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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 05:11 PM
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1980 Corvette VIN

VIN Range - 1Z878AS400001 to 1Z878AS440614

Character Position Code Significance
1-2 1Z Chevrolet Corvette
3-4 87 Coupe
5 8 Base Engine
5 6 L-82 Engine
5 H 305 Engine (California)
6 A 1980 Model year
7 S St Louis Assembly Plant
8-13 6 Digit Build Sequence Number

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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi,
Welcome!

1980 Corvette VIN

VIN Range - 1Z878AS400001 to 1Z878AS440614

Character Position Code Significance
1-2 1Z Chevrolet Corvette
3-4 87 Coupe
5 8 Base Engine
5 6 L-82 Engine
5 H 305 Engine (California)
6 A 1980 Model year
7 S St Louis Assembly Plant
8-13 6 Digit Build Sequence Number

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I need for 1982
Thx Artur
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same basic info with no 305 available. if you want to know the options look up the National Corvette Museum and order the build sheet
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I use this site for VINs, trim tags, engine codes, etc.

http://corvettec3.ca/
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Originally Posted by ANOWAK73
...I need for 1982...
1G1AY8786C5xxxxx Sixth character is a 0 for the Collector Edition cars. The ninth character is a computer check digit and varies per car.
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