Vin Data for 1970 Ford XL
1st digit = Year
2nd digit = Assembly Plant. (A) Atlanta, GA, (B) Oakville,
ON, (C) Chester, (D) Dallas, TX, (E) Mahwah, NJ (F) Dearborn,
MI (G) Chicago, IL (H) Lorain, OH (J) Los Angeles, CA (K) Kansas
City, (N) Norfolk, VA (P) Twin Cities, MN (R) San Jose, (S) Pilot
Plant, MI (U) Louisville, KY (W) Wayne, MI (Z) St Louis, MS.
3rd & 4th digit = Model, 61 = Convertible
5th digit = Motor size. 429 (K,N), 390 (Y), 351W (H)
6th to 11th digits = sequential production number
Breakdown of total series production of 1970
Ford Custom: 124,443 units
Galaxie 500: 318,339 units
Galaxie XL: 33,599 units and only 6,348 convertibles
LTD/Brougham: 373,93 for it units only 96,324 2 door hard tops
850,315 total units produced!
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1st digit - Division: 1 = Chevrolet
2nd & 3rd digits - Series
| 53 = Biscayne L6 | 54 = Biscayne V8 | 55 = Bel Air L6 | 56 = Bel Air V8 | 63 = Impala L6 | 64 = Impala V8 |
| 65 = Impala SS L6 (1965) | 66 = Impala SS V8 (1965) | 66 = Caprice V8 (1966-71) | 67 = Impala SS L6 (1966-67) | 68 = Impala SS V8 (1966-67) |
4th & 5th digits - Body style
| 11 = 2-door sedan | 35 = 4-door station wagon, 2-seat (1965-68 models) | 36 = 4-door station wagon, 2-seat (1969-71 models) |
| 37 = 2-door Sport Coupe (1965-66 Impala & SS) | 37 = 2-door coupe (1969-70 Impala) | 39 = 4-door Sport Sedan) |
| 45 = 4-door station wagon, 3-seat (1965-68 models) | 46 = 4-door station wagon, 3-seat (1969-71 models) | 47= 2-door coupe (1966-71 Caprice, 1968-71 Impala Custom) |
| 57 = 2-door coupe (1971 Impala) | 67 = 2-door convertible | 69 = 4-door sedan |
| 87 = 2-door Sport Coupe (fastback) (1967-68 Impala & SS) |
6th digit - Model year
| 5 = 1965 | 6 = 1966 | 7 = 1967 | 8 = 1968 | 9 = 1969 | 0 = 1970 | 1 = 1971 |
7th digit - Assembly plant
| A = Atlanta, GA | B = Baltimore, MD | C = Southgate, CA | F = Flint, MI | G = Framingham, MA |
| J = Janesville, WI | K = Kansas City, MO | L = Los Angeles, CA | N = Norwood, OH | P = Pontiac, MI |
| R = Arlington, TX | S = St. Louis, MO | T = Tarrytown, NY | U = Lordstown, OH | W = Willow Run, MI |
| Y = Wilmington, DE | Z = Fremont, CA | 1 = Oshawa, ON | 2 = St. Therese, PQ |
Last 6 digits - Production sequence starting at 100001 at all plants
1970 - 1980 GM
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 |
Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile >Buick Gmc Truck Cadillac GM Canada GM Overseas |
A W,Y U,G,H L,R,X X Z K |
V6 V8 V8 V8 V8 V8 V8 |
231 301 305 350 350 400 403 |
Corvair VIN Decoder
| Year | Trim | Model | Plant | Sequence Number |
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| 0 = 1960 1 = 1961 2 = 1962 3 = 1963 4 = 1964 |
05 = 500 06 = Spyder 07 = 700 09 = 900 |
27 = Coupe 32 = Station Wagon 67 = Convertible 69 = Sedan |
W = Willow Run K = Kansas City O = Oakland L = Los Angeles |
Your number less 100,000 |
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| 5 = 1965 6 = 1966 7 = 1967 8 = 1968 9 = 1969 |
01 = 500 05 = Monza 07 = Corsa |
37 = Coupe 39 = Sedan 67 = Convertible |
W = Willow Run K = Kansas City O = Oakland L = Los Angeles |
65 - 68 Your # less 100,000 69 Your # less 700,000 |
