firefighter5174

I just purchased this car from a garage that the guy couldnt pay for the work so he signed the car over the them. They told me it was a 68 Cutlass race car with no interior, just a roller.

Much to my surprise when I showed up, it was a 442 car, no engine or trans. Missing the bumpers, grill and door glass.

I am looking for some help to decode the fisher tag. Any help is appreciated.

GAOldsman

11E = 5th week of November 1967 assembly date
006747 & 710515 are assembly plant codes and are used specifically at the plant
34477 = 4-4-2 Sports Coupe
BF = ? Assembly Plant?
00098 = unit #
940 = Black interior with strato bucket seats
B80 = Chrome roof drip moldings
B90 = Chrome window frame
T = Ivory Lower exterior color
2 = Black vinyl top

The rest someone can help you out on. I hope this helps.

1968Cutlassfallbrook

Well sorry to break the news it's not a 442 it's a sports coupe and they do look a lot alike as it has the same hood and tail lights. That's nice though it has it has the rally pac. the paint color is Ivory with a black vinyl top I believe.

GAOldsman

3 = Oldsmobile
44 = 4-4-2 platform for sure
77 = Sport Coupe, Club Coupe or aka Post Coupe

http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...0_Gen_Info.pdf

GAOldsman

Cutlass platform sport coupe = 33677
F-85 platform sport coupe = 33277
also supported by his VIN as it is a 4-4-2

stevengerard

Its a 442 and a1968 not a 71 the cowl shows 68-344 that a 1968 442
the VIN states its a 34477 8Z
That's
3 oldsmobile
44 442
77and I think post car
8 1968
Z freemont IIRC

And im looking at it on a droid

firefighter5174

Thanks guys for the info.

joe_padavano

Interesting. Build date of fifth week of Nov, 1967 and it has a 344 Fisher Body tag. I guess Fremont used the 344 Fisher body tags on 442s whereas the other assembly plants continued to use 336 body tags. Yet another difference between Fremont and the rest of the world.

Cameo White

Also interesting is the BF00098 consecutive unit number--very low, especially with the November build. Did Fremont number things differently than Lansing?

And what are the rest of the numbers after the 11E build date at the top of the tag?

And why the sideways 2 on the top left corner that was impressed in?

louie

The 442 body tag is a nice perk on the Fremont cars, was really irritating trying to explain the cutlass tag back in the 90s on LAN cars. I checked my tag and it has a #1 where his #2 is.

Great buy!

starfire

Actuallly, I think it was only Lansing that used the 336 body tags for 442's as their bodies were made off-site at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing and then shipped over to the Oldsmobile plant. Fisher had no knowledge of whether or not the body was going to be used as a 442 so they all got 336 tags. The other assembly plants' bodies were made on-site.