Stats on my '72 4dr

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  1. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    found something kinda interesting today that i never noticed. my '72 4dr is a factory 250/auto car with 4-lug suspension! 250's were supposed to have 5lug, and i have in fact, seen a '71 250 car with 5lug suspension. another one of those things...:huh:

    VIN: 2X92L216565 (which mean 1972, Canadian built, 4dr, 250, unit number)
    Door tag info:
    body:54A- 4dr sedan
    color:4P- Medium Green Poly
    trim:BA- Black - Check B / Cloth and Corinth. Vinyl
    trans:W- C4 automatic
    axle:3- 2.79:1
    DSO:28- Louisville, Ky.
     
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    All 1972 250 6cyl cars I have had (several) were all 4-lugs.
     
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    my 71 4 door was factory 5 lug but it was a 302 car.
     
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    is this similar for a 71? i had a parts car while back 250 with 4lug
     
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    My '70 250/auto car was a 4 lug 8".
     
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    well at least im not alone :D
     
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    I have never seen a factory 6 cylinder '71-'72 that was 5 lug.
     
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    just like i mentioned, i seen ONE in a yard once. i noticed it after i took the dash out of it
     
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    Yes it is.
     
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    I believe it depended on both the engine size (250ci) and having air conditioning. All factory 302 cars had 5-lug, and 250 6cyls with air had five lug. The rest were 4-lug. No doubt there'll be claims to the contrary, but I believe that's the division in the reference material I have.
     
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    Oh, and I should add "factory installed air conditioning." Obviously, if the a/c was dealer installed, it could still be 4-lug.
     
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    I was just getting ready to say I have a factory 71 250 car with factory 5 lug...but it is also a factory a/c car so I would have to agree with that assessment.
     
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    `learn something new everday. that would make more sense to me :)
     
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    THIS car I had was a 1972, 250 6cyl, Factory AC, and was a 4-lug.

    ???????[​IMG]
     
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    Would it have anything to do with the Heavy Duty Suspension option? I'm trying to find my Maverick order forms and see what they say.
     
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