Vehicle Order Number

E55 = 340 4bbl engine (275hp); D32 = A727 3 speed Automatic Transmission (Torqueflite); BH = Barracuda High Price Class; 23 = 2 Door Hardtop; P9B = 340/1969/Built at Hamtramck, MI; 178XXX = Sequence number.

More info about the car:

Other stuff from a previous owner, Wade Kahn:

THE CAR ORIGINALLY CAME WITH THE RECALLED ROAD WHEELS [Note from Julie: according to ‘Barracuda and Challenger’ by Paul Zazarine this was ‘Chrysler’s first attempt at a lightweight aluminum road wheel…Engineering tests indicated that the lug nuts would loosen during operation. Torquing them down resulted in cracking the aluminum-alloy center. Chrysler was determined to get the wheels off all cars to prevent any accidents…’ So those recalled wheel are RARE!]


Last updated 10/13/2003 9:32:35 AM