Chevrolet passenger-car serial number, 1960–1964

Character by character

Where to find it: Plate attached to the left front body hinge pillar (full-size, Chevy II, Chevelle kits, Serial Numbers and Identification); Corvair 1960–1961: stamped tag on the left body center pillar, 1963–1964: left hand front hinge pillar (Corvair kits p. 4).

Model year codes

Assembly plant codes

Model number codes

Where the sources disagree

• {"code":"11169T100025 / 11269F100026","field":"example","modelYears":{"from":1961,"to":1961},"claims":[{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1961-chevrolet","locator":"PDF p. 9 (4-General), Vehicle Serial Number"}],"claim":"The 6-cylinder example (1 / 1169 / T Tarrytown / 100025, 25th unit) is followed by \u0022Thus ... serial number 11269F100026\u0022, and the 8-cylinder example (1 / 1269 / F Flint / 100026) by \u0022Thus ... 11169T100025\u0022: the two run-together serials are swapped."},{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1962-chevrolet","locator":"PDF p. 18 (4-General)"}],"claim":"The same layout in the 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964 kits pairs the six-cylinder example with ?1169T100025 and the eight-cylinder example with ?1269F100026."}],"resolution":"Typesetting swap in the 1961 kit. Both strings decode consistently (1169 six-cylinder at Tarrytown; 1269 eight-cylinder at Flint) from the columned breakdown on the same page, so both are kept as examples with their decoded meaning taken from the columns."}
• {"code":"1415 / 1419","field":"model","modelYears":{"from":1960,"to":1960},"claims":[{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1960-chevrolet","locator":"PDF p. 23 (8-Dimensions and Weights)"}],"claim":"Vehicle-weights table prints the first 8-cylinder Biscayne Fleetmaster 4-door sedan row as 1415 (following rows 1419P, 1419T)."},{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1960-chevrolet","locator":"PDF p. 5 Model Identification"}],"claim":"Model Identification prints Model 13-1419, 4-door 6-passenger sedan."}],"resolution":"Misprint in the weights table; 1419 recorded."}
• {"code":"1569 / 1869","field":"model","modelYears":{"from":1963,"to":1963},"claims":[{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1963-chevrolet","locator":"PDF p. 25 (8-Dimension and Weights)"}],"claim":"Weights table (Impala block) prints the 8-cylinder 4-door sedan as 1569."},{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1963-chevrolet","locator":"PDF p. 8 (General-3)"}],"claim":"Model Identification prints 17-1869 4-door sedan, 6-passenger (Impala)."}],"resolution":"Misprint in the weights table; 1869 recorded for Impala V8 4-door sedan."}
• {"code":"0437","field":"model","modelYears":{"from":1964,"to":1964},"claims":[{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1964-chevy-ii","locator":"PDF p. 44 (2-General)"}],"claim":"Model Identification prints model 437 as a \u00224-door sport coupe, 5-passenger\u0022."},{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1964-chevy-ii","locator":"PDF p. 16 (Dimensions and Weights-7); PDF p. 80 AMA Specifications"}],"claim":"Vehicle weights and the AMA body-type list print 437 as a 2-door sport coupe."}],"resolution":"\u00222-door sport coupe\u0022 recorded; \u00224-door\u0022 on the Model Identification page is a misprint (two sources agree on 2-door)."}
• {"code":"5435","field":"model","modelYears":{"from":1964,"to":1964},"claims":[{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1964-chevelle","locator":"PDF p. 22"}],"claim":"Weights table labels the 5435 rows \u00224-door station wagon 6-cylinder\u0022 (same label as 5335)."},{"sources":[{"id":"vin-gm-vik-1964-chevelle","locator":"PDF p. 5 (2-General)"}],"claim":"Model Identification lists 53-5435 4-door station wagon, 2-seat; every other 54xx pair in the weights table is 8-cylinder."}],"resolution":"5435 recorded as Chevelle 300 4-door station wagon, eight-cylinder; the \u00226-cylinder\u0022 label on that row is a misprint."}

Decoded in full elsewhere

• VetteFacts: Corvette serials are decoded in full by VetteFacts; this pack decodes only the shared Chevrolet layout.