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[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Hollerith"]Good question Don

Herman Hollerith[/URL] invented the recording of data on a medium that could then be read by a machine. Prior uses of machine readable media, such as those above (other than Korsakov), had been for control, not data. "After some initial trials with paper tape, he settled on punched cards...",[SUP][9][/SUP] developing punched card data processing technology for the 1890 US census.

Hollerith founded The Tabulating Machine Company (1896) which was one of four companies that were consolidated to form Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR), later renamed the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). IBM manufactured and marketed a variety of unit record machines for creating, sorting, and tabulating punched cards, even after expanding into electronic computers in the late 1950s. IBM developed punched card technology into a powerful tool for business data-processing and produced an extensive line of general purpose unit record machines. By 1950, the IBM card and IBM unit record machines had become ubiquitous in industry and government. "Do not fold, spindle or mutilate," a generalized version of the warning that appeared on some punched cards (generally on those distributed as paper documents to be later returned for further machine processing, checks for example), became a motto for the post-World War II era.

A copy of the IBM card is the next best thing to a build sheet in my opioin. You can decode it, also Chrysler Historicail will send you a sheet where your car was built, the zone, the dealership it was sold new and some helpful info!

Racer Brown Wrote:A copy of the IBM card is the next best thing to a build sheet in my opioin. You can decode it, also Chrysler Historicail will send you a sheet where your car was built, the zone, the dealership it was sold new and some helpful info!

I seem to remember trying this but didnt have any luck. I cant remember, other than sending a mail what I did but recall giving up trying in the end.

Nice car Don, I saw that one on Ebay when I was looking a couple weeks ago. I remember wishing it was closer.

Here's the phone# I have for Chrysler Historicail, (313) 252-2902, maybe they've moved, I see a new one in SC, (803) 520-7282.

Here is the website-

http://www.fcanorthamerica.com/company/H...vices.aspx

They aren't taking any new inquiries until January-

[h=1]Historical Services[/h]FCA US LLC is pleased to be able to assist vehicle restorers, collectors and scholars with information from the corporate archives. Available information dates back to the early 1900s and includes the automakers current and predecessor brands as well as American Motors, Hudson and Nash. Additionally, Historical Services maintains the company’s collection of historical vehicles, which it shares with the public through special exhibitions and loans to affiliated organizations. Spanning more than 12 decades, the collection includes such iconic vehicles as the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Charger. Services ProvidedThank you for contacting the FCA Historical Services. We are currently not fulfilling requests for information or build records while we complete an in-depth inventory of our files. This process will last through the end of the year. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. We look forward to assisting you after January 1, 2017. ​

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