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Old October 24th, 2023 | 09:54 PM
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1968 Cowl tag help

Can some please decode my cowl tag. I know most but not sure on colors.
Old October 24th, 2023 | 09:57 PM
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Old October 24th, 2023 | 11:26 PM
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PNT: A = Ebony Black
2 = Black vinyl top

TR: 945= Garnet (brownish red) bucket seat interior.
Old October 24th, 2023 | 11:32 PM
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Pictures please.
Old October 25th, 2023 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BangScreech4-4-2
PNT: A = Ebony Black
2 = Black vinyl top
convertible top in this case (33667)

06A is first week of June, 1968

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Old October 25th, 2023 | 06:27 AM
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06A = time build code = June (06), first week of that month (A), 1968

ST 68 = style/model year = 1968

33667: Oldsmobile (3), Cutlass V8 (36), convertible (67). This could be a cowl tag for a Cutlass convertible or a 4-4-2 convertible.

LAN = assembly plant = Lansing MI

404270 BODY = Fisher Body number (has no relationship to the car's vehicle identification number)

TR 945 = trim/interior color and front seat type = garnet with bucket seats

A-2 PAINT = lower body color (A = ebony black) and convertible top color (2 = black)

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'68 4-4-2 convertible
'69 4-4-2 convertible
Old October 25th, 2023 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by allyolds68
convertible top in this case (33667)
Whups! Missed that.
Old October 25th, 2023 | 10:59 AM
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Later production 68.
Old October 25th, 2023 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by droldsmorland
Later production 68.
Because of the June build date, right?
Old October 25th, 2023 | 07:23 PM
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Yes Sir, Sometime in August 68 is when the 69 models started goin down the line.
Old October 25th, 2023 | 08:07 PM
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Great information, Thank you. Only difference is the top is white.
Old October 25th, 2023 | 09:08 PM
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I like the color variation - black with white top and red interior. Only issue with a white convertible top that I've had is they tend to get dirty over time and hard to get "nice and really white" clean. But that color variation would look sharp. Is your car a Cutlass or a 4-4-2? The VIN will provide the answer. If the VIN reads 336678M------, it's a Cutlass. If it reads 344678M------, it's a 4-4-2. Lansing used the same cowl tag for both the Cutlass V8 and the 4-4-2 for the '68 model year (and, as I understand, part or all of the '69 model year).

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Old October 25th, 2023 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by joeype
Great information, Thank you. The only difference is the top is white.
Probably not the original top. A daily driver or often driven car would likely have had at least one new top installed in 54 years.
Vert tops wear out relatively quickly if exposed to daily driving and not well cared for.
Black Black Red is a very cool combo. There is a triple black 69 vert lurking around my neighborhood...sharp too.
Old October 26th, 2023 | 05:25 AM
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Thanks again, it's not the original top and it's a Cutlass S not a 442.
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