VIN codes GS ????

can someone break this vin # down for me 434370H167271 all I know is that the H is for made in Flint MI

 

1970 GS 350 2 door hardtop made in Flint with serial number # of 167271.

 

thanks

thanks jim I just wanted to make sure it was in fact a GS as I am selling it and want to make sure not to state anything untrue thanks again

 

For Future Reference for those looking to decipher GS VIN's, Here is the info:

1965 - 1972 Buick VIN Decoding


Vehicle Identification Plates



1965-1971 Models



1st Digit - Division
4 = Buick
2nd and 3rd Digits - Series
33 = Special V6 (1965-67)
33 = Deluxe L6 (1968-69)
33 = Skylark L6 (1970-71)
34 = Special V8 (1965-67)
34 = Special Deluxe V8 (1968-69)
34 = GS350 (1968-70)
34 = GS (1971)
34 = Skylark V8 (1970-71)
34 = Sportwagon V8 (1970-71)
35 = Special Deluxe V6 (1965-67)
35 = Skylark V6 (1968-69)
35 = Skylark 350 (1970-71)
36 = Special Deluxe V8 (1965-67)
36 = Skylark V8 (1968-69)
41 = Sportwagon V6 (1965)
42 = Sportwagon V8 (1965)
43 = Skylark V6 (1965-67)
44 = Skylark V8 (1965-67)
44 = Skylark Custom (1968-71)
44 = Sportwagon V8 (1967-69)
46 = Skylark Gran Sport (1964-66)
46 = GS400 (1967-69)
46 = GS455 (1970)
48 = Sportwagon Custom V8 (1967-69)
4th and 5th Digits - Body Code
07 = 2 Door Post Coupe
17 = 2 Door Hardtop Coupe
27 = 2 Door Post Coupe
35 = 4 Door Station Wagon
36 = 4 Door Station Wagon
37 = 2 Door Hardtop Coupe
39 = 4 Door Hardtop Sedan
55 = 4 Door Sportwagon
56 = 4 Door Sportwagon Custom
65 = 4 Door Sportwagon
66 = 4 Door Sportwagon Custom
67 = 2 Door Convertible
69 = 4 Door Sedan
6th Digit - Model Year
5 = 1965
6 = 1966
7 = 1967
8 = 1968
9 = 1969
0 = 1970
1 = 1971
7th Digit - Assembly Plant Code
B = Baltimore, MD
C = South Gate, CA
D = Atlanta, GA
G = Framingham, MA
H = Flint, MI
I = Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)
K = Kansas City, MO
V = Bloomfield, IL
X = Kansas City, KS
Y = Wilmington, DE
Z = Fremont, CA
Last 6 Digits - Production Number


1972 Models

1st Digit - Division
4 = Buick
2nd Digit - Series
D = Skylark
F = Sportwagon
G = GS
H = Skylark Custom
3rd and 4th Digits - Body Style
27 = 2 Door Post Coupe
36 = 4 Door Station Wagon
37 = 2 Door Hardtop Coupe
39 = 4 Door Hardtop Sedan
67 = 2 Door Converible
69 = 4 Door Sedan
5th Digit - Engine Code
H = 350-2bbl V8
J = 350-4bbl V8
K = 350-4bbl V8 (GS)
U = 455-4bbl V8 (GS455)
V = 455-4bbl V8 (Stage 1)
6th Digit - Model Year
2 = 1972
7th Digit - Assembly Plant
C = South Gate, MI
G = Framingham, MA
H = Flint, MI
X = Fairfax, KS
Y = Wilmington, DE
Z = Freemont, CA
Last 6 Digits - Production Number

 

Riv GS

Weren't there Riv GS's that had 430's? What was the difference between a Riv with a 430 and a Riv GS with a 430? Thanks.

P.D.

 

I believe the GS option on the Riv was more or less a handling package. It would also include the Riv GS hi-performance 430 which was a step up from the standard 430...

 

A Widcat GS was offered in 1966.

 

how do you know if it is a GSX

is there a way to tell if a car is an X or not?

 

Yes except for perhaps 1971 models. You would need some original paperwork that came with the car for that year.

 

All yellow X's will have a Q Q paint code and should be the only 70 cars with this code. White cars will have a 10 10 paint code but I think any all white car in 70 will also have this code. Maybe other cues as well but would have to really be in to GSX's to know these.

 

Qq

Is there a QQ code listed somewhere on the car? Where exactly is it?

 

It's listed on the Fisher Body Plate mounted under the hood on the cowl... right in front of the driver. QQ will be the Paint Code "PNT Q-Q"

 

Also if white will be 10-10 as stated before. Do you have an X?

 

No I Wish

Listen to this story.

There is my buddy's brother in law works with a guy whos buddy has a 70X for sale. Blah blah blah blah blah, we will see, I am going to hunt the guy down this weekend and use the hints on this board to identify the car in question.

With my luck it will probably end up be 74 skylark.

I will however bring a camera in case it is real. Wish me luck, there is alot of things that need to line up here for me to actually get to the car. We all know somebody who has a 70X for sale don't we. uzzled: You know what I am talking about. :spank:

 

NONE !
Except for the front fender badging, a chrome breather cover, a 3.42 posi rear end, heavy duty suspension, and radial ply tires -
but any or all of these options could be added to any Riviera, factory installed, or dealer installed, the exception being the front fender badging. :TU:

 

Josh let us know about how that X turns out. Best to be sceptical. I do know someone who found a white real GSX Stage-1 that had been sitting in a garage for many years. You would cry if you knew how cheap he got it for. this was about three years ago. Original engine was sitting in the corner of the garage as car was raced with another engine. The guy I know just showed up with some cash in hand his wife saw it and the car was his. If she only knew! Imagine her shock if she ever watches the Barret jackson!

 

loud talkers

I saw the car.....

I told you guys, It ends up to be a 71 SKYLARK. Paying $500 would have been paying too much.

I will post a pic after camera is developed.

Bummer....But I never got too excited knowing the chances were slim.
To a chevy guy, every buick probably is a GSX.

Thanks for the input anyways.

JP