original decals

DODGELOVER · Post by **DODGELOVER** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:46 pm

My 64 D-100 on the rail in front of the radiator has/had two decals. One is the standard antifreeze notice. The other is located between the edge of the raditor and the battery on the same rail and appeared to be about two inches long. Does anyone know what this decal was? I think it is a warning about battery polarity or jumping the truck with booster cables? Are there any photos or survivors out there that have this decal intact?
thanks

Post by **CSS-Registry** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:17 am

i am curious about this also - anyone have any ideas?

Dodge-Sweden · Post by **Dodge-Sweden** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:25 pm

The are the sticker/"signs" that i got on my W300 -68

Top: The radiator warning / water

Left:
top= Swedis car builder sticker with totalweight, model and type.
mid= Orginal
bottom = ANA colour number

left mid: Batteri jump start warning, inside fender just between the battery. (in swedish)
right mid: at the area just between drain hole on leftside.(dont know this one)
right: Dont know whatÂ´s called but at the hinge area on drivers door.

dodge lover · Post by **dodge lover** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:11 pm

Dodge-Sweden thanks yu for your response. This confirms my thought that this was a battery boost warning.

Post by **CSS-Registry** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:38 pm

anyone have a sticker next to their battery like the one above? (except in english)

ben

Jims68 · Post by **Jims68** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:50 pm

The metal number 7066 "tag" is from what I understand an ID from an employee that had something to do with this part of the assembly. It is NOT a paint code which is what most guys think it is. Also, I know in the early 60s it was common practice for MOPAR to send thier vehicles overseas partially assembled. Then, when they got to where they were going, the assembly was completed. This would allow them to ship more vehicles over at one time if they were "apart". It looks like you have a DUPONT paint code decal too. I don't think that American Sweptlines had those at all. Let me know what year your truck is, plus a closeup of that green tag. I am wondering if your truck was painted here in the US or was it "painted" overseas?

Interesting.

Here is another thing... It would be kind of fun to take an inventory of the metal tag numbers. Compare them to the manufacture date... OR, it would be alot of work...

Jim

Dodge-Sweden · Post by **Dodge-Sweden** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:56 am

ItÂ´s painted here in sweden, stands
"Lackad med. Dupont Lack NR:" (Painted with. Dupont colour number)
in swedish and i think that a custom carbuilder named ANA
(AB NykÃ¶pings Automobilfabrik) built it.

Is a 1968 (built in 2-14-68)

Jims68 · Post by **Jims68** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:36 pm

Those "paint" numbers do not work with the 1968 Dodge Truck Dupont paint codes in a US paint chip book. Possibly a Swedish Dupont number?

Jim

Dodge-Sweden · Post by **Dodge-Sweden** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:45 pm

Yes i think that it is a swedis Dupont paint number, but then mabye not
The number doesent match any swedish number either so i think that it
may be an "builder" specifik color number (number stands in the ANA field).

I know that the color is "firetruck red" =), but then if the truck was paintet
in US before shipped then the color is closley to the orginal red (if that is
red) because i found som orange color in the rocker area when grinding
and allso some white paint on the cowl area and doors, mabye its a "junk
Part build" truck

Jims68 · Post by **Jims68** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:40 pm

There were two reds in 1968 for trucks. I didn't think about it at the time when I looked for that number but I should have writtent the two names down. However, neither one was called "firetruck" red. I will look it up tomorrow, and get it posted back here. Of course, this is just for fun...

Jim

digdoug · Post by **digdoug** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:13 pm

Looks like dodge red to me.

Dodge-Sweden · Post by **Dodge-Sweden** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:15 am

Think itÂ´s fun too

ItÂ´s the outside that is repainted the inside i think is orginal red.

Post by **CSS-Registry** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:41 am

ok back to the original intent of this post - does any one have the battery sticker in english? can they post a pic of it?

ben

Jims68 · Post by **Jims68** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:43 pm

Sorry Ben, I have never seen one of those stickers on a Sweptline... or anything for that matter.

Dodge Swede, The two reds are called:

Dodge Red and Toreador Red The Dodge red is darker and the Toreador red has a bit of orange to it. Email me if you want a copy of the 68 Dodge truck color chart.

Jim