Serial Number help
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Serial Number help
First let me say hi to everyone I'm new to the forum.
Can anyone help me decipher a Serial # from a 67. I have been working on it with Noland Adams book. But would like some one to confirm what I think I' m finding. I can't pin down the build date. thanks in advance
Can anyone help me decipher a Serial # from a 67. I have been working on it with Noland Adams book. But would like some one to confirm what I think I' m finding. I can't pin down the build date. thanks in advance
Burning Brakes
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Re: Serial Number help (Brooksie)
Brooksie, list all the numbers from the VIN tag, and Trim tag, both located under the glove box.
Also list all the numbers from the engine pad.
From all those numbers, VIN, body build date, exterior color, interior trim can be deciphered.
From the engine pad, you can tell the day the engine was made, and the horsepower rating.
Whadya got?
Also list all the numbers from the engine pad.
From all those numbers, VIN, body build date, exterior color, interior trim can be deciphered.
From the engine pad, you can tell the day the engine was made, and the horsepower rating.
Whadya got?
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Re: Serial Number help (Mag Red Man)
sorry all I have is a serial # can we do anything with this? I am only intersted in the build date for the car. I have also noticed in some magazines that some of the numbers from the serial # are not shown any reason to keep them secret?
Burning Brakes
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Re: Serial Number help (Brooksie)
Brooksie, there is no such thing as a "serial" number on a 67, or any Vette. There is a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) and the other numbers I described above.
If you list the numbers I requested, I can tell you when your car was built, what motor came in it, the car's color etc.
What are the numbers?
If you list the numbers I requested, I can tell you when your car was built, what motor came in it, the car's color etc.
What are the numbers?
Melting Slicks
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Re: Serial Number help (Mag Red Man)
The approximate build date can be determined from your serial number(VIN). Only reason to not show the last two numbers is to just not let evreybody know what you have.
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Re: Serial Number help (Mag Red Man)
First Brooksie, welcome to the Forum :seeya
The vehicle ID number (on the VIN plate under the glovebox) can definitely give you a pretty good idea of when the car was built, I think there is even a date decoder somewhere on the net (can't recall the web address). If you want a pretty good idea of when it was built, get a copy of the Corvette Black Book, they list the ending serial numbers for each month of production.
The vehicle ID number (on the VIN plate under the glovebox) can definitely give you a pretty good idea of when the car was built, I think there is even a date decoder somewhere on the net (can't recall the web address). If you want a pretty good idea of when it was built, get a copy of the Corvette Black Book, they list the ending serial numbers for each month of production.
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Re: Serial Number help (Mag Red Man)
I used the term serial number because I have seen it used in so many other places. Noland Adams book The Complete Corvette Restoration And Technical Guide, page 15 on the right side of the page,also page39 in the section Assembly Date Estimation the word serial Number is used. Corvette Black Book page7 under Numbers,2nd sentence It may also be called the serial number, or body-chassis number. Thanks for correcting me . I had a bad feeling when I wrote this post. I'll proably stop using this forum. I Don't need this . Thanks for nothing
Brooksie
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Re: Serial Number help (Brooksie)
The term "Vehicle Identification Number" did not come into general use until the seventies. The term "serial number" was generally used prior to this.
There is a Corvette "birthday book" somewhere on the web that will give you the approximate build date based on the production sequence number, but I don't know the URL off hand.
Take it easy, Brooksie. I think everyone is just trying to help out as best they can.
Duke
There is a Corvette "birthday book" somewhere on the web that will give you the approximate build date based on the production sequence number, but I don't know the URL off hand.
Take it easy, Brooksie. I think everyone is just trying to help out as best they can.
Duke
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Re: Serial Number help (SWCDuke)
Hang in there Brooksie. I am new here, and I am sure that I will ask a lot of "dumb" questions before my project is done (I already have I think, but got great information back!!) - but the truly "dumb" question is the one you don't ask. Everyone out here learned everything for the first time sometime. There is a lot of different terminology used for the same thing when you are dealing with cars - especially across generations like these older beauties. Hang in there, ask questions - sort through the well meant trash talk between car buffs -- and get the info you need that you can't get from anywhere else but people who have been there done that.
Which by the way you did, in part. Now we ALL know what a "serial number" is, so we are ALL better off.
God I love the internet, so much useful information - and the price is right.
OK - so Brooksie - Tell us the serial number (leave the last two digits off I you don't want to give the whole thing) and let us see if someone can help.
As for me and my selfish needs - the date stamp on my engine is F052. This is June 5, 1962 and is the assembly date for the engine - right or wrong? Thanks in advance.
[Modified by Original63, 9:43 AM 11/22/2002]
Which by the way you did, in part. Now we ALL know what a "serial number" is, so we are ALL better off.
God I love the internet, so much useful information - and the price is right.
OK - so Brooksie - Tell us the serial number (leave the last two digits off I you don't want to give the whole thing) and let us see if someone can help.
As for me and my selfish needs - the date stamp on my engine is F052. This is June 5, 1962 and is the assembly date for the engine - right or wrong? Thanks in advance.
[Modified by Original63, 9:43 AM 11/22/2002]
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Re: Serial Number help (SWCDuke)
Brooksie, When I first pulled up your post, I was going to welcome you to the Forum. But...if you're going to act like that....LATER!!!! We don't need you here as much as you don't need us :D :D Every person that replied to your post was just trying to help you, but you didn't post the damn #s!!!!!
The deal with the VIN and Serial # thing was basically you overreacting if you ask me. Ofcourse, I am a "biased" member here :D :D Seriously, I think the guys were just using the "updated" term for the number (as Duke pointed out) and they were just getting frustrated you didn't post the #. They just wanted to make sure they were on the same page as you with what # you were asking about. But, you didn't give the damn # anyway, so it doesn't matter :crazy: :crazy:
This Forum is a TREMENDOUSLY good source of both super information and super duper people. You make the choice. I think I speak for everyone here in that....despite your sneid comment....we are still willing to accept you here. In otherwords.."can we just start over"?????? :D :D If not, you lose :p: :p: :p: :p: :p:
The deal with the VIN and Serial # thing was basically you overreacting if you ask me. Ofcourse, I am a "biased" member here :D :D Seriously, I think the guys were just using the "updated" term for the number (as Duke pointed out) and they were just getting frustrated you didn't post the #. They just wanted to make sure they were on the same page as you with what # you were asking about. But, you didn't give the damn # anyway, so it doesn't matter :crazy: :crazy:
This Forum is a TREMENDOUSLY good source of both super information and super duper people. You make the choice. I think I speak for everyone here in that....despite your sneid comment....we are still willing to accept you here. In otherwords.."can we just start over"?????? :D :D If not, you lose :p: :p: :p: :p: :p:
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Re: Serial Number help (Original63)
As for me and my selfish needs - the date stamp on my engine is F052. This is June 5, 1962 and is the assembly date for the engine - right or wrong? Thanks in advance.
[Modified by Original63, 9:43 AM 11/22/2002]
[Modified by Original63, 9:43 AM 11/22/2002]
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Re: Serial Number help (Brooksie)
I had a bad feeling when I wrote this post. I'll proably stop using this forum. I Don't need this . Thanks for nothing
Brooksie
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Re: Serial Number help (Original63)
The Vin # is 194377S115007 I think the car was built the end of March. Maybe in the last 3 days? Saying thatCorvettes NEVER had serial #'s set wrong with me. I may have used a term that guy did'nt like But he did'nt have to jump on me like that. Iwas not totally wrong! let's forget it?
Brooksie
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Re: Serial Number help (Brooksie)
Try the "Birthday" Calculator at the website below. http://www.ncrswi.bizland.com/wi_ncrs/bdaycalc.htm
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Re: Serial Number help (Original63)
F0528RD. F = Flint, the assembly plant.
0528 = May 28th. (fifth month, 28th day)
RD = 300HP 327 with manual trans.
3116762 is the VIN derivitive. The entire VIN of you car is 30867S116762.
You have the 16,762 nd. 63 Corvette built that year. It was built in early June of 1963.
Scary, huh? :) Chuck
[Modified by Chuck Gongloff, 4:58 PM 11/22/2002]
0528 = May 28th. (fifth month, 28th day)
RD = 300HP 327 with manual trans.
3116762 is the VIN derivitive. The entire VIN of you car is 30867S116762.
You have the 16,762 nd. 63 Corvette built that year. It was built in early June of 1963.
Scary, huh? :) Chuck
[Modified by Chuck Gongloff, 4:58 PM 11/22/2002]
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Re: Serial Number help (Brooksie)
The Vin # is 194377S115007 I think the car was built the end of March. Maybe in the last 3 days? Saying thatCorvettes NEVER had serial #'s set wrong with me. I may have used a term that guy did'nt like But he did'nt have to jump on me like that. Iwas not totally wrong! let's forget it?
Brooksie
Brooksie
"let's forget it" is good. :yesnod:. Welcome to the forum. :D
Burning Brakes
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Re: Serial Number help (Chuck Gongloff)
Brooksie, thanks for posting the VIN. Your car was built sometime during the last week of March '67. I would expect your Trim tag to have a body build date code such as G (Feb) or H (March). It would appear something like "H15" which would be March 15th.
If you look at your trim tag and engine pad there is lots more info on there we can help with.
Sorry for coming accross as being smarmy, but I was frustrated trying to help you, becuase you would not post any numbers.
Duke, thanks for the clarification on the serial vs VIN usage.
If you look at your trim tag and engine pad there is lots more info on there we can help with.
Sorry for coming accross as being smarmy, but I was frustrated trying to help you, becuase you would not post any numbers.
Duke, thanks for the clarification on the serial vs VIN usage.
