<VV> Decoding 1968/1969 engines' 9- digit mini-VIN ~ leading digit = "mfgr"

[Charlie]

Aahh!  Finally we struck pay dirt!

 

The leading digit of the "engine VIN" is the leading digit of the "Vehicle
ID #" ?

 

VIN digits 2, 3, 4 and 5 are "series" and "body" (model & style) are not on
the block/case because that data is unknown at the time of the engine's
assembly (the engine can be put in ~nearly~ any model/style of that "line")?

 

So :

9- digit engine VIN 

----------------------

1 = mfgr

2 = year

3 = plant

4-9 = vehicle serial #

 

OK, now that makes sense, and almost worth a gazillion emails to drill down
to that useful bit of information!

 

And from this, it seems the VIN is assigned to the engine BEFORE that VIN
knows if it's a Monza or 500, a coupe or a convertible, or is that timeline
too much to infer?

 

Are engines and bodies isomorphic, one-to-one, or do they make a pile of
engines and bodies, causing some engines to be shelves as "parts"
(un-installed in any car, when GM runs out of matching car bodies to use
them)?

 

Or is this to be files as TMI ?

 

Charlie

 

From: Matt Nall [mailto:patiomatt at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 7:10 PM
To: chaz at properproper.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Decoding vehicle VIN numbers ~ No, don't give up!! gg

 

18W101706

 

1  is GM!!

Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://tinyurl.com/The-Patio 

http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie <chaz at properproper.com>
To: 'Matt Nall' <patiomatt at aol.com>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 2, 2012 7:04 pm
Subject: RE: <VV> Decoding vehicle VIN numbers ~ No, don't give up!! gg

Actually I was asking what the "1" is, for whomever started this thread.
I figured the leading digit "1" on the engine # is NOT the model number, but
something else ?
 
 
Here's what I got :
-------------------
>From the web site for 105678W101706 (of which only "8W101706" was on the
block), I got:
1 Line : Chevrolet   
05 Series : Corvair Monza   
67 Body : Convertible 2-Door   
8 Year : 1968   
W Assembly : Willow Run, MI  
Serial # 101706  
 
The "1" on the engine VIN would appear to be the 2nd (or 3rd) digit of the 2
(or 3) digit model number, preceding the model year, but what would that be
on the engine block/case ?
 
~sCz
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
<mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org?> ] On Behalf Of Matt Nall
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 6:54 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Decoding vehicle VIN numbers I give up!! gg
 
 
 
 
1968 Monza(as in "105678W101706"), right?
 
================================================
 
 
 
 
1  is GM
 
 
0  is chevrolet / place holder
 
 
567    is the model
 
 
8  is the year
 
 
W  is the plant
 
 
  Serials started with 100000
 
 
 
 
 
Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://tinyurl.com/The-Patio
http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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