Hi people. Can anyone decode my cowl tag? Thanks.

 

That is your cowl tag, as it is riveted to your cowl. Someone more versed in your year can decode it, and there is a cowl tag decoder webpage around here somewhere.

Your protectoplate is a piece of plastic in a paper folder that is part of the documentation when the car is purchased. It is probably lost, like most are.

 

Thanks Koda. I changed the post.

 

70 Cutlass Convertible
48 Sherwood Green
B Black top
990 Black bench
12C Built 3rd week December

 

Thanks Qwik. She was beautiful then. This is how she looks 46 years later. Transformed but still beautiful.

 

Agreed

 

For completeness:

ST70 = 1970 model year
3 = Oldsmobile Division
42 = Cutlass Supreme model line
67 = Convertile
LAN = Lansing, MI assembly plant
326659 = Fisher Body sequential serial number (not related to the VIN)

TR990 = black bench seat with arm rest
48 = Sherwood Green Metallic
B = Black convertible top
12C = assembled third week of Dec, 1969

 

Awesome! So 12C is 3rd week of December of 1969 or 70?

 

1969

 

From above:

 

So she is 47.5 years old!

 

Very nice car!

You've got the age from the cowl tag but where do you look to determine sex?

 

LOL. I have no idea. I hear people saying she referring to cars. For me is a it, but some is a "bad boy" so all I know is I love my Olds!

 

Thought I would try it out...

 

Awesome. Thanks

 

Now you went and done it. I miss my black vert. Awesome ride. Enjoy.

 

Yours looks black in the picture ( on my phone) but is that midnight blue?

 

No. It's Dark Adriatic Blue Metallic or Cadillac Blue.

 

Looks great.

 

Thanks. It was resprayed in Feb to correct some issues.