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Old 01-02-2019, 11:34 PM
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Default Fender sheet metal Date Code?

6A11976.

June something 1976?
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Old 01-07-2019, 01:46 AM
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that is not a date code...
The fender and hood dates are typically only a number corresponding with the week of the year.... 53 on the hood is because of how weeks fall.
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who or where in the process was the date/week stamped on the sheet metal. And what was it's reason for doing it?
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By the stamping plant.
For traceability.
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You can see accident replacement too.
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