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Oct 31, 2005 | 11:09 AM

tombachmann

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VIN # Help Please

Hey guys,
My car is being built as I type this. My vin number is
1G1YY36U165107215. How do you decipher the code. Does this mean that my car is the 7,215 produced for '06. Sounds kind of high.

Suppose to be in the garage on 11/17 - the wait is torture, especially with winter coming to the midwest.
Thanks

Oct 31, 2005 | 11:11 AM

cerino2000

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No, that is right. 7215 is not unreasonably high.

Oct 31, 2005 | 11:15 AM

tombachmann

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cerino2000

No, that is right. 7215 is not unreasonably high.

Wow, Less than 2 months of prodution and we are already at 7,215.
At this rate there will be over 43,000 produced this year. Wouldn't that we a record?

Oct 31, 2005 | 11:18 AM

C6-er

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Don’t forget that the Z06 production started early and they are all 2006’s.

Oct 31, 2005 | 02:30 PM

haljensen

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Originally Posted by tombachmann

Don't know how to link this but there was a post by Silver Coupe on 6-11-2005 that breaks down each number of the VIN. the info is also available in the Shop manual, Volume 1, page 0-6.

Oct 31, 2005 | 03:00 PM

Vette_DD

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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24

Here's one.

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.

Oct 31, 2005 | 03:10 PM

mforman42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by haljensen

Don't know how to link this but there was a post by Silver Coupe on 6-11-2005 that breaks down each number of the VIN. the info is also available in the Shop manual, Volume 1, page 0-6.

Also, if you order the build sheet from the Corvette Museum, it comes with the same info for your car broken down.