In searching for some Soft Ray glass for my 69, I've been using the numbers out of my CP Master parts catalogue to see what would work. I've scanned most of the glass numbers 58-70 found in the book. The numbers might be of some use to members here in their search. Only a numbers guy would truly enjoy looking at it, but there's been many times when questions are posed about what years will absolutely work on others. So it's kind of neat to see where the changes happened, and some interesting surprises lurk in here as well.
Model Information 58-70 is included at the bottom for those unsure as to their model abreviation (Eg, -67 = convertible)
Above; May 1969 coded glass. From a 1970 Bonneville.
Below; courtesy of Darryl (pontiacanada)
Here is how to read the date codes on the glass codes and locations. The following is the decoding for LOF (Libby) Owens Ford) glass from 1963 thru 1972. The location of the codes vary with each piece, just look for the LOF symbol. Generally all of the side glass had the same date, about 60 days before build, and the windshield was 30 days or less from build.
L-O-F: Libby Owens Ford Manufacturer
AS: American Standards Association of Classification
AS1: Windshield Glass
AS2: Body Glass
M74: Manufacturer's Model Number
SOFT-RAY: Tinted
MONTH YEAR
N January C 1963
X February G 1964
L March J 1965
G April A 1966
J May Z 1967
I June X 1968
U July V 1969
T August T 1970
A September N 1971
Y October Y 1972
C November
V December
-- Edited by cdnpont on Tuesday 12th of February 2013 07:41:59 AM
