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VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 
Wanted pictures of body plates

1966

First Digit: Second & Third Digits:
Code
GM Division
Code
Series
4 Buick 33 Special V-6
  34 Special V-8
35 Special Deluxe V-6
36 Special Deluxe V-8
42 Sport Wagon
43 Skylark V-6
44 Skylark V-8
44 Sportwagon Custom
46 Skylark Grand Sport
52 LeSabre
54 LeSabre Custom
64 Wildcat
66 Wildcat Custom
82 Electra
84 Electra Custom
94 Riviera
 
Fourth & Fifth Digits: Sixth Digit:
Code
Body Style
Code
Model Year
07 2 dr. Sport Coupe Pillar Post 6 1966
17 2 dr. Sport Coupe Hardtop  
35 4 dr. 2-Seat Sta. Wagon
37 2 dr. Hardtop Coupe
39 4 dr. Sedan Hardtop
55 4 dr. 2-Seat Sportwagon
57 2 dr. Sport Coupe Hardtop
65 4 dr. 3-Seat Sportwagon
67 2 dr. Convertible
69 4 dr. Sedan Pillar Post
87 2 dr. Sport Coupe Hardtop
 
Seventh Digit: Last Six Digits:
Code
Assembly Plant
Production Numbers
B Baltimore, MD 100001/^
C South Gate, CA  
D Atlanta, GA
H Flint, MI
I Oshawa, Ont., Canada
K Kansas City, MO
V Bloomfield, MI
X Kansas City, KS
Y Wilmington, DE
Z Fremont, CA
 

1967

First Digit: Second & Third Digits:
Code
GM Division
Code
Series
4 Buick 33 Special V-6
  34 Special V-8, GS 340
35 Special Deluxe V-6
36 Special Deluxe V-8
43 Skylark V-6
44 Skylark V-8, Sport Wagon
46 GS 400
52 LeSabre
54 LeSabre Custom
64 Wildcat
66 Wildcat Custom
82 Electra 225
84 Electra 225 Custom
94 Riviera
 
Fourth & Fifth Digits: Sixth Digit:
Code
Body Style
Code
Model Year
07 2 dr. Sport Coupe Pillar Post 7 1967
17 2 dr. Sport Coupe Hardtop  
35 4 dr. 2-Seat Sta. Wagon
39 4 dr. Sedan Hardtop
55 4 dr. 2-Seat Sportwagon
65 4 dr. 3-Seat Sportwagon
67 2 dr. Convertible coupe
69 4 dr. Sedan Pillar Post
87 2 dr. Sport Coupe Hardtop
 
Seventh Digit: Last Six Digits:
Code
Assembly Plant
Production Numbers
B Baltimore, MD 100001/^
C South Gate, CA  
D Atlanta, GA
H Flint, MI
I Oshawa, Ont., Canada
K Kansas City, MO
V Bloomfield, MI
X Kansas City, KS
Y Wilmington, DE
Z Fremont, CA
 
Location - On plate attached to left front door pillar. Also stamped on the engine block.
/^ = and up