Hello - My good friend owns a 1969 nova that he is about to restore to concourse condition. To begin, can someone on here help me decipher his vin and cowl. Looking for all the things someone could tell me like color, options, and what ever else this car was supposed to have. Vin 114279w467768 cowl tag st 69 11427 wrn375110 tr 733 61 61pnt 048 a Thanks, Josh
I found the following here http://people.smu.edu/acambre/nova/decoders.html ...what I am looking for is what are the chances it was a big block car or ss or 4 speed etc..... Any advanced help is great. <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5"><tbody><tr align="left" bgcolor="SILVER"><th width="15%">Digit </th> <th>Code </th> </tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>GM Division:1: Chevrolet. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 & 3 </td> <td>Series: 11: Chevy II 100**, L4; 13: Chevy II 100**, L6; 14: Chevy II 100**, V8; 15: Chevy II Nova, L6*; 16: Chevy II Nova, V8*; 17: Chevy II Nova SS, L6*; 18: Chevy II Nova SS, V8*. *1965-67 only. For 1968-71, the VIN does not indicate whether the car is a SS. **In 1968, "Chevy II 100" was replaced with "Chevy II Nova." For 1968, "Chevy II 100" was replaced with "Chevy II." After 1968, "Chevy II 100" was replaced with "Nova."</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 & 5 </td> <td>Body Code: 11: 2-door 6-passenger sedan*; 27: 2-door sedan (1968-71); 35: 4-door 2-seat station wagon*; 37: sport coupe***; 69: 4-door 6-passenger sedan. *1965-68 only. ***If preceded by 15 or 16, 4-door 5-passenger sport coupe. If preceded by 17 or 18, 2-door 4-passenger sport coupe. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>Model Year: 5: 1965, 6: 1966, 7: 1967, 8: 1968, 9: 1969, 0: 1970, 1: 1971. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Assembly Plant: A: Atlanta, GA; B: Baltimore, MD; C: Southgate, CA; F: Flint, MI; G: Framingham, MA; J: Janesville, WI; K: Kansas City, MO; L: Los Angeles/Van Nuys, CA; N: Norwood, OH; P: Pontiac, MI; R: Arlington, TX; S: St. Louis, MO; T: Tarrytown, NY; W: Willow Run, MI; Y: Wilmington, DE; Z: Fremont, CA; 1: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; 2: St. Therese, Quebec, Canada. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8-13 </td> <td>Production sequence which starts at 100001 except: starts at 200001 at Arlington, TX, starts at 300001 at all plants in 1969, and starts at 500001 for Canadian products in 1971. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> NOTE: Starting in the 1969 model year, Chevrolet dropped the Chevy II designation.
11427 for VIN and cowl tag indicate 2-Dr Sport Coupe with SS Option. 9 in the VIN is for model year (1969) W in VIN is for assembly plant, Willow Run MI TR 733 on Cowl Tag indicates Black Vinyl Interior 61 61 PNT on Cowl Tag indicates Burnished Brown paint top and bottom. HTH a bit.
There is no way to find out if it's an SS from the VIN! Go to Yenko.net and perhaps one of the guys there can help narrow things down.
