Sponz

I recently inheirted my uncle's Canadian-built 1969 442. The layout on the cowl plate seems different that the ones I see posted and in ID charts, and I can't figure it out. Can someone help me decipher color/interior/etc. codes? Thank you.

joe_padavano

Oshawa used a different cowl tag format, though most of the info is still there.

ST 69 = 1969 model year
3 = Oldsmobile Division
44 = 442 model line
87 = Holiday Coupe
OS = Oshawa assembly plant
533045 = sequential body number

TR 942 = green vinyl bench seat interior
592G10 PNT = This is a little unusual. 59 would have been Meadow Green Poly, consistent with a green interior. I don't know what the "2" represents. G would be Gold striping, which might look cool on the green car. Don't know about the "10", either.

I can't tell if the build date is a "1C", which would have been the third week of January, 1969, or a "10", which would be Oct 1968, but missing the week.

A52 = Bench seat
M40 = TH400 automatic.

BangScreech4-4-2

Also, if my memory hasn't failed me, your car should be equipped with a Chevy 12-bolt rear instead of the Type 'O' found in US-built cars, which could be viewed as a nice perk.

joe_padavano

Correct. 1969 was the last year for this.

Sponz

Thanks for replying!
Seems I remember my uncle saying that it originall had a vinyl top. Could the "2G10" have some reference to that? Black vinyl?