70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

[Chris H.]

The link has a photo of the decal from my 70 454. This photo is better than the one I submitted last week.

[Tom R.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Nice!

[Harmon C.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Chris It looks the same size as a known original on a 454 73. The 73 was black letters. Lyle

[Chuck S.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Lyle, I'm not the expert on this, but I believe the colors of the label and of the printed letters may also have varied according to engine option.

[Harmon C.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Chuck On 73's I have only seen black letters and they always match the letters stamped on the pad. Lyle

[Chuck S.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

My mistake, Lyle. I was thinking I had seen a 70 label other than LS5 that was black letters on yellow paper, but it must have been a 71.

[Patrick H.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

You have.

Chris has the only one I've ever seen that is red on yellow, for any year.

Patrick

[Chuck S.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Patrick, the yellow I remember was more of goldenrod yellow. I considered Chris' label to be red on "aged" white or a "manila stock" color.

[Patrick H.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

No, I think he has "aged yellow" or "aged gold." Maybe more aged than others I've seen, but the right chemicals from a prior owner's cleaning attempts would likely bleach it too.

Patrick

[Chris H.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

To the naked eye it appears to have originally been red on manilla. The red has faded to orange, and the manilla has gotten darker.

One of the photos I took was with a flash, the other without.

[Harmon C.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Chuck Black on yellow is all I have seen in person. I have now seen red in a picture but I like to see them myself as the ones I have made and gave away are now on so many cars new judges think they are seeing an original if the owner found a way to age it. Lyle

[Patrick H.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Thanks Chris.

The other thing that strikes me is that I've seen a couple of unusual stickers on VERY early 1970 cars. Perhaps that is why Chris' sticker does not seem to match the majority of stickers out there.

Patrick

[Zachary K.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Chris what is the serial number or build date of your car?

[Chris H.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Hi Zachary, I have a very early car, VIN #531, body build date A09 (Jan 9th).

For what it's worth, the engine build date is T1219 (December 19, 1969).

[Zachary K.]

Re: 70 Engine Suffix Code Label photo

Just wondering as mine is 16717, with a July 27 date. 499 from the last built.