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The VIN (Vehicle Identification
Number) tag is located on the drivers door front pillar post on.
It's made of stainless steel and spot welded in place.
These few letters
and numbers can give us a wealth of information regarding the history of
our car.
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A. |
If the VIN starts with a V, the car came with
a V8 engine. The second letter is the model designation. If
there is no V, the car came with a 6 cylinder engine
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VA
= 1500 (150) with V8 |
VB =
2100 (210) with V8 |
VC =
2400 (Bel Air) with V8 |
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VD =
1508 (Sedan Delivery) with V8 |
VE =
2900 (Corvette) with V8 |
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More in-depth
descriptions of each model and series can be found
HERE
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B. |
These two numbers indicate the year of the car.
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C. |
This one letter indicates the plant the car was assembled
in:
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A-
Atlanta, GA |
B-
Baltimore, MD |
F-
Flint, MI |
J-
Janesville, WI |
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K-
Kansas City, MO |
L- Los
Angeles, CA |
N-
Norwood, OH |
O-
Oakland, CA |
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S- Saint
Louis, MO |
T-
Tarrytown, NY |
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D. |
This is the serial number of the car, numbers were not
duplicated at the same plant. In 1955 and 1956 the numbers were
started at 1001 at each plant, 1957 started with 100001.
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Example: My VIN
shows a V8 equipped 1957 Bel Air assembled in Atlanta, GA and was the
19035 car built.
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Cowl Tag
The cowl tag is
made from aluminum and riveted to the firewall in the engine
compartment.
Again much
information can be gained about the car from this info.
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A. |
These two numbers indicate the year of the
car.
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B. |
Numbers and sometimes letters here is the
model and series assigned by the Fisher Body Plant. |
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C. |
Indicates which Fisher Body Plant produced the body: |
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A-
Atlanta, GA |
CL-
Cleveland, OH |
F-
Flint, MI |
J-
Janesville, WI |
| K-
Kansas City, MO |
L-
Lansing, MI |
M-
Baltimore, MD |
N-
Norwood, OH |
| O-
Oakland, CA |
S-
Saint Louis, MO |
T-
Tarrytown, NY |
VN-
Van Nuys, CA |
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D. |
The numerical number of the body produced by
Fisher Body Plant. Production began with number 1. |
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E. |
Three numbers that indicate the interior
color and material type. This is a very extensive list. |
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F. |
Three numbers and possibly a letter that
indicate the exterior color. This is a very extensive
list. |
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G. |
Major factory accessories that were installed
will be listed here. These are a few of the codes used. |
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AC- Air
conditioning |
CP-
Padded Dash |
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EZI-
Tinted Glass |
SA-
Power Seats |
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WA-
Power Windows |
WS-
Power Seats and Windows |
Example: My Cowl
Tag shows a 1957 Bel Air 2 door sports coupe produced in Atlanta, GA,
was the 1270th body built, had silver vinyl with black and silver
pattern cloth interior, was painted Dusk Pearl and came with no major
accessories.
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