1970 Buick GS 455 made in Flint, MI. Body #118868 (no relation to VIN) White interior, Gulfstream Blue with a White vinyl top November, 4th week, 1969.
Thanks for the info. Is there a reference online so I can do my own deciphering & not bother you guys ?
1972 4437 - Skylark Custom Sport Coupe FL1 - Flint plant 197628 Body ID number TR - Trim 136 (Fisher trim code) for Saddle color vinyl notch back seat 63 - Burnished Copper body color U - Gold Vinyl Top PNT - Paint Color 03B - 2nd week of March 1972 assembly date A65 - UPC for Front Notch Back Seat
WHAT DO YOU MEAN LOW BODY # WHAT DOES SCO MEAN.. SORRY FOR MILLION QUESTIONS, AM SO NEW TO THIS .. I JUST FELT IN LOVE WITH THIS BUICK AND MY FIRST CLASSIC CAR . I WANT LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT IT ..
SCO = Special Car Order, usually something out of the ordinary like GSX's in 1971. Your car is from Fremont plant (Z) and a very early build (08B = 2nd week of August, 1970) so I don't believe it's anything unusual. Your body number of 00048 means it was the 48th body built that year in Fremont.
ST 71 Style 1971 model year 4 Buick Motor Division 34 GS 37 2 DR Hardtop Z Fremont, CA assembly 00048 Fisher Body Number (no relation to VIN found on the dash) TR 158 Trim code for Black Notchback bench seat B80 Drip Rail molding 67 Burnished Cinnamon Lower color (painted) F Dark Brown vinyl roof (upper color) 08B Time Built code (body assembled 2nd week of August, 1970 Those other number are internal codes options, etc. Fremont seems to have these in abundance.
I didn't even look @ the body date Brad - Makes Sense. We're all the SCO cars built in Flint (Seemingly I should know that)? I have one that has an SCO drivetrain option (rear axle) so it's not indicated on the cowl tag (and not a low body #) and normally, based on geography, I would think would've been built @ Framingham, but is a Flint car.
71 SCO cars are options that affect the car's Body and appearance/build at the Fisher body plants (such as color, seating, stripes, spoilers), at this stage of the build there is no drive train.
Just as Dan H said above. Also, it doesn't say "SCO" on the tag itself, just a low body number from Fisher Body.
Paul, if you place a "B" in place of the "8", I believe this will line up with tag decoders. Many times, "B"s are mistaken for "8"s and vice versa.
ST70 - 1970 model year (Style) 4 - Buick Motor Division 44 - Skylark Custom 67 - 2dr Convertible BF - Baltimore assembly 00392 - Fisher Body body number BDY - Body (see the preceding body number) TR - Trim (interior style and color) 188 - Black bucket seats 25 - Lower color (Gulfstream Blue) B - Upper Color - Black top color 06B - Time built code (06-June, B - second week) Lots of production codes mainly used by GMAD and not the home plant in Flint. Hope that helps.
I don't think there is a decoder specifically for Buick's. This info is available, but you've got to know where to look. For example, www.autocolorlibrary.com is where I look for exterior colors as well as the trim code colors. Also, Google can find a lot of this information if you put in some search terms. I put in, just now, "GM plant code B" and found Baltimore Assembly. Most of this comes from years of prior research.