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Bryan Padgett - 05 Feb 2006 15:14 GMT

I recently changed insurance companies and they are saying that the VIN on
my '81 vette does not match the year range.
They claim it to be a '78.
We bought it used several years back from an individual that bought it used
from a car lot.
Is there a site that I can look up numbers and check them out?
Thanks

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Dad - 05 Feb 2006 17:33 GMT

>I recently changed insurance companies and they are saying that the
>VIN on my '81 vette does not match the year range.
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> Is there a site that I can look up numbers and check them out?
> Thanks

Post your vin except the last few numbers and I'll look it up. There
are many group members in here that can do that and it would be a good
cross check. You may have just a misread number by some clerk or
computer recognition program.

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Bryan Padgett - 05 Feb 2006 22:16 GMT

">>I recently changed insurance companies and they are saying that the

>>VIN on my '81 vette does not match the year range.
>> They claim it to be a '78.
>> We bought it used several years back from an individual that bought it
>> used from a car lot.
>> Is there a site that I can look up numbers and check them out?
>> Thanks

> Post your vin except the last few numbers and I'll look it up. There are
> many group members in here that can do that and it would be a good cross
> check. You may have just a misread number by some clerk or computer
> recognition program.

VIN 1G1AY8764BS420**
Would the VIN be placed anywhere else on the car or frame?

Thanks,

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Tom in Missouri - 06 Feb 2006 02:51 GMT

Plug it in here http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm

1G1AY8764BS420

See the results
http://www.analogx.com/cgi-bin/cgivin.exe?Mode=Decode&VIN=1G1AY8764BS420111&Subm
it=Decode

1 G 1 A Y 8 7 6 4 B S 420
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2

1st digit: Country of origin: 1 = USA, 2 = Canada.
2nd digit: G = General Motors
3rd digit: Division, 1 = Chevrolet.
4th digit: Restraint system:
A = Non-passive, B = Automatic belts, C = Inflatable restraint
5th digit: Series: P = Camaro Sport Coupe, S = Camaro Berlinetta Y =
Corvette
6th & 7th digit: Body Style: 87 = Sport Coupe
8th digit: Engine : See specific year for breakdown.
9th digit: Check digit - used to verify that the VIN was recorded correctly.
10th digit: Year: B = 1981
11th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant S = St. Louis, 5 = Bowling
Green
12th through 17th digits: Sequential production number starting with 400001.

This format began 1981, so it is impossible to be a 1978 car.

The VIN format for a 1978 Corvette is 1Z87L8S400001 where

1st digit: GM line number, Chevrolet = 1.
2nd digit: Series number:
Q = Sport Coupe, S = Type LT (1973 - 78), S = Berlinetta (1979 - 80)
3rd and 4th digits: Body type: 87 = Sport Coupe.
5th digit: Engine Code: See specific year for breakdown.
6th digit: Last digit of model year. i.e. 3 = 1973.
7th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant
L = Van Nuys, California, N = Norwood, Ohio S = St. Louis,
8th through 13th digits: Sequential production number starting with 100001.

Borrowed and modified from
http://www.nastyz28.com/decode.html

> ">>I recently changed insurance companies and they are saying that the
>>>VIN on my '81 vette does not match the year range.
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>
> Thanks,

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'Key - 06 Feb 2006 16:44 GMT

> ">>I recently changed insurance companies and they are
> saying that the
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>
> Thanks,

http://www.nastyz28.com/decode.html

The format for 1972 to 1980 VIN's is as follows:
1st digit: GM line number, Chevrolet = 1.
2nd digit: Series number:
Q = Sport Coupe, S = Type LT (1973 - 78), S = Berlinetta
(1979 - 80)
3rd and 4th digits: Body type: 87 = Sport Coupe.
5th digit: Engine Code: See specific year (camaro info) for
breakdown.
6th digit: Last digit of model year. i.e. 3 = 1973.
7th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant
L = Van Nuys, California, N = Norwood, Ohio
8th through 13th digits: Sequential production number
starting with 100001.

1G1AY8764BS420**
the 6th number is an # 8
that would be a 78

g'luck

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Bryan Padgett - 09 Feb 2006 01:05 GMT

Thanks for the replies. I'll have a chat with insurance company tomorrow and
see what I can convince them.

> ">>I recently changed insurance companies and they are saying that the
>>>VIN on my '81 vette does not match the year range.
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
> Thanks,

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