1971 American Motors Vehicle Identification Numbers (vin)







AMERICAN MOTORS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

1960-1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975
Wanted pictures of body plates
1971
First Digit:		Second Digit:
Code	Division	Code	Model year
A	American Motors Corp.	1	1971

Third Digit:		Fourth Digit:
Code	Transmission	Code	Series
A	Auto column shift 3 Spd.	0	Hornet
C	Auto floor shift console	1	Matador
F	Floor shift 3 Spd.	4	Gremlin
M	Floor shift 4 Spd.	7	Javelin
S	Standard column shift 3 Spd.	8	Ambassador

Fifth Digit:		Sixth Digit:
Code	Body Type	Code	Body Class
5	4 Door Sedan	0	2 Pass. Gremlin, Hornet
6	2 Door Sedan	1	S360 Hornet
8	Station Wagon	2	Ambassador DPL
9	2 Door Hardtop	5	4 Pass. Gremlin, Javelin, Ambassador SST
		7	Hornet SST, Hornet Sportabout, Javlin SST, Ambassador Brougham
		8	Javlin AMX

Seventh Digit:		Last Six Digits:
Code	Engine	Assembly Plant & Production Number
A	6-258 OHV	American	Canadian
B	6-258 OHV Low Comp.	100001 thru 699999	700001 thru 1000000
E	6-232 OHV	Assembly Plants Kneosha, WI Brampton Ont., Canada
F	6-232 OHV Low Comp.
H	8-304 2 Brl. Carb
I	8-304 OHV 2 Brl. Carb, Low Comp.
N	8-360 2 Brl. Carb
P	8-360 4 Brl. Carb
Z	8-401 4 Brl. Carb

Location- Top of dash board on drivers side. Visible through windshield. Also attached to left front door adjacent to door latch		/^ = and up

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