Decoding an A Van

I guess this has been asked before....but does anyone have or is there a link to the decoding sheets for A100
I would like to get the info on my '68 Pickup
Thanks,
Roger

This was done a week before tear-down.....

Here you go:

http://www.sweptline.com/hist/vininfo.html
http://missiondetail.com/vin.htm

Question for you kiwi????
Do you guys drive on the wrong side of the road there???? LOL

G-Man wrote:Question for you kiwi????
Do you guys drive on the wrong side of the road there???? LOL

Nope we drive on the right side...I mean left side....LMAO

Many years ago we needed a permit to drive a lefty on our roads - that's all gone by the by now.

SnarkyPoet wrote:Here you go:

http://www.sweptline.com/hist/vininfo.html
http://missiondetail.com/vin.htm

Cool, thanks for that info.

I removed my ID plate on the drivers side yesterday, and was also hoping to break down the numbers on it.
Figured I have a 6cyl with a transplant engine (360ci)

Here's my tag; (as read backwards due to a few scuffs)

1862156121 18169341 4600 A100
3000 355 CHRY RA36 225
2200 3SYN CHRY A745
127 3900 940 1085 090

Pure guess work here, but I think I have;
A100, 3.55:1 diff ratio, 225 6cyl, A745 auto trans, 90 inch wb
The rest is a mystery

I think thats a 727 trans???? I'm not a mopar guy, but never heard of a 745??? but could be wrong

G-Man wrote:I think thats a 727 trans???? I'm not a mopar guy, but never heard of a 745??? but could be wrong

Yes, It looks like a 727 trans to me - with a short tailshaft.
I bought this truck with a 3:55 rear end fitted with a mini spool....took that out straight away

A745 is a 3 speed manual transmission for Chrysler.
Now I wonder if the truck had a manual shift.

Yeah, all A745's are 3spd manuals. Both of my vans have them also.

The A745 was a 'heavy duty' transmission that was usually used with the V8 engines. Generally, the slant sixes got the 'light duty' A903. Your truck was equipped with the optional 4600Lb GVW package. (The rated payload was 1655 lbs.)

my van has the 355 ratio in the id number but when i pulled the rear end out there were 3:23 and i know it never came apart before

WOW!!! Learned something new