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Body Plate Identification
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1971
Location: Riveted to the left side of the cowl under the hood.
ST: Year, GM Division, Series, Body Style
71-44437
Body: Assy. Plant, Production Serial Number
Z
01XXX
Trim: Trim Color and Material Used
165 B80
Paint: Lower and Upper Body Color
19A
Build Date: Month, Week
12C
ACC.: Factory Installed Accessories
040113
Style
Skylark
Lesabre
Code
Body Style
Code
Body Style
Thin pillar
Thin pillar
Thin pillar
Skylark Custom
Estate Wagon
1
2
Centurion
Thin pillar
GS
8
8
Electra 225
Sportwagon
LeSabre
CustomElectra
225 Custom
Riviera
Thin pillar
3
Body
Code
Assy. Plant
Code
Assy. Plant
Trim
Skylark Coupe
LeSabre Custom
Convertible
Code
Color
Code
Color
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Estate Wagon
1
5
6
5
6
Skylark 2Dr HT
6
6
6
6
#
6
6
#
6
5
Estate Wagon
2
5
6
5
6
#
6
6
#
6
6
#
6
#
6
#
6
#
6
Skylark 4Dr Sedan
*
6
6
Centurion 4Dr HT
6
#
6
6
#
5
5
#
5
5
#
6
5
#
6
Skylark Custom
2Dr HT
#
6
5
Centurion 2Dr HT
5
#
6
5
#
6
#
6
#
6
#
6
#
6
#
6
Centurion Convertible
#
6
#
6
*
6
#
6
*
6
#
6
*
6
#
6
Skylark Custom
4Dr HT
Electra
5
5
5
5
5
5
#
6
6
#
6
6
#
6
Electra
Custom 2Dr
#
6
#
5
Skylark Custom
Sedan 4Dr
#
5
6
#
5
6
#
6
5
#
6
5
#
6
5
#
6
Skylark
Custom Convertible
Electra
Custom 4Dr
6
#
5
6
#
5
#
6
#
5
*
6
#
5
#
6
#
6
Sport Wagon
#
6
6
#
6
6
#
6
6
Electra
Limited 2Dr
GS 2Dr HT
#
5
6
#
5
6
#
6
6
#
5
#
6
Electra
Limited 4Dr
#
6
#
5
#
6
#
5
#
6
#
5
6
#
5
6
#
5
*
6
#
5
*
6
#
6
*
6
#
5
GS Convertible
6
6
Riviera
6
6
#
6
6
*
6
*
6
#
6
*
6
Lesabre
#
5
5
#
5
5
5
5
#
5
5
#
6
6
#
6
6
#
6
LeSabre Custom
#
6
5
*
6
5
*
6
5
*
6
6
6
6
6
PAINT
Code
Color
Code
Color
VINYL ROOF
Code
Color
Code
Color
CONVERTIBLE TOP
Code
Color
Code
Color
1- 2 Seat
2- 3 Seat
3- GS option available
4- 4 Window
5- Cloth
6- Vinyl
7- Leather
8- Stage 1, GSX, GS455 option available
*- Bucket seats
#- Notch back or
60/40 seats
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