Serial numbers 1968 Barracuda

[Marc]

I have come across a 1968 Barracuda, and the serial number seems weird to me.
BH29B8BA12247.
Why is the EIGHTH digit a LETTER? It's NOT a "4".
Shouldn't the last 6 digits of the serial number be numbers?

Has anybody seen this before?

[moraycen]

Are the numbers your using off the car or the paper work Im assuming they are off the car. 6 cyl bilt in Hamtramck MI.No I've never seen any thing like that befor. Yes the last 6 didgets should be numbers, the actual body number.
Maybe you have a 1 of 1 6 cyl Barracuda (lol)
Ray

[Marc]

The numbers are on the car, the inner fender tag, the rad support, etc...
I've never seen anything like it?

[moraycen]

It is an "A"?

[moraycen]

Supper Stock?

[Marc]

The 8th digit is defintely an "A", but puhleeeeeeeeeease don't tell me it's a superstock car!
LOL!
I was thinking it's a typo in the serial number, but the rad support and fender tag are the same. Weird? Could it be a typo in the system where the tags and rad support are stamped wrong?
Or, am I blind or stupid?

[Marc]

I'm wrong on the fifth digit, it's BH29P8BA12247

[moraycen]

Your sure its a "P" that would make it a 340 car in wich case you would have to get to the bottom of the "A"thing! If it was the /6 car like we thought and the papers matched I would have said to bild it an beat it!

Ray

[NZ 440R/T]

Do you think the Lynch Road plant would have anything to do with it? A = Lynch road?
The only thing I can think of apart from that is it's a factory "typo," they did make them on quite a few occaisions. Maybe it should read BC, Before Christ and the serial number really was 5 digits long. LOL!!

[NZ 440R/T]

Originally posted by NZ 440R/T
Do you think the Lynch Road plant would have anything to do with it? A = Lynch road?
The only thing I can think of apart from that is it's a factory "typo," they did make them on quite a few occasions. Maybe it should read BC, Before Christ and the serial number really was 5 digits long. LOL!!

I clicked "quote" instead of edit! Damn boxes are all stuffed up!

[moraycen]

So they dont know where they built it? I think the whole car is a hologram can you put your hand through it?(lol)
Ray

[custom880]

They built almost 3300 6 Cyl Barracudas in 1968. There were a lot of 6 Cyl Barracudas over the years and Challengers as well. Not all of them were V/8's.

[moraycen]

The 5th didget being a P states its a 340 car!
Ok back to the "A" I just noticed your in Canada is this a Canadan car? could the "A"mean export car??
Ray

[Marc]

It's a Canadian car.
It's a 340 automatic car, the engine code is 52, the fifth digit is "P", but the sixth to last digit IS a letter, and the letter is "A".

[moraycen]

Galen Govier 1- 608-326-6346

Let me know how you make out.
I wouldnt let this stop you from buying the car!
Ray

[moraycen]

moraycen@aol.com

[ehostler]

If this is the actual VIN tag, then it is curious. You stated that it is on the fender tag. That's a different story. 1968 was the last year that the fender tag did not contain the complete VIN. Instead, it is the first part of the VIN and then the VON (Vehicle Order Number).

BH29P8BA12247

B - Barracuda
H - High Price Class
29 - 2 door sports hardtop
P - 340
8 - 1968
B - Hamtramck, MI
A12247 - Vehicle Order Number

At least that is what I recall about the '68s.