Hood latch date code?

[Katfish]

I believe this is a 70 Challenger hood latch hook,
What does the 4 digit number indicate?

[fc7cuda]

323rd day of 1969.  That's a good one to have,.   

[fc7cuda]

November 19, 1969 to be exact

[Cuda Cody]

  

[anlauto]

November 19, 1969 to be exact

Wednesday, November 19, 1969 to be exact 

That is a good date to have

[Katfish]

Sorry for the ignorance, why is the date good?

[anlauto]

Because it's early enough in the model year to be prior to the build date of a lot of 1970 Challengers

People who are looking for "date coded" parts want something dated prior to the date code of their car....Because this is a one year ONLY part, it's better to have an earlier date like yours then a later date like 1650 or something later in the model year.

[6bblgt]

would it be good for my 702 scheduled '70 R/T, or too early?

[headejm]

Too early. 

[fc7cuda]

Too early. 

Way to early to be exact.   

[Katfish]

Thx for the replies, guess I need to start a WIW thread.

[anlauto]

I think in this case, eBay might be a good bet to maximise your sale price...you don't know how many people are looking for one....

I've picked them up at Carlisle for as little as $10 but have seen them advertised for as much as $125 

I guess you could list it for whatever you're comfortable with ?

[6bblgt]

Too early. 

Way to early to be exact.   

sorry was just checking to see who's paying attention, my R/T doesn't use one of these 

[mccannix]

I wonder how far ahead did they start manufacturing and date stamping some of these pieces.
@anlauto...Alan how early was that 70 Challenger hood latch I sent you.
Something like April or May 69.
I understand it would be a first year item.
Did you save the picture, I cant find it right now

[anlauto]

My memory is terrible...I can't remember the date yesterday let along on a latch I bought from you
I looked through the pictures I have and came up with nothing as well