MossNathan93

Can someone please help me with this. I can't find anywhere that can identify a 13 digit vin for my 76 cutlass supreme

MossNathan93

I have a 76 cutlass supreme and I can't find a decoder anywhere that can identify a 13 digit VIN. If someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it

MDchanic

Well, a page on ClassicOlds, with a link to this one in the first post, was the first hit when I googled "Olds VIN decoder 1976": https://service.gm.com/dealerworld/v.../vincard76.pdf

And this was the second hit:
http://v8cars.hu/oldsvin/decode.php

- Eric

Octania

The factory service manual, which will be infinitely helpful in so many other ways as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-OLDSMOB...58aab4&vxp=mtr


and similar

best $25 ever spent.

ps there isn't all that much in a 1976 VIN- Olds division, specific model, model year. Maybe the engine in vague terms... 350 vs 455.

Allan R

Here you go

http://v8cars.hu/oldsvin/decode.php

Octania

You should still get your very own CSM [chassis service manual]

GAOldsman

Welcome to the CO. Well I believe Eric has you covered in this thread and Allan has you covered in the other one.


Interesting the series "S" stands for Omega F85. Personally I've never heard of an Omega being called the F85 or the F85 edition. Series "B" would be the standard Omega. Hmm...

Allan R

Why? All he wanted at this time is some help decoding his VIN? Simple and easy peasy. Hmmm, Free info vs. 25.00? No brainer Chris. A CSM could be in his future, but for now I think he's got his answer.

MDchanic

Another case of the double-ask...: https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...-help-vin.html

- Eric

Allan R

Scot, have a look at the full model line from this Olds brochure (1976). Omega f85 is second column, second from bottom.



Also noted on this page - item 7. It's as basic as you can get and still have an Olds.

Allan R

Did not see that. Good catch. Mod should merge these two threads.

GAOldsman

Thanks Al. I knew the F-85 to be a bare bones A-body, but never heard of the X-body F-85. There were definitely more Chebby Disco Novas around these parts back then. Just never paid attention I suppose.

joe_padavano

What, you don't remember "downsizing" after the 1973-74 oil crisis? GM made cars smaller and more fuel efficient by recycling nameplates onto smaller platforms. There was the X-body F-85 Omega, the G-body Bonneville, and the X-body Skylark.

Remember when nearly every car Olds made was called a "Cutlass" of some form or another?

GAOldsman

Ah but I was just a wee tike during the '73-'74 oil crisis. LOL I'll chalk this one down as a "learn something new everyday" type thing. Thanks for the info Joe.

joe_padavano

Hey!

You kids get off my lawn!

GAOldsman

Bwahahahahaha!

Allan R

I remember those days well. When the 73+ body styles came in I didn't like any of them. I thought they looked like GM designers had gone on a big drunk. I owned an X body Omega - 1981 Brougham Sedan, a plush car by any standards. Didn't care for the AC configuration on the dash though. You couldn't get that car stuck in the winter as long as you had winter grips on it.

Yeah, I remember that too. Another colossal boo boo from Olds trying to capture or maintain the market share with the use of a brand name. Jed Clampett said it best ' Pitiful Jethro, pitiful '.

joe_padavano

Jed also had the good sense to own an Oldsmobile.

MDchanic

Thanks, Joe. I never realized that their car was a 1921 Oldsmobile.





Interestingly, when Barris made another version for one show, he built it with a '69 442 engine:



- Eric

Allan R

....which was always in need of brakes....on many episodes including the pilot.