Decoding 1978 Corvette Vin

Asked by GuruLDTK9 Mar 21, 2019 at 10:11 AM about the 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello All,
I am trying to accurately decode the vin for my C3 corvette. It does not appear
to match the expectations for a vin

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jrleroy answered 5 years ago

1978 Corvette VIN VIN Range - 1Z87L8S400001 to 1Z87L8S440274 VIN Range - 1Z87L8S900001 to 1Z87L8S906502 (Pace Car) Character Position Code Significance 1-2 1Z Chevrolet Corvette 3-4 87 Coupe 5 L Base Engine 5 4 L-82 Engine 6 8 Last Digit of Model year 7 S St Louis Assembly Plant 8-13 6 Digit Build Sequence Number

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