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Old 01-10-2012, 08:05 AM   #1
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Ok what's actually the date code on this glass?

Hey guys I need to order up some new rear quarters for a 68 Camaro I'm working on and the customer wants the glass date coded. I'm not sure what on the etching is actually the date code though. Below are some pics of the original....anyone know what is the date code portion of it? I'm guessing it's the M52 at the bottom??


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Old 01-10-2012, 08:09 AM   #2
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http://www.camaros.org/glass.shtml

see if this helps.
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Old 01-10-2012, 08:13 AM   #3
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My guess would be wrong.
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Old 01-10-2012, 08:39 AM   #4
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Huh no mention of actual date codes in that post Scott. I thought there was actually a stamping for the date it was manufactured. It does list a model code though which I didn't know about.
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Old 01-10-2012, 08:57 AM   #5
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Am I reading this wrong?

Marks from 1966 through December 1968
Transcriptions of three different examples of the variations of LOF OEM glass markings are seen below in their pre-1969 version (e.g., without the DOT mark). Note that "date/plant" is not literal but indicates the location of the Date and Glass Plant code discussed later. See also the later discussion of marking details, such as hyphen use.


Code:
       SAFETY  L    PLATE
          AS2   O   date/plant
                 F
          SOLID TEMPERED
               M51

LOF Date/Plant Code
The LOF date code is rather-well known in Camaro literature, but is included here for completeness. It is a two-letter code, a one-letter month code followed by a one-letter year code, as shown below. For example, a code of NX is interpreted as January 1968.


Code:
1966-1970 LOF Glass Dating System 
                 LOF Month Code - First Character
           N   X   L   G   J   I   U   T   A   Y   C   V
          Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

                 LOF Year Code - Second Character
   A    Z    X    V    T    N    Y    U    L    I    C    G    J
 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 
 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

LX = March 1968
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Old 01-10-2012, 10:04 AM   #6
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Beat me to it. LX is March 1968 glass.
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Old 01-10-2012, 12:33 PM   #7
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Ahhh thanks....I must have missed that in my rush out to the shop this morning. Thanks.
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