What numbers on the VIN indicate the number of the car made? I am assuming that the first number and letters have a significance as well.
Thanks for the feedback.

 

I believe it's the last 5 digits of your VIN#.

 

I don't know how to link this but there was a post by SilverCoupe on 6-11-05 @10:09 AM that explains the full 17 digit sequence. The last 5 are the production #'s starting with 00001 for the first car.

 

From:http://www.autoinsurancetips.com/vin.htm

Tips to understanding your vehicles serial (VIN) number

They are as follows:
(Post 1981 vehicles have 17 character vins.)
1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured.
For example: U.S.A.(1or4), Canada(2), Mexico(3), Japan(J), Korea(K), England(S), Germany(W), Italy(Z)
2nd character- Identifies the manufacturer. For example; Audi(A),
BMW(B), Buick(4), Cadillac(6), Chevrolet(1), Chrysler(C), Dodge(B),
Ford(F), GM Canada(7), General Motors(G), Honda(H), Jaquar(A), Lincoln(L), Mercedes Benz(D), Mercury(M), Nissan(N), Oldsmobile(3), Pontiac(2or5), Plymouth(P), Saturn(8), Toyota(T), VW(V), Volvo(V).
3rd character- Identifies vehicle type or manufacturing division.
4th to 8th characters- Identifies vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc. [see mss8022 post above]
9th character- Identifies VIN accuracy as check digit.
10th character- Identifies the model year. For example: 1988(J), 1989(K), 1990(L), 1991(M), 1992(N), 1993(P), 1994(R), 1995(S), 1996(T),
1997(V), 1998(W), 1999(X), 2000(Y)------2001(1), 2002(2), 2003(3)
11th character- Identifies the assembly plant for the vehicle.
12th to 17th characters- Identifies the sequence of the vehicle for production
as it rolled of the manufacturers assembly line.

A little more detail on positions 4 through 8:

This is an example of a VIN # for a 2001 Corvette Convertible:
1 G 1 Y Y 3 2 G 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
There are 17 characters. Starting with first character on left the codes are:
1. "1"= Built in US
2. "G"= General Motors
3. "1"= Chevrolet
4. Denotes the car line: Corvette is a "Y" body.
5. Provides more info about the car:
Usually a "Y" but the ZR-1 is "Z"
6. Body style: "1" = FRC, "2" = Coupe, "3" = Convertible
7. Restraint code
8. Engine:
L98="8"
LT1="P"
ZR1="J"
LT4="5"
LS1="G"
LS6="S”
LS2=”U”
9. Check Digit – 0 to 9 or X
10. Model year:
"B" thru "N" are yrs '81-'92 respectively
"P"='93
"R" thru "T" '94-'96
"V"='97
"W"='98
"X"='99
"Y"='00
"1"='01
“5”=’05
11. Plant: Bowling Green = "5"
12-17. Production sequence number that starts with the #1 for each model yr.

 

Thanks I have been looking for this information for a week.

 

My last five are: 01264

Is it correct that I am getting 1264th 2006? Does it also include Z06s?

Kevin said it would go on Tuesday and come off Wednesday.