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Old December 11th, 2018, 11:34 AM
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1966 Cutlass VIN/TAG Question

Hello everyone! I am looking at a 1966 Cutlass convertible and trying to decipher the numbers online without a lot of success. The Cutlass currently is a convertible with Red exterior and black interior. I am not able to decipher the "Interior code of 980-B" or the "Option Codes of W 2X" or the "5Y" or "N-2". Can someone please help??? Hopefully my 2 attachments of the door/cowl plates are viewable but below is the info.

Cowl numbers:
07D 4
66-33867 LAN11094
980-B N-2
W 2X
5Y

The door plate numbers are: 338676M432078

Thanks in advance for your help!!!

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Old December 11th, 2018, 12:15 PM
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07D is the 4th week (D) of July (the 7th month.)
66-33867 is a 1966 Olds A body code, probably Cutlass Convertible.
LAN11094 is a Lansing Michigan plant serial number
980-B is your trim code. N-2 is color N lower body paint, 2 top color, which means ragtop of some color.
Your codes are: Group 1: W
Group 2: X
Group 5: Y.

5Y is deluxe seat belts. X I think is a transmission type.

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Old December 11th, 2018, 01:33 PM
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The cowl tag provides only information that related to Fisher Body Works (Lansing) when they cobbled your car body together prior to shipping it to final production


ST 66 - Style year 1966
3 - Oldsmobile division of GM
38 - Model: Cutlass Supreme with V8
67 - Body style: Convertible (so obviously a 2 door)
LAN - Body produced at Fisher Body Works Lansing
Body - 11094. This was the 11094th Cutlass Convertible built at Lansing. This number is not related to the vehicles VIN
Trim - 980-B Black vinyl themed interior with Black convertible top.
Paint - N-2 : Lower body - Burgundy Mist, Black convertible top.
07D 4 - Time build code 4th week of July 1966. The number 4 refers to the ZONE box on the cars Build sheet. This is NOT the dealer zone.

Column 1
W = Tinted glass - Windshield only - (A02)
Column 2
X = Floor mounted Automatic Transmission - used with (D55)
Column 5
Y= Deluxe front and rear seat belts (A39)
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Old December 11th, 2018, 01:36 PM
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The paint code N-2 indicates that the color is Burgundy Mist and the top should be black.
Group 1-W indicates Tinted Glass windshield only A02.
Group 2- X indicates Auto Trans Column shift.
Group 5- Y indicates Deluxe front and rear seat belts.

66-33867 is Cutlass Convertible

980-B is your trim code ia Black Vinyl with Strato bucket seats.

My car is a 66 Cutlass, convertible, Lansing car VIN338676M225198, Build date of 01-A, JAN 66 week 1. My Lansing plant serial number is 3556. My paint code is R-1 so it was Target Red with a white top, 980-B Black Vinyl Strato Bucket seats. It has had a black top for 30 years. This picture shows Target Red. Burgundy Mist is darker. Hope you get your car and post some pictures.
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Old December 11th, 2018, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by flyinmy172
The Cutlass currently is a convertible
"Currently?" It was something else before? What did it used to be?
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Originally Posted by 35tac
The paint code N-2 indicates that the color is Burgundy Mist and the top should be black.
Group 1-W indicates Tinted Glass windshield only A02.
Group 2- X indicates Auto Trans Column shift.
Group 5- Y indicates Deluxe front and rear seat belts.

66-33867 is Cutlass Convertible

980-B is your trim code ia Black Vinyl with Strato bucket seats.

My car is a 66 Cutlass, convertible, Lansing car VIN338676M225198, Build date of 01-A, JAN 66 week 1. My Lansing plant serial number is 3556. My paint code is R-1 so it was Target Red with a white top, 980-B Black Vinyl Strato Bucket seats. It has had a black top for 30 years. This picture shows Target Red. Burgundy Mist is darker. Hope you get your car and post some pictures.
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Beautiful '66 and a convertible to boot.Was that called target red on the 66's
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Thanks, I like it even though my goal originaly was Lucerne Mist (light blue). Target Red really grows on you.
Target Red on 65 and 66 Cutlass/442 was (R) paint code. Burgandy Mist was (N) code on 66 and 67. (N) code in 68 was just called Burgundy.
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Old December 13th, 2018, 02:52 AM
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The OP's car was a very late build!

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Picture of my '65, original color is Forest Mist, which is a dark green. Now the '65 burgundy color.
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