VIN Number

[Walter R.]

How do you determine from the VIN when your car was built or would you determine from other source on the car. Also, When buying parts like an engine block, what guides you as to the appropiate date that you would need for your particular car.

[John H.]

Re: VIN Number

How do you determine from the VIN when your car was built or would you determine from other source on the car. Also, When buying parts like an engine block, what guides you as to the appropiate date that you would need for your particular car.

Walter -

The NCRS "Birthday Book" provides production dates vs. VIN numbers that are within a few days one way or the other of the original final assembly date. The trim tag below your glove box door also has a body build date code in the upper left corner that is a day or two prior to the car's final assembly date, if it's a St. Louis-built body ("S" prefix on the "body number"). For a '65, "A" is August, "B" is September, etc.

Do you have the NCRS 1965 Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide? It will answer many of your questions.

[Joe R.]

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Walter,

The St. Louis NCRS web site has a birthday calculator on it. Just plug in your VIN. Here's the link:

http://stlouisncrs.org/vin_calculator.htm

I believe the NCRS gives a six month window prior to the car's final build date for dated components. That would be in the judging manual, which I don't have handy. I've heard two weeks to two months prior to final build is good. My engine is only about a week prior to the final date, but I assume that is still OK.

Joe

[Walter R.]

Re: VIN Number

thank you for info

[Walter R.]

Re: VIN Number

I have ordered Adams restoration guide. The Technical info and judging guide is not available until February. Thanks for your help