Need more help decoding pretty please
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Le Mans Master
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Need more help decoding pretty please
I got my vin decoded and was working on the plate in the driver door jam. It’s very difficult to read…
The numbers I got off it are: RIN E18 76C 82L
I figured out that 76C = Mahogany Cloth. with only 763 produced.
But I don’t know what the rest of it means
help me please
The numbers I got off it are: RIN E18 76C 82L
I figured out that 76C = Mahogany Cloth. with only 763 produced.
But I don’t know what the rest of it means
help me please
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http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...78/78prod.html
Oops... maybe that doesn't have everything from the trim plate.
Oops... maybe that doesn't have everything from the trim plate.
Last edited by Scooter70; Jun 26, 2006 at 07:04 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
Originally Posted by FrankVincent
RIN is most likely TRIM ....
E18 codes to January 18, 1978
76C is mahogany cloth
82L is mahogany poly
E18 codes to January 18, 1978
76C is mahogany cloth
82L is mahogany poly
Do you know where I could find out what RIN is
( I may be miss reading that )
Also what does poly on the exterior color mean?
-Thanks
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RIN may have been misstamped, or faded over the years, or whatever .... it should read "TRIM".
It is located on the far left of the TRIM tag.
PAINT would be on the far right
Don't know exactly what "poly" means ... no explanation given.
Only some of the 1978 paints have the poly designation, others do not
This information from Corvette by the Numbers, 1955-82, Alan Colvin
It is located on the far left of the TRIM tag.
PAINT would be on the far right
Don't know exactly what "poly" means ... no explanation given.
Only some of the 1978 paints have the poly designation, others do not
This information from Corvette by the Numbers, 1955-82, Alan Colvin
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Le Mans Master
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
Originally Posted by FrankVincent
RIN may have been misstamped, or faded over the years, or whatever .... it should read "TRIM".
It is located on the far left of the TRIM tag.
PAINT would be on the far right
Don't know exactly what "poly" means ... no explanation given.
Only some of the 1978 paints have the poly designation, others do not
This information from Corvette by the Numbers, 1955-82, Alan Colvin
It is located on the far left of the TRIM tag.
PAINT would be on the far right
Don't know exactly what "poly" means ... no explanation given.
Only some of the 1978 paints have the poly designation, others do not
This information from Corvette by the Numbers, 1955-82, Alan Colvin
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Originally Posted by FrankVincent
RIN may have been misstamped, or faded over the years, or whatever .... it should read "TRIM".
It is located on the far left of the TRIM tag.
PAINT would be on the far right
Don't know exactly what "poly" means ... no explanation given.
Only some of the 1978 paints have the poly designation, others do not
This information from Corvette by the Numbers, 1955-82, Alan Colvin
It is located on the far left of the TRIM tag.
PAINT would be on the far right
Don't know exactly what "poly" means ... no explanation given.
Only some of the 1978 paints have the poly designation, others do not
This information from Corvette by the Numbers, 1955-82, Alan Colvin
78 Trim Tag
Here we see C13 for November the 13th. the 762 code is for leather while 82L is paint (note the word paint to its right).
