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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Anybody have a good vin decoder site? I googled and got garbage with all vendor related. Thanks in advance for any input.
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...if you're talking for a '69 Corvette, there isn't much to decode.
...the VIN# will tell you that it's a Chevrolet, that it's a coupe or convertible, that it was assembled in St. Louis, that it is a "1969" and your car production sequence(#00001 to 38762, which are the last five digits of your VIN#).

...the original paint color, interior and body build date are on the trim tag on the driver's door hinge pillar.
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No, I understand that, it was checking the credibility of some information on another car based on the vin. Thanks!
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No, I understand that, it was checking the credibility of some information on another car based on the vin. Thanks!
...was it also for a "1969"???

...1972 & up had the original engine size/horsepower denoted as a letter also placed in the VIN# which wasn't the case from 1953 to 1971.
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http://decodethis.com/
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