Build Cards

DaimlerChrylser has kept on file the “build cards” for most of automobiles Chrysler Corporation built in the US from 1930 through 1967. These are available from:

DaimlerChrysler
Corporate Historical Collection
12501 Chrysler Freeway
CIMS 410-11-21
Detroit, MI 48288
Attn: Historical Information
Fax: 313-252-2928
E-mail: archives@chryslerheritage.com
http://www.chryslerheritage.com

As of August 2002, the fee was $45.00. Decoding is not available for trucks and therefore the cost for trucks is only $25. Build records are only available for US built cars from 1930 to 1967 and trucks from 1930 to 1954. No Jeep or AMC cards are currently available.

They will, of course, need your car's serial number. For most of the 1930s, the serial number is found on the front passenger door post. The engine number (on the block above/behind the generator) and the body number (on the firewall) are all different from the serial number. The build card shows what the original engine number and body number were.

It took about three weeks for delivery of the build card for my car.