1968 442 vin/cowl decode

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Old March 27th, 2016, 11:23 AM
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1968 442 vin/cowl decode

Hey all,

I've looked through several book/websites and I can't seem to de-cypher all of the info on my cowl tag.

VIN: 3448781117741

Cowl:

MADE IN CANADA

A52C08M40T-27
ST 68 34487 0S321395 BODY
TR 950 1-4-10 CSS PAINT

Thanks for any help.
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Old March 27th, 2016, 03:16 PM
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First the VIN of 3448781117741:


3 = GM division = Oldsmobile, 44 = model series = 442, 87 = body type = holiday coupe, 8 = model year = 1968, 1 = assembly plant = Oshawa Canada, 117741 = assembly plant sequence number


COWL TAG:


A52 = option code for bench seat, CO8 = option code for vinyl rooftop, M40 = option code for the turbo-hydramatic 400 automatic transmission, T-27 = ? (there is a T87 option code for cornering lamps)


ST 68 = style/model year = 1968


34487 = same breakdown as the front end of your VIN


OS = assembly plant = Oshawa Canada


321395 BODY = Fisher Body number (has no relation to the VIN; this number is established by Fisher Body and the VIN is established at the assembly plant)


TR 950 = interior color and front seat type = black interior with a bench seat


1-4-10 CSS PAINT = ? (I've never seen anything like your paint code before now but I suspect there are others at this site that can break it!)


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Old March 27th, 2016, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rcorrigan5
First the VIN of 3448781117741:


3 = GM division = Oldsmobile, 44 = model series = 442, 87 = body type = holiday coupe, 8 = model year = 1968, 1 = assembly plant = Oshawa Canada, 117741 = assembly plant sequence number

Yeah, white with black vyln too and interier


COWL TAG:


A52 = option code for bench seat, CO8 = option code for vinyl rooftop, M40 = option code for the turbo-hydramatic 400 automatic transmission, T-27 = ? (there is a T87 option code for cornering lamps)


ST 68 = style/model year = 1968


34487 = same breakdown as the front end of your VIN


OS = assembly plant = Oshawa Canada


321395 BODY = Fisher Body number (has no relation to the VIN; this number is established by Fisher Body and the VIN is established at the assembly plant)


TR 950 = interior color and front seat type = black interior with a bench seat


1-4-10 CSS PAINT = ? (I've never seen anything like your paint code before now but I suspect there are others at this site that can break it!)


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Old March 28th, 2016, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rcorrigan5
1-4-10 CSS PAINT = ? (I've never seen anything like your paint code before now but I suspect there are others at this site that can break it!)
I don't know about the "1-4-10", but I suspect the CSS paint breaks down to:

S S = Jade Gold Poly upper and lower body color
C = White striping
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