68 - 71 VIN question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Portsmouth VA
68 - 71 VIN question
I have been trying to find a resource online that will help me decode VINs from early C3's. I found been able to find this site which describes 72's and up.
I tried searching the forums, google, yahoo, and lycos. No luck. There was some C3 vette registry website that seemed like it would help, but you had to pay to be a member before it would decode VIN's.
Any help that anyone could give would be great. An example breakdown and a table of codes would be OUTSTANDING. Thanks again for the help.
Ben
I tried searching the forums, google, yahoo, and lycos. No luck. There was some C3 vette registry website that seemed like it would help, but you had to pay to be a member before it would decode VIN's.
Any help that anyone could give would be great. An example breakdown and a table of codes would be OUTSTANDING. Thanks again for the help.
Ben
Melting Slicks
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What exactly do you need help with. There are a lot of experts here at the board who can help. You can also get a fact book for the year you are looking for. Also, I just got a catalog from year one and there is vette info at the beginning of the catalog that might help.
Melting Slicks
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Racer
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Hi, 1968-1971 as follows
First digit -1.......GM
Second and third digits-94.....Series-Corvette
Fourth and fifth digits -37..coupe,67..convertible
Sixth digit -8,9,0,1...68,69,70,71
Seventh digit -S..St Louis
Last six digits -400001 and up..1968
-700001 and up..1969
-400001 and up..1970
-100001 and up..1971
hopefully this helps, from Cars and Parts
Catalog of Corvette ID Numbers 1953-1993
First digit -1.......GM
Second and third digits-94.....Series-Corvette
Fourth and fifth digits -37..coupe,67..convertible
Sixth digit -8,9,0,1...68,69,70,71
Seventh digit -S..St Louis
Last six digits -400001 and up..1968
-700001 and up..1969
-400001 and up..1970
-100001 and up..1971
hopefully this helps, from Cars and Parts
Catalog of Corvette ID Numbers 1953-1993
Instructor
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1968: First symbol (1) indicates Chevrolet. 2nd and 3rd (94=Corvette). 4th and 5th indicate body style (67=vert, 37=coupe)6th indicates model year (8=1968) 7th = assembly plant (S=St Louis) last six are sequential production numer.
1969: Exactly the same as 1968 except 6th symbol will be a 9 for 1969
1970: 1st is 1 for Chevrolet. 2nd will be a 9 for Corvette, 3rd will indicate type of engine with even number like 4 indicating V-8 engine. 4th and 5th indicate body style (67=vert, 37=coupe) 6th model year (0), 7th assembly plant (S=St Louis) and last 6 again sequential production number)
1971 - Exactly the same as 1970 except 6th symbol will be a 1 for 1971.
1969: Exactly the same as 1968 except 6th symbol will be a 9 for 1969
1970: 1st is 1 for Chevrolet. 2nd will be a 9 for Corvette, 3rd will indicate type of engine with even number like 4 indicating V-8 engine. 4th and 5th indicate body style (67=vert, 37=coupe) 6th model year (0), 7th assembly plant (S=St Louis) and last 6 again sequential production number)
1971 - Exactly the same as 1970 except 6th symbol will be a 1 for 1971.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05-'07
This is a great resource for option codes, VIN decoding and production figures for just about every year.
http://www.idavette.net/facts.htm
http://www.idavette.net/facts.htm
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Burning Brakes
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From: Portsmouth VA
Thanks for the help...
Thanks everyone for the really fast turn around. I've got this thread saved, so I can refer to it later.
The VIN I was trying to verify was:
194379S725451, which fits with a '69 coupe.
Would anyone care to give an opinion on this vehicle ?
I'm now after a (matching) '68 or '69 coupe with A/C and P/S, and a manual tranny. Color isn't that great of a concern to me, but I would rather have the internior tan or black (even if it is redone). This car fits the bill except for the no A/C.
I live in New Orleans and the heat index is 113 today... yeah, I really do want it even it isn't all that great.
Thanks for all of the help.
Sincerely,
Ben
The VIN I was trying to verify was:
194379S725451, which fits with a '69 coupe.
Would anyone care to give an opinion on this vehicle ?
I'm now after a (matching) '68 or '69 coupe with A/C and P/S, and a manual tranny. Color isn't that great of a concern to me, but I would rather have the internior tan or black (even if it is redone). This car fits the bill except for the no A/C.
I live in New Orleans and the heat index is 113 today... yeah, I really do want it even it isn't all that great.
Thanks for all of the help.
Sincerely,
Ben
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