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Old Aug 2, 2018 | 10:46 PM
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Hello all, back when I first got my 91 triple black convertible, I found a website that you could enter the VIN and it told all the options,
compared it to all that were made, and I was able to determine my car was like 1 of 4 made in that color with those options. I cannot
find it now, was bookmarked but lost it. I want to look up an 89 for a friend. Anyone know? The one in the tools above is useless.
Thanks for any help.

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Old Aug 3, 2018 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by triplblk91conv
Hello all, back when I first got my 91 triple black convertible, I found a website that you could enter the VIN and it told all the options,
compared it to all that were made, and I was able to determine my car was like 1 of 4 made in that color with those options. I cannot
find it now, was bookmarked but lost it. I want to look up an 89 for a friend. Anyone know? The one in the tools above is useless.
Thanks for any help.

Dan '16 Stingray
I believe that website was discontinued several tears ago. I don't know of a replacement.

There is this, but it doesn't have the detail of the other site"
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/vindecoder.php

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Originally Posted by triplblk91conv
Hello all, back when I first got my 91 triple black convertible, I found a website that you could enter the VIN and it told all the options,
compared it to all that were made, and I was able to determine my car was like 1 of 4 made in that color with those options. I cannot
find it now, was bookmarked but lost it. I want to look up an 89 for a friend. Anyone know? The one in the tools above is useless.
Thanks for any help.

Dan '16 Stingray
That is now a 'subscription service' and it wouldn't work for your friends '89 anyway. I'm quite sure it needed a '90+ GM VIN to decode.
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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
That is now a 'subscription service' and it wouldn't work for your friends '89 anyway. I'm quite sure it needed a '90+ GM VIN to decode.
Try the Corvette Museum web sight
https://www.corvettemuseum.org/

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Try the Corvette Museum web sight
https://www.corvettemuseum.org/
That requires the purchase of the BUILD SHEET and includes no 'rarity' information I'm quite sure.
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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
That requires the purchase of the BUILD SHEET and includes no 'rarity' information I'm quite sure.
We can only determine how many Corvettes were made likes yours for only the three most current model years, so unfortunately not as far back as the 80s or 90s. This service is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. The purchase of a Build Sheet is not required.
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We can only determine how many Corvettes were made likes yours for only the three most current model years, so unfortunately not as far back as the 80s or 90s. This service is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. The purchase of a Build Sheet is not required.
For the 'original poster' you can't help him/her - I mentioned a BS required for information for the OP and I'd say it's correct.
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