Fender Tags, why?

[rklein71]

A real nice Cuda clone is for sale, originally a slant six car. So the question comes up, does it have a fender tag. I am having trouble understanding why this makes a difference. Is there any option on base slant six Barracuda, that is listed on the fender tag, that would in any way make the car more valuable? I understand some options are highly desirable, such as an N96 shaker option on a Cuda, or a particular paint color, etc., but come on. The car is a slant six car originally. It is worth more cloned up.

 

[pschlosser]

Not really. It doesn't matter. Some ask about the fender tag because they are curious and/or collecting data. The car is all original or it's not. Maybe a missing fender tag makes the whole issue simpler.

 

[Mopar Nut]

Maybe, just maybe, someone might be looking for their old car.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I couldn't care less if a car has a fender tag or broadcast sheet. I have never been a numbers dude anyway. I know the numbers, but just don't care enough to matter. So much of it has been forged anyway over the years.

There are more so called numbers matching cars today than there were back when these cars were almost new. So many were blown up, wrecked, totalled or parted out, but are now some how numbers matching show poodles.

 

[rklein71]

There are VIN less blocks out there and it is nothing to recreate the numbers on a virgin block, woo woo, numbers matching car.

 

[pschlosser]

Maybe, just maybe, someone might be looking for their old car.

then they ask for the VIN, which has way less implication than the fender tag.

 

[don selleck]

If its a desirable car Hemi, RT, etc. yes it helps its value, If I was paying up for one of those I wouldn't buy one without it, unless is was underpriced. It helps prove what the car is. A slant six probably not IMO.

 

[Lunchbox]

IMO they are neat, they tell a story of the car no mater what engine ended up in it. I just wish I could find the broadcast sheet for my car for that adds to the story.

I have listened to my buddy complain about his Chevelle for years and trying to prove options etc. Sounds like Ma Mopar for the most part got the fender tags right.

 

[Komodo]

Well when a replacement fender tag costs almost $500.

 

[MILOJ]

If you see the same person asking for data tag they want them to make a album

 

[JMB711]

I have nothing against clones, but a fender tag will remove all doubt.

 

[Raycuda]

I recently found a second broadcast sheet in my 340 cuda, that belongs to a 6-cylinder Barracuda VIN: BH23G0B. If it is yours, give me the sequence # and if it matches, I will mail you the broadcast sheet.

 

[Mopar426power]

Pretty much agree, if you have an all original car, you would want the fender tag and broadcast sheet, else, not that important.
When I was 20 years old or so (almost 40 years ago), me and my brother swapped the motor in my cuda and redid the engine compartment. We didn't think it was important to reinstall the fender tag, it was tossed in a pile of parts....Dooohhh! it wasn't the original motor but still.....
How many people missing the fender tag can blame themselves?

 

[rklein71]

I have nothing against clones, but a fender tag will remove all doubt.

Except the fender tag can be reproduced/forged.