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Here's a brief history of the car that I've gathered from the build sheet and the fender tag

The car was built on Jan 16, 1969 at the Hamtramck, MI Plant with a 440 Magnum V8 375 Horsepower engine. Here is a pic of the Fender tag (this is bolted to the frame of the car and breaks down all the options that were put onto your car in the factory). I have broken down all the codes for you from the bottom to the top, left to right.

E86 - 440 4BL ENGINE

D32 - HD A-727 TORQUEFLITE TRANSMISSION

XS29 - X = CHARGER, S = SPECIAL PRICE CLASS - R/T, 29 = BODY STYLE - 2 DOOR SPORTS HARDTOP

L9B - L = 440 4BBL ENGINE, 9 = MODEL YEAR - 1969, B = ASSEMBLY PLANT - HAMTRAMCK, MI

266231 - SERIAL NUMBER

A4 - SILVER UPPER BODY PAINT

A4 - SILVER LOWER BODY PAINT

C6R - C = PRICE CLASS: CHARGER, 6 = BUCKETS VINYL, R = RED INTERIOR

R6 - UPPER DOOR FRAME COLOR = RED

116 - PRODUCTION DATE = JAN 16

116501 -ORDER NUMBER OF VEHICLE

A01 - LIGHT PACKAGE

B41 - FRONT DISC BRAKES

B51 - POWER ASSIST DISC BRAKES

C16 - CONSOLE

C55 - BUCKET SEATS

G15 - FRONT WINDSHIELD TINTED

J25 - 3 SPEED VARIABLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS

M21 - ROOF DRIP RAIL MOLDINGS

M25 - WIDE SILL MOLDINGS

M31 - BELT MOLDINGS

R11 - MUSICMASTER AM RADIO

V8R - TRANSVERSE STRIPE RED

Now I've spoken to the owner who I brought the car from. He said he brought the car from a guy in the Bay Area. The pink slip show's the car was brought by this guy in 1976. Doing a people search on the web I was able to find the new address for this owner and sent him a letter asking for any history of the car. A week or so later I received a email from his wife who said that they indeed had owned this car, he brought it from a used car dealer in San Jose, CA in 1974 or 1976. He does not remember the dealer he brought it from.