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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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I need help decoding my vin no. and cowl plate info
I picked up a 55 88 4dr sedan (not the one in my sig pic). Can anyone decode the following?

VIN # 558M49343

STYLE # 55-36690 (or 55-3669D)
BODY # L24816
TRIM # 381
PAINT # 10-50
TOP ACC


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Roy
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 05:37 AM
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 06:53 AM
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VIN's back in those days were extremely uninformative as far as telling you anything you didn't already know. All that that VIN says is that it's a 1955 Super 88 built at Lansing.
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 09:49 AM
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Thanks for the feedback, Jaunty, much appreciated.

Roy
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Fitti Fi
I picked up a 55 88 4dr sedan (not the one in my sig pic). Can anyone decode the following?

VIN # 558M49343

STYLE # 55-36690 (or 55-3669D)
BODY # L24816
TRIM # 381
PAINT # 10-50
TOP ACC


Thanks,
Roy
Paint 10 = Mist Gray Poly upper body color 50 = Black lower body color
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 05:55 AM
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Thank you much, GAOldsman, that's good to know considering that the car is now white over blue.
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