79 bucktag and vin. decode please!

[jvaughan]

VIN: F9F03F126573F

Buck Tag: 126573 61R F 0243
1gg H DF TT M
DRM
CBR XCM 3
7


Sorry for any mis-spacing on the bucktag. i tried. but just dont have a photographic memory. If you guys could help me decode those it would be greatly appreciated! id love to find out what my car was originally. oh and it might help if i say its a 79 mustang.

[jvaughan]

i know the whole buck tag is in the right order. just i didnt know how many spaces to put in each gap. but the numbers and letters are all grouped properly.

[jvaughan]

after seeing a few other buck tags is mine even all there???? thats all that was on it. it was mounted in front of the rad support. id like to find out please. thanks

[saleenjunky]

It looks like it may be a Cobra because of the CBR.Please correct me if I am wrong.Also has two tone which means black on the bottom.

[ttopmustangs]

i"m almost sure CBR is a cobra, and i think DF is heated rear glass

[Hissing Cobra]

CBR means Cobra and if the VIN matches the VIN on the dashboard, it's a TRUE Cobra. Don't lose that tag, as it's the only proof of that distinction!

[jvaughan]

can anyone tell me exactly what the cobra package included? i know my car came with the same hood scoop as hissing cobras. but thats about all i know? What are some things that can help me certify it? the car had a hard life before it got to me and it was painted about 10 times and had alot of rigging done to it. its all right now. but idk what has been lost/gained. is there certain things that came included? i am very unfamiliar with the cobras

[jvaughan]

hey guys if your telling me this thing is a v8 two toned cobra with heated rear glass could it be some kind of an oddball? i think the interior may have been red. and the original color may have been yellow or green (found traces when prepping)

[saleenjunky]

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The cobra had the hood scoop,trx wheels and suspension,and medalians on the door panels and dash.
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[jvaughan]

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The cobra had the hood scoop,trx wheels and suspension,and medalians on the door panels and dash.

dont have the cash right now. id love to get one eventually but now the focus is getting it on the road. but now you guys got me kind of excited. i really wanna know if this cars a cobra. if it is i got a SMOKIN deal on it. oh and btw. i know it has rear heated glass. i found the little hook up for it and the lines in the glass. never noticed em before

[jvaughan]

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The cobra had the hood scoop,trx wheels and suspension,and medalians on the door panels and dash.
http://www.martiautoworks.com/

i dont have any emblems on the door panels or dash. though there is a few random holes in the door panels if i remember correctly. (they are up on a shelf with the rest of the interior i'll check tommorow). but the dash defanitely has no cobra emblem

[saleenjunky]

Its a Cobra and I am guessing silver because of the 1gg.It may be incorrect though.

[jvaughan]

well then. thats awesome! made my day. lol

[saleenjunky]

I wish I could be that lucky that I buy something and it turns out to be something better.

[toddly]

The cobras also included striping and a front air dam with rear spoiler. The cobra striping on the hood was optional though and cost an extra $80. The striping portion that I have not been able to know for sure is the word cobra on the quarter windows. From doing some reading in several of the historical books, they state that the quarter windows came with the word cobra in matching color to the pinstriping (though mine did not have them on the quarter windows). The only difference was that the canadian cobras had the word canted opposite from the u.s. models. I have not found a factory cobra from 79 and 80 that was not two-tone as well. If this is incorrect, let me know, as I am still learning about the cobras from this era.

[Hissing Cobra]

The cobras also included striping and a front air dam with rear spoiler.

The '80 and '81 Cobra's had the front air dam with foglights, full length cowl type hood scoop, rear spoiler and the stripe package. You're right about the hood decals being optional. The COBRA stickers were installed on the quarter windows and did match the striped decals on the sides.

On the '79 Cobra's, there wasn't a front air dam with foglights and the hoodscoop was the same as the '82 GT's. Also, there wasn't a rear spoiler on them either. The hood decal was optional but the COBRA decals were located on the front lower portion of the doors. All of them except the Black one were two toned, with Black on the lower half of the car.

[Hissing Cobra]

Things to look for on the '79 Cobras.

1. Three interior Cobra emblems. There will be one on each door panel and one on the dash panel's lower right hand corner on the passenger side (above the glovebox door).
2. Engine turned dash bezels and radio bezel.
3. Body colored sail panels.
4. Aluminum strip that runs up the A pillars and over the doors should be aluminum and not painted Black.
5. Cobra decals on each door and possibly a Cobra decal on the hood.

Since your car has been worked on and its appearance altered during it's 30 year lifespan, definitely buy yourself a Marti report. That will give you all the information that you will need to know about your car. Look in my Camera on my profile underneath my user name and you'll be able to see what mine looks like.

[jvaughan]

thanks. yah. any trace of what it was is most likely gone. all the badges were removed accept the 5.0 on the sides. i dont have any cobra emblems on the interior but the dash is engined turned if i remember correctly. i'll see if i can get a marti report for my birthday which is in january. thanks guys

[FoxChassis]

jvaughan: Can you take a picture of the Buck Tag, and do you have a Vehicle Certification Label (sticker on rear face of driver-side door) to share?

[jvaughan]

jvaughan: Can you take a picture of the Buck Tag, and do you have a Vehicle Certification Label (sticker on rear face of driver-side door) to share?

i dont have a door label. like i said its been painted about 10 times and god knows what happened to that. but i will snap a shot of the buck tag. its kind of hard to see because its got black and green paint on it

[jvaughan]

FOX i attached a pic of the vin. as well as a pic of the bucktag with the paint covering the letters and then after i lightly sanded them to bring the letters up more.

also i noticed there is a number and a letter stamped backwards out the other side of the tag. what is this? because of the depth i think it might have been done by someone out of the factory.

[jvaughan]

bump. FOX does that help?

[FoxChassis]

The early Buck Tags, both from Dearborn and San Jose assembly plants, are tricky to decipher. They're almost nothing like the later ('81+) tags. I could decode some of it now but I want to check over some other stuff first.

[jvaughan]

The early Buck Tags, both from Dearborn and San Jose assembly plants, are tricky to decipher. They're almost nothing like the later ('81+) tags. I could decode some of it now but I want to check over some other stuff first.

okay cool. your help is very much appreciated!

[FoxChassis]

VIN
9 = 1979 model year
F = Dearborn Assembly (DAP)
03 = Mustang three-door hatchback
F = 5.0L V8 engine
126573 = 26,573rd 1979 Mustang assigned a VIN at DAP

Buck Tag
126573 = 26,573rd 1979 Mustang assigned a VIN at DAP
61R = Mustang three-door hatchback
F = 5.0L V8 engine
0243
1GG = Silver Metallic exterior paint color
H
DF
TT = lower tu-tone paint (Black)
M
DRM = dual remote mirrors
CBR = Cobra package
WQM
3
7