Hey there CO, I recently acquired another Cutlass. I haven't had one in many years and couldn't take it any longer.
I also happened to be able to afford one, and that was the real reason I brought home this latest muscle car.

It's a pretty good condition 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible.
The VIN is:
3j67k2m203197

I've been able to decode the body tag almost all the way. I got stuck on a few things.
Please share any and all info you will. It's greatly appreciated and will be used to put this car back to correct and original.
As best as I can, as NOS and or OEM parts are getting harder and harder to find, and afford!

Here's a decent picture of the tag:

72bodytagdetail_zps42ccef47.jpg

 

I'll spell out what I can see here:

BODY BY FISHER

LINE 1 LEFT TO RIGHT:

ST 72 34267LAN429250 BDY

LINE 2 L-R:

TR 979 57 T (or I) PNT

LINE 3 L-R
3E A51


The VIN is:
3j67k2m203197

 

I was able to re-learn what some of this means.
I'd love to hear about it again, from such a great source as this BB.

I know it's built in the 5th week of March.
I checked and March did have 5 weeks in 1972.
I understand it's from Lansing, MI. Hence the LAN in the code.

3: Oldsmobile
42: Cutlass Supreme? Don't remember right now, it's late!
67: Convertible
LAN: Lansing, Michigan.

and thats about where I lose it...

57 (x) PNT is baroque gold paint, I believe.
X is unknown, having trouble making out that character.

 

The body cowl tag decodes as a '72 Cutlass Supreme convertible with V-8 engine built at Lansing in the 5th week of March 1972. Baroque Gold lower body color, Covert convertible top ("covert" is the name of a color). Saddle vinyl bucket seats.

 

Just to break it down, piece by piece:


ST 72 = style/model year = 1972


34267:
3 = GM division = Oldsmobile
42 = model series = cutlass supreme
67 = body type = convertible


LAN = assembly plant = Lansing MI


429250 BDY = Fisher Body number (no relation to the VIN)


TR 979 = interior color = saddle


57 T PNT - lower and upper body colors:
57 = lower body color = baroque gold
T = top color = covert beige


3E = time build code (it's probably 03E but the "0" is covered) = March (3), fifth week of that month (E), 1972


A51 = option code for strato bucket seats


Randy C.

 

Awesome guys! Thanks very much

 

It's interesting, I thought it originally came with a black top. so that's been changed.
There's so many versions of 1972 Olds baroque gold, sometimes it seems ike the body paint may have been changed as well. It's definitely been repainted. Awesome quality paint on this car. No orange peel.
The interior is a dark saddle color. While working on the back seat area, I say the vinyl interior material around the ashtrays was much lighter. Almost a dark off white color.
Looks like it had been dyed, years ago. There's more evidence of an interior respray above the dash, on the inside of the windshield.
In a sense, it's good news.
I always wanted a triple black 70-72 Olds 442/ Cutty drop.
So now if I start to change these things, like body paint and interior color,
I won't feel bad. As I would changing factory original colors.
Previous owner already changed the top to black.
It's a high quality top, with a very clean install. In perfect condition.
The interior is in excellent condition, excluding the front arm rest pads.
Changing it to black might be ok after all!

Food for thought...
This info has been very helpful.
Much appreciated guys

 

Very nice. Just to add further the Chebby inline 6 was discontinued for '72 so V8 was a given. However for the A body line up one could get a 350 2 bbl, 350 4 bbl or 455 4bbl. And as "K" was indicated in the VIN, yours was born with the higher compression 350 4 bbl.

 

Got the same thing.

 

oh cool! Some website also decoded K to designate single exhaust...

 

Oh you mean the K in the VIN, I only do cowl tags. I was thinking...K? What K??

Oh THAT K...

 

That tag decoder is awesome! I'll be sure to use it and to tell people about it too.
Good stuff
And yeah, lol. I failed to designate what K...

 

Nah, the K is on me, I read VIN and skip over it. LOL!

Thanks about the decoder. I am still in Beta and working on making prettier pages in the near future. I am hoping that it will be useful.

 

Yes "K" as the fifth digit in the VIN is the standard 4 bbl 350 engine with single exhaust and "M" in the fifth digit of the VIN designates 350 4 bbl & N10 dual exhaust.

 

Yes, got it. thanks !