Originally Posted by Koda

This thread is for 1967 Oldsmobile Certification (Cowl) Tag decoding.




First Row: GM Corporate Title. There is no punch for shoulder belt anchors like in 66 as all fixed roof cars came with the anchors whether the option was ordered or not.

Second Row:
Date: Listed in 2 digits and a letter, this is the number of the month, and the number of the week in that month. 06A is the first week of June. 00 is a typo for 10, October.
Single Letter: A,B,D,E,F,S, X have been seen here, but not deciphered. These are not on all cars, but are above the sequence number on the tag.

Third Row:
Style (ST): Two digit year code (67) – 5 digit style code.


Plant Codes: LAN (Lansing), BF (Fremont), FRA (Framingham).
Body Number: Sequence Number of that particular body style made at that Fisher Body Shop that year.

Fourth Row:
Trim (TR) Code: Three digit trim code – letter of seat type



Paint Code: Two character code with dash. Lower Paint color first -dash- Upper Paint Color second. Upper paint color is the same as lower for cars with no vinyl, convertible, or two tone (with roof a different color). A different letter for two tone, and numbers for vinyl and convertible.

A Ebony Black
C Provincial White
D Crystal Blue
E Midnight Blue
G Gold
H Aspen Green
K Aquamarine
L Tahoe Turquoise
N Burgundy Mist
P Pewter
R Spanish Red
S Champagne
T Cameo Ivory
V Antique Pewter
Y Saffron
1 White Cloth or Vinyl Roof
2 Black Cloth or Vinyl Roof
8 Yellow Cloth Roof. 1967 had a triple yellow car, convertibles were Y-8.

Fifth and Sixth Rows: Accessory Codes for Lansing and Framingham. These are in 5 groups, 1-5, with Group 1 having no leading “1” but all other groups led by their Group Number. Fremont built cars had other codes not currently deciphered.

Group 1:
0: Two tone paint roof moldings.
E: Tinted Windows (including Windshield)
F: Power Bench
G: Power Tailgate Window (Wagons)
R: Luggage compartment lock for the station wagons
S: Power Trunk
T: Power Bucket
W: Tinted Windshield Only
X: Power Windows

Group 2:
A: Extra Padding Front Seat
B: 3 Speed Floor Shift
E: Air Conditioning
G: Sports Console
H: Heater Delete
K: ?
L: 4 speed floor shifter
P: ?
R: Rear Speaker
T: Power Antenna
X: Floor shift automatic
Z: TH400 related

Group 3:
B: Rear Defogger
D: Door Edge Guards
U: Trailer Harness?
V: Carpeted load area (wagons)

Group 4:
C: B-85 upper sill moldings
F: Remote Mirror (Driver’s)

Group 5:
H: Shoulder belts?
J: Deluxe Seat Belts with rear center
M: Standard Seat Belt rear center
O: Seat Belt Delete (export only)
P: Trunk Light
V: 442 Trim
Y: Deluxe Seat Belts without rear center
Z: Shoulder Belts

Originally Posted by jg67cutty

What can anyone tell me about this tag car has a 442 hood and grill not sure what it is though help me please

Originally Posted by Koda

The car is a Cutlass Supreme with a 442 hood and grille. It came from Lansing as a Cutlass Supreme. The 442 trim code is 5V.

Originally Posted by Rallye469

Koda, I see a few of these have a "C" after the interior color...but C isn't listed as a seat type.
What gives?

Originally Posted by CANADIANOLDS

Ok, so it’s a supreme with only the 442 hood and grille.

does it have the supreme 330 320hp, powerglide. Cutlass side emblems , cutlass taillights and trunk trim, no sway bar and cutlass springs and front sway bar? what about rear gears? does it have a 442 dash emblem? Boxed control arms? are the headlight bezels cutlass? is the steering box same as supreme?