Hey all, my first post here. I was wondering if there is a foum to ask about Vin #'s

 

Hi this guy has a supossed 442 for sale the vin on it is 336879E159011 can anyone tell me if this is legit or not. This is the real vin I read it myself through the windsheild.... Thanks

 

Great declarative statement, hermano.

Go ahead with the interrogative type.

 

A guy is selling a supossed 442 the Vin is 336879E159011, is this a legit 442 or not. I read the nubers three times to make sure I had it right... Thanks

 

3 = oldsmobile
36 = 67-71 CUTLASS V8
87= holiday coupe
9 = 1969
E = Linden New Jersey
159011 = production number

A true 442 vin would be 344**********

 

Thank you very much You just saved me a lot of money, guess I owe you now Huh? lololol But seriuosly thanks.....

 

Buy me a beer and take for a ride when you do buy a 442 and we are even.

 

3= Oldsmobile Division GMC
66= Delta Royale double check to see if it's 66 or 36
87= fastback hardtop coupe bodystyle (which was not available on a Royale, those were notchback hardtops)
9= 1969 model year
E= Linden NJ assembly plant
159011= car sequential VIN

A true 1969 442 will have a 44 on the body data plate underhood- e.g. 34487. A Cutlass will have a 36 in it 33687. It's known that a lot of 68 442 carried Cutlass body numbers and may be true for 69 also. If the VIN is 33687 instead of 36687, possibly a 442.

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The body tag may be cutlass but not the vin on 68 442's.

 

Just to help clarify what 4speed455 said, the body number on the cowl tag can have the Cutlass instead of the 442 identifier in both 1968 and 1969, BUT, the vin must have 34487, 34477, or 34467 (convert.).

 

Just to be clear, ALL 1968-69 442s will have a VIN that starts 344..., however MOST of them will have a cowl tag that shows 336... This is normal and well documented in the Fisher Body Manual.

 

I merged your two identical threads.

 

I typed the vin wrong guys sorry, the vin was 336879E15011

 

Thanks Joe...

 

So this 336879 number inside under the windshield could be a 442, where is the cowl tag located or is this the one that I'm describing, inside under the windshield the your talking about...

 

No, not a 442, this is your vin, and the indicator of whether or not it is a 442. It would have to be 34467, 34477 or 34487 in the vin to be a 442. 3 indicates Oldsmobile, 3687 indicates Cutlass Holiday Coupe, 9 indicates the year 1969.

 

One more time. That's the VIN. ALL 1968-69 442s came with a 344... VIN. Most came with a 336... cowl tag, which is on the cowl, above the firewall, not under the windshield.

 

Summary: It's not a 442, don't buy it if you want a 442, I would not buy a car that is advertised as something that it is not, whether by the sellers ignorance, or not being up front.

 

If its a 1965-1972... you can use my beta tool
http://www.oldsmobilecentral.com/vin-decoder.php

Like everyone else said, its not a 442

 

I used your VIN decoder, very helpful. It confirmed that my beautiful, one owner, given to me as a gift by my best friend, is indeed a factory 442. The production # said it was 5142. What does that mean? Is that how many were built that year? It's a 4-speed convertible. I was under the impression that there were 5142 convertible 442s built in 1968. Is that correct?