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.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Some of us out here are looking for specific cars that are only BH cars.
I specifically look for M46 on these "low value" cars (not R/T or Cuda)

Specifically, I have wanted to find a cloned car that is an original M46 car. I would be happy with a 70 BH barracuda with m46 that has been cloned to a 71 cuda. Might pry my dollars out of my pocket.

But, since some sellers have some kind of issue with posting fender tags because someone might "clone" their clone or low value BH car they don't list the tag.
I get to walk away from "cloned" cars often because the seller doesn't want to list the fender tag or the vin tag because of the "image collectors" that yal want to call out.

Just because some of yal don't care about the provenance of a car doesn't mean that those who have money and want to buy the car don't care either. Provenance means a lot to some folks.

So, keep following the MISINFORMATION about how someone could clone your piece and people with money just might walk away and not look at your ride for sale. Or, post the information about the specific car and have more sales possibilities.

I find it humorous with the Ebody crowd specifically that this specific crowd is scared to list their fender tags because someone, somewhere cloned a hemi car.
B body guys are in the middle with posting and A and C body guys are happy to post the tags usually. But the E body culture is afraid to post their tags due to cloning misinformation or they simply don't care. Apparently that means they only want someone to buy the car that also does not care about provenance.
It's a disservice to the hobby. Information will only help the hobby.

So, if any of those guys who have those clones listed right now want to possibly help the sale of their car they can list the fender tag. Or just keep limiting their pool of readily available buyers.

WANTED: 1970 barracuda with M46 option in Cars For Sale or Wanted

 

[Cuda Hunter]

I have a V code R/T fc7 d21 70 challenger.
If the fender tag was not on that car it would lose 5-10K value because of that tag.
If someone was to reproduce that tag without the broadcast sheet the tag would be visibly able to be picked out as a fake. So in 20 years, when someone is looking to buy your car that you threw away the tag, made a fake of, and now want to know why the new tag has some inconsistencies the new possible buyer can go online and search for the vin number. That might bring them to one of these sites or one of us that collect fender tag pics and that possible buyer might be able to put together a correct fender tag because someone posted the picture 20 years ago. Happens quite often in our current culture.

FENDER TAGS MEAN A LOT TO MANY OF US. Possibly as much as 10K per vehicle. That adds up to a lot of money.
I won't buy your car without a fender tag.
I'm specifically looking for a B0B car with M46 but might be happy with a b0b without M46 just because bobs are pretty rare. But I won't buy it without the tag. Your loss of money in the long run.

 

[rklein71]

This post wasn't about fender tags for high dollar cars...

 

[Challenger RTA]

This post wasn't about fender tags for high dollar cars...

I guess it is now! A HEMI CUDA convertible that is a clone. It would have a higher value than what it was built as. That is if you didn't know if it was a clone.