67 jack dating

[Al R.]

Has anyone run across an early 67 jack that had only the month "A" stamped into it without the year "7" ? If so, was there a point deduction during judging or is this considered 1 of those things that could happen on the line?

[Al R.]

Re: 67 jack dating

Anybody got a response on this? Just an anomoly?

[Gary S.]

Re: 67 jack dating

I have had lots of dated jacks and am always looking at them at shows and swap meets. I never saw one without both characters on a dated jack. I have seen some "light' stampings though. But that does not mean it could not happen. I have seen jacks with the characters reversed...such as C7 and 7E. I have seen 427 fan blades which have the "66" on them with only one "6" present. As a judge, I would not deduct for a jack with only one of the date characters present if I thought it was an orginal jack and correct for the car.

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[Al R.]

Re: 67 jack dating

Gary, is it just angles or is there a difference in the height of the C and 7 in the 1st picture? Also, what would have been the correct height of the numbers and letters used in 67 on the jacks?

[John D.]

Re: 67 jack dating

My understanding was that jack dating started later in the 67 model year and the A was a supplier marking. My Sept 66 car has a jack with an A and no date....

[Gary S.]

Re: 67 jack dating

Gary, is it just angles or is there a difference in the height of the C and 7 in the 1st picture? Also, what would have been the correct height of the numbers and letters used in 67 on the jacks?

I sent Al a PM on this but guess I should post here. I measured the characters on my original B7 jack with my calipers and the letter for the month is about 1/5 of an inch. The number for the year appears to be about 15,000th larger. My other three jacks look to be the same. Maybe someone else has info.

[Gary S.]

Re: 67 jack dating

My understanding was that jack dating started later in the 67 model year and the A was a supplier marking. My Sept 66 car has a jack with an A and no date....

Lots in the archives on this. Yes, the big "A" on top is the manufacturer. Jack dating started with January of 1967. A7=January 67. The jack design did not change..still Type 3, just that they started dating them.

I think the first three months of dating used the order of M/Y. I think beginning in April, that reversed to Y/M. I have pictures (some multiples) of real jacks in my files for A7, B7, C7, 7D, 7E, 7J, 8B, 8D. Anyone seen anything different?