Cars birthday? 1965

[Tom S.]

How or where do you find your cars exact birthday? I am geussing mine to be mid- to late april 1965. The vin# is 115354. Is there a way to find exactly when iot was born? Thanks Tom

[Michael G.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

Tom,

Have you looked at your trim tag located just under the glove box.....top left corner of tag. What letter and number(s) appear?

[Jack H.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

www.c2registry.org estimates this VIN's birthday at April 17,1965.

As Michael suggests, the top left of you trim tag will give you a date which is the body assembly date, i.e. above where it says 'STYLE'. The birthday is typically the next day or so after the body was assembled depending on St. Louis vs AO Smith body which can be determined by trim tag too. St. Louis body numbers start with S as seen to the left of 'BODY'.

[Michael G.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

Tom,

What Jack allows is true, however should your car be A.O. Smith built, VIN assignment # will be as many as 7-14 days after the body build date. This is due in part to transportation time form Michigan to St.Louis when body was mated to frame. It was at this time VIN was then assigned.

Of course I stand to be corrected if not totally factual. .....but believe this to be the case.

[Tom S.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

I have an A 4775 ! Tom

[John H.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

Tom -

The "Birthday Book" says April 19th; that's an approximation - probably good within a day or so either way. You have an A.O. Smith body - the date code at the upper left of the trim tag is the day the body was built at A.O. Smith-Ionia, Michigan.

[Jim D.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

My 65, VIN 14790 has A2600 body, I 1 (April 1st). Built approx. 4-10, delivered to owner 4-28.

[Tom S.]

Re: Cars birthday? 1965

So we can give my car a birthday of April 19th 1965. It is an A.O. Smith body and The engine is a Flint engine built in March being a code F0320 I geuss means March 20th. That would be almost a month in adavnce of the car build date. I don't get much for sweets but I am going to have a cake the 19th. That makes my baby 45 years old. Thanks for everyones help. Tom