The Poorman's Off Chassis Restoration.Com
Car Nose Logo Back Button
Photo Gallery Pin-ups Store Parts
Specs Erudition IPC message board
Contact
Web Cam Video Destructive Tests

CHRYSLER * IMPERIAL

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 
Wanted pictures of body plates

1960

First Digit: Second Digit:
Code
Car Line
Code
Series
8 Chrysler 1 Windsor, Imperial Custom
9 Imperial 2 Saratoga, Imperial Crown
  3 New Yorker, Imperial LeBaron
4 300F
5 Windsor, Sta. Wagon
7 New Yorker, Town& Country Sta. Wagon
8 Taxi
9 Crown Limousine
 
Third Digit: Fourth Digit:
Code
Model Year
Code
Assembly Plant
0 1960 3 Jefferson Plant, Detroit, MI
  4 Imperial Plant, Detroit, MI
5 Los Angles, CA
 
Last Six Digits:  
Production Numbers
100001/^
 
1961 Chrylser VIN

1961

First Digit: Second Digit:
Code
Car Line
Code
Series
8 Chrysler 1 Imperial Custom, Newport
9 Imperial 2 Imperial Crown, Windsor
  3 Imperial LeBaron, New Yorker
4 300G
5 Newport Sta. Wagon
7 New Yorker, Sta. Wagon
8 Taxi
9 Police
10 Crown Limousine
   
Third Digit: Fourth Digit:
Code
Model Year
Code
Assembly Plant
1 1961 3 Jefferson Plant, Detroit, MI
  4 Imperial Plant, Detroit, MI
5 Los Angles, CA
6 Newark, DE
7 St. Louis, MO
 
Last Six Digits:  
Production Numbers
100001/^
 
 
Location: On plate attached to left front door hinge pillar.
/^ = and up