Need Help with Interior/Exterior Decoding
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From: Farifax Station VA
Need Help with Interior/Exterior Decoding
Here are the codes off the driver side door.
TRIM 152
13L PAINT
the top of the plate read: Chevrolet J26
I have found some websites that help decode it, but not sure what the "L" means on the 13"L"
Another thing that makes it strange is the entire interiro has been changed to Brown/buckskin, every panel, T-top liners, carpet, etc.
thansk,
Chad
TRIM 152
13L PAINT
the top of the plate read: Chevrolet J26
I have found some websites that help decode it, but not sure what the "L" means on the 13"L"
Another thing that makes it strange is the entire interiro has been changed to Brown/buckskin, every panel, T-top liners, carpet, etc.
thansk,
Chad
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13L means it was painted silver on the lower half of the car. You should have another 2 digits with a U for the upper half.
post the entire trim panel:
post the entire trim panel:
Last edited by L82shark; Mar 23, 2008 at 12:14 PM.
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J26 is the date the trim tag was made and attached to the car. For 1977 model year, J26 is May 26 1977. The car came off the assembly line the next day or the day after.
The L and U letters were to designate the lower and upper parts of a car in the case of a two tone paint scheme. In the case of a single colour only year, like 1977, the trim tag would still carry the letter L. This is pretty much standard across GM.
The L and U letters were to designate the lower and upper parts of a car in the case of a two tone paint scheme. In the case of a single colour only year, like 1977, the trim tag would still carry the letter L. This is pretty much standard across GM.
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Instructor
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From: Farifax Station VA
Outstanding....thanks so much for the info. I am still perplexed as to why someone changed the entire interior from grey to buckskin brown...seemed like a heck of a lot of work...and I need to tear it out all again becuase it is in terrible shape.
Thanks, again.
Thanks, again.
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