VIN number location
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I would like to have a little more input on VIN number locations. I have a person hot after my car. When I bought this years ago from an older gentleman I was not interested in numbers or documentation. Especially looking for the right one after a very long time. But now days everyone is all about numbers. What a PITA....
On your 62 it's on the drivers side A pillar held on with spot welds. Those welds often failed and the VIN plate fell off. It's also stamped in two places on the frame on top of the frame under the floor. When Pat had the body off his Black 62 Belair Sport Coupe we looked the frame over closely to find them and I marked the diagram below. Small block engines didn't have the VIN stamped on them in 62. 409s did but that is easily counterfeited. I don't know if three speed transmissions and automatics were stamped or not. I'm sure someone will speak up.
Back when I purchased the red 62 impala, I was all about numbers matching, too my demise (and I'll be corrected) vin number and drive train vin numbers didn't exist until 1963. And back when we we're kids it did not matter as we changed just about everything around.
So the gentlemen I bought the 409/409 loaned me that nice white paperback book by the numbers. The red 62 is a 1847 car only meaning it came with a V8 283-409 unless you where lucky enough too be provided the actual build sheet.
With that said on the bulkhead plate decoded the red 62 was built in July and the 409/409 was built in May and the date code was as close as it could be determined the 409/car where dated coded corrctly enough too be numbers matching. I would never disclose as the car actual being a 409/409 only a V8 car from the dealer.
If your buyer is really serious date code the motor/tranny to the actual body build date and as nice as the car appears he should be a Happy Motoring Camper.
I recently purchased a 63 409/425hp and it's going into a 60 Biscyane.
Happy Motoring!!!!!!!
Ted
My 300 HP 327 doesn't have a VIN but the build date is a couple weeks before the assembly of the body. Is it possibly a replacement block?
Yes, RB. Which you have seen. In fact I remember you fondling the radiator while you were looking at it.
Because the car I wanted from Seller's estate was taken by his wife. I got the 300/327 and a 409 complete engine to go in it. I've never put it in..............
The VIN on my 62 car is 21637A117435 (1962 Belair 8 cylinder 2 door sport coupe built in Atlanta, GA) via the VIN Decoder
And the guy looking at the car has called everyone under the sun to ask if they have ever seen the car or know of it.
I told him, he needs to call more people and then there will be enough to talk you out of it.
And the guy looking at the car has called everyone under the sun to ask if they have ever seen the car or know of it.
I told him, he needs to call more people and then there will be enough to talk you out of it.
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The VIN on my 62 car is 21637A117435 the 6 in the 1637 means the car was born with a 6 cylinder.
your correct
Chevrolet 1960 - 1964
1st digit - Model year. (0) 1960, (1) 1961, (2) 1962, (3) 1963, (4) 1964 2nd and 3rd digit - Series. (11) Biscayne L6, (12) Biscayne V8, (13) Biscayne Fleetmaster L6 (1960-61) or Impala SS L6 (1964), (14) Biscayne Fleetmaster V8 (1960-61) or Impala SS V8 (1964), (15) Bel Air L6, (16) Bel Air V8, (17) Impala L6, (18) Impala V8 4th and 5th digits - Body style. (11) 2-door sedan, (15) 2-door wagon, (19) 4-door sedan, (21) 2-door Utility sedan, (35) 4-door wagon (6-passenger), (37) 2-door Sport coupe (bubble top), (39) 4-door Sport sedan, (45) 4-door wagon (9-passenger), (47) 2-door Sport coupe, (67) 2-door convertible, (69) 4-door sedan 6th digit - Assembly plant. (A) Atlanta, GA, (B) Baltimore, MD, (F) Flint, MI, (G) Pontiac, MI, (H) Fremont, CA, (J) Janesville, WI, (K) Kansas City, MO, (L) Los Angeles, CA, (N) Norwood, OH, (O) Oakland, CA, (R) Arlington, TX, (S) St. Louis, MO, (T) Tarrytown, NY, (U) Southgate, CA,