In desperate need of help tonight. I need someone to decipher this tag for me
before I make a mistake in Purchasing this vehicle.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know it's short notice so a big Thanks
to anyone who can help me out.

ST 69 33687 Lan172466 BDY

TR 930 75 B PNT


10 E

 

You need a vin tag to know anything.

 

68/69 442 have Cutlass body tags it's known and been discussed in the past. As long as the vin is 344 you know it's a real 442.

 

Vin #344879M174367

 

I'm trying to determine the original Color of the car

 

 

Paint Code 75 is Fire Red

 

1969 olds 442 by vin 344 ....M is Lansing car

paint code 75 is Aztec Gold
B is black top
Tr 930 is black bucket seats

 

69 = 1969 model year
3 = Oldsmobile
36 = Cutlass S
87 = Holiday Coupe (2-door hardtop)
LAN = Lansing plant
TR 930 = black vinyl interior
75 = Aztec Gold lower body color
B = black vinyl top
10E = 5th week (E) of October (10) 1968 assembly date

3 = Oldsmobile
44 = 442
87 = Holiday Coupe
9 = model year 1969
M = Lansing plant
174367 = serial number


It's a 442. The cowl tag showing Cutlass is a common issue as noted above. But it's a 442.

 

Thank you very much everyone for the speedy replies.

This confirmed what I suspected, the car definitely has had a
color change however in a dimly lit barn it was very hard to tell. Whoever did
the paint job was very good at concealing the original color and the lack of
any apparent "orange peel" made it very difficult to tell that it was not in fact the original color.

 

75 was code for Matador red in 1970. Maybe called Fire red on other brands, but as noted above in 1969 it was Aztec gold.

 

^^^THIS! Where did you guys get "Fire Red"???

 

1970 BUICK paint code 75 is named "fire red"

 

Oh, ok, now I understand. Your original statement was a little vague; I thought you were determining 442 or Cutlass. My bad.

 

I understood your request very clearly, you asked for help in deciphering the above tag. Pretty simple request, glad you received what you needed.

 

Can anyone please help me decode my cowl tag?

04B LX620
ST 68-36687 LAN 342413 BODY
TR 370 --2* PAINT

 

You should start your own thread instead of adding to an old one. But, yes, if you post a clear photo of the cowl tag (always much better than copying it by hand), it can likely be decoded.