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VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 
Wanted pictures of body plates

1964

First Digit: Second Digit:
Code
Series
Code
Model Year
0 Special V-8 K 1964
1 Special Deluxe V-8  
3 Skylark V-8
4 LeSabre
6 Wildcat
7 Riviera
8 Electra 225
A Special V-6
B Special Deluxe V-6
C Skylark V-6
 
Third Digit: Last Six Digits:
Code
Assembly Plant
Production Numbers
1 Flint, MI 001001/^
2 South Gate, CA  
3 Fremont, CA
4 Kansas City, KS
5 Wilmington, DE
6 Atlanta, GA
7 Baltimore, MD
8 Kansas City, MO
 

1965

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
52 LeSabre
54 LeSabre Custom
62 Wildcat
64 Wildcat Deluxe
66 Wildcat Custom
82 Electra
84 Electra Custom
94 Riviera
 
Fourth & Fifth Digits: Sixth Digit:
Code
Body Style
Code
Model Year
27 2 dr. Coupe 5 1965
35 4 dr. 2-Seat Sta. Wagon  
37 2 dr. Hardtop Coupe
39 4 dr. Hardtop
47 2 dr. Hardtop Coupe
55 4 dr. 2-Seat Sportwagon
65 4 dr. 3-Seat Sportwagon
67 2 dr. Convertible
69 4 dr. Sedan
 
Seventh Digit: Last Six Digits:
Code
Assembly Plant
Production Numbers
B Baltimore, MD 100001/^
C South Gate, CA  
D Atlanta, GA
H Flint, MI
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 forward the left side valve cover.
/^ = and up