1969 Chevelle Vehicle Identification Number Plate

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1969 VIN Breakdown

Do not confuse the Vehicle Identification Number plate information with that found on the Fisher Body Number plate (trim tag). The series depiction on the VIN  plate does NOT have the meaning as the Fisher Body Number plate.

The Vehicle Identification Number plate (VIN) has similar information to the trim tag such as the model, year, and assembly plant. One difference is the last six numbers relating to the the assembly plant sequence as opposed to the trim tag's Fisher Body sequence and the series will designate a 6-cyl (odd 3rd digit) or V8 (even 3rd digit) on the VIN plate where the 3rd digit on the trim tag does not.

A typical 1969 Chevelle VIN might read: 136679B410561 being a Malibu V8 2-dr convertible assembled in Baltimore, MD. and is the 110,561st 1969 model year Chevelle sequenced at the Baltimore, MD. assembly plant.

The VIN plate is located on the forward part of the dash so the VIN plate could easily been seen through the windshield of the car. The VIN plate was riveted a special bracket with unique 'rosette' rivets.

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First Character: Division of General Motors
1 - Chevrolet

Second and Third Character: Series Designation *
31 - Nomad, 6-cylinder
32 - Nomad, 8-cylinder
33 - 300 Deluxe, Greenbrier, 6-cylinder
34 - 300 Deluxe, Greenbrier, 8-cylinder
35 - Malibu, Concours station wagon, 6-cylinder
36 - Malibu, Concours station wagon, 8-cylinder
38 - Concours Estate station wagon, 8-cylinder

Fourth and Fifth Character: Body Style/Model
27 - 2-door coupe
35 - 4-door station wagon, 2-seat, conventional tailgate
36 - 4-door station wagon, 2-seat, dual tailgate
37 - 2-door sport coupe
39 - 4-door sport sedan
46 - 4-door station wagon, 3-seat, dual tailgate
67 - 2-door convertible
69 - 4-door sedan
80 - 2-door sedan pickup

Sixth Character: Year of Production
9 - 1969

Seventh Character: Final Assembly Plant
A ~ Atlanta, Georgia
B ~ Baltimore, Maryland
Z ~ Fremont, California
G ~ Framingham, Massachusetts
K ~ Kansas City, Missouri
1 ~ Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Eighth through Thirteenth Characters: Sequential Production Number
The sequential starting number for the 1969 Chevelle was 300001 at all Chevelle assembly plants. Each assembly plant sequenced Chevelles of all series/models without regard to specific series/models. For example, if a series 13435 station wagon followed a 13667 Malibu convertible, the sequence number would be one unit higher for the wagon. It's also entirely possible to have the same sequence number from all five 1969 U.S. assembly plants (six if you include Oshawa, Ontario) with the only difference between the VINs being the plant code.

Production at the Baltimore assembly plant in July and the Kansas City plant exceeded 100,000 units in February so the VIN sequence from those time frames to the end of production would be 4nnnnn for the Baltimore and Kansas City plants.

* The El Camino is not a separate series nameplate but rather a body style in both the 300 Deluxe (33/34) and Malibu (35/36) series although it's often listed as such. The base (33/34) El Camino Deluxe is a 2-dr sedan pickup body style with 300 Deluxe trim where the (35/36) El Camino Custom is a 2-dr sedan pickup body style with Malibu trim.

VIN plate location

Note on this Oshawa VIN plate, the rivets are inserted from the top leaving the rosette head on the underside of the upper dash panel.

Although these photos are of 1970 Chevelles, the physical location is the same for 1968 through 1972 VIN plates (driver side top of dash); 1965 through 1972 VIN plates used special rivets. Note the two different styles of riveting done.