mcc8

Just bought a '64 88 don't have the car yet just the vin. Can someone point me in the right direction, the VIN is 844k027538.
Thanks

joe_padavano

Welcome. Hijacking a thread in the Cutlass subform to ask a Delta 88 question probably isn't the best way to get a timely answer, so I've moved your post to a dedicated thread under the Eighty Eight subforum. Good luck.

Octania

I am not that familiar with '64 VIN's but I think it should start with 3 = Oldsmobile or else 64 for the year.

go to wildaboutcars.com
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access the 1964 chassis service manual
in the first few pages is the VIN deciphering

joe_padavano

Neither. It starts with "8" for the number of cylinders (yes, really)

The first "4" is 1964

The second "4" is the model

"K" is the Kansas City assy plant

The final six are the sequential serial number

The more common 13-character VIN that starts with "3" for Oldsmobile wasn't used until the 1965 model year.

mcc8

Thanks for the info didn't mean to step on anyone's toes or hijack a post.

joe_padavano

It's not that you stepped on any toes, it's just that you posted a Delta 88 question in a Cutlass sub-forum. You stand a better chance of getting a good answer sooner when you post questions in the appropriate sub-forum. It's both for your benefit and for the benefit of folks who might be searching for similar info later.