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Old Jun 27, 2025 | 08:02 PM
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need help decoding vin on my 66 vert 194676S103505 thanks
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There isn't much to decode. You already know you have a convertible. The VIN plate sez only that it is the 3505th Corvette built in model year 1966. There is no other information on the VIN plate.
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Approximate birthday 194376S103505: October 20, 1965
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buying the corvette black book would be a better idea then that
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