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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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Is there anywhere I can go to look up my VIN and find out what the car was built with? Find out anything about the car?
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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what is your vin number and year of car?
What information are you looking for?
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1978 as an example:

Digit
1st - 1 = GM Division = Chevrolet
2nd - Z = Series = Corvette
3rd/4th - Body Style: 87 = 2-dr. Sport Coupe
5th - Engine Type: L = L48, 4 = L82
6th - 8 = Model Year = 1978
7th - Assembly Plant: S = St. Louis, MO.
Last 6 digits - Production Number started with 400001 and up for the base model and 900001 and up for the Pace Car.
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You can gain a great deal of information about your Corvette and every other Vette built since 1953 in the Corvette Black Book.
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Depends on the year ... later model C3s can get dealer invoices from GM ... for a nominal fee.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...um_id=3&arch=1
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VIN number is 1G1AY876XBS408527
Whatever I can find out,original equipment, options, etc, where it came from.
what books are out theree for this stuff? I saw the blackbook, what else is there?

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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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I've found this site in my searches:
http://100megsfree4.com/corvette/
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Is there anywhere I can go to look up my VIN and find out what the car was built with? Find out anything about the car?
Go here
http://100megsfree4.com/corvette/
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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Very Cool, I just found out I have an L82 290hp
Now all I got to do is get it back on the road
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That doesn't look like a Vette Vin What is it?
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That would be an 81, 350, Beige with leather int buil in St Louis
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unlike most of us C3 guys, you got Carfax!

VIN: 1G1AY876XBS408527
Year/Make/Model: 1981 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Body Style: COUPE
Engine Type: 5.7L V8 4BBL OHV
Manufactured In: UNITED STATES
Search Results: 10 records found in our database

Ask around... maybe try c4 or c5 cars for sale and someone will run you a complete carfax report.
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Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
That would be an 81, 350, Beige with leather int buil in St Louis
You're right it was the letters in the sequence that threw me. Didn't think to look at ones past 80. My bad.

Enjoy
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