Hey guys,

I'm having a hard time figuring out what color my 442 was originally. The cowl says 61 F, which I think is a sable color. But what is the F for? Vinyl top? I see in 68 that the f would mean teal frost. The car currently is black with a black vinyl top.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

The 61 is indeed Sable for the lower body color. The F is the vinyl top color, which is brown. Here is a complete breakdown.

ST 69 = style/model year = 1969
33687: 3 = GM division = Oldsmobile; 36 = model series = Cutlass V8 (note this was used for the Cutlass and 4-4-2 on the trim tag; your VIN (344879M------) identifies your car as a 4-4-2); 87 = body type = holiday coupe (2-door hardtop without a post)
LAN = assembly plant = Lansing MI
172451 BDY = Fisher body number (this has no relationship to the VIN on your car)
TR 934 = interior color and front seat type = gold interior with bucket seats
61 F PNT = lower body color (61 = sable) and vinyl top color (F = brown)
10 E = time build code = October (10), fifth week of that month (E), 1968

My very first car was this same thing except with a white vinyl top!

Randy C.

 

Randy,

Man thanks a bunch for that info. I was trying to figure out what the F meant.

So is that sable a metallic?

 

Paint code 61 is Sable Poly, as in "polychromatic", aka, metallic.




And here's the list of vinyl top colors. "F" is actually Sable.

 

A picture of my first car.
Randy C.

 

Thanks Joe. It's been hard to find what color that top was, and if in fact the sable was a "metallic" or not. I appreciate the info.

 

Looks beautiful!