cowl tag decode

[87GN@Tahoe]

please help me decode my cowl tag;

12D 007979 890057

68-44439 BE00571

162 B80 KC

thanks in advance...


is there any particular website where this information is listed for further reference?

[flynbuick]

Appears to be a 68 4 door skylark custom had top made in the Kansas City Plant in the fourth week of December 1967.

I will leave theoptions to others.

[87GN@Tahoe]

thanks jim...

but i thought that the B was for the baltimore plant and the KC was the colour combo seeing as how it was right near the "Body Paint" part of the tag... anyone have any info on the colour combo on this? and any other info the tag tells?

thanks again

wes

[Bad Boattail]

KC was the colour combo seeing as how it was right near the "Body Paint" part of the tag...



Wes,

Next time also put things like Body, Paint, ST and TR, as found on the tag, in your question.
An exact copy is always better :TU:

162 is behind TR, right ? That's for white vinyl.

KC for paint is Aqua Mist lower body and Arctic White upper body.


68-4 44 39 B

68 = model year

4 = Buick

44 = Skylark Custom (or Sport Wagon)

39 = 4 drs HT sedan

B = I also think that B is for Baltimore :confused:

[flynbuick]

It could be, but generally when a body number is described like shown it is done with a 2 letter combination which in this case would be " BE " I believe the two letter identifier for the Baltimore plant is "BA". But There again the Kansas plant is usually "BK" so it is "up in air" as we say.

[Bad Boattail]

Posting the Skylark's VIN will show us the assembly plant:

7th digit:

B = Baltimore
K = Kansas City

:TU:

[flynbuick]

From the sequence I agree it is more likely Baltimore. The KC is down where the acc. codes generally appear.

[87GN@Tahoe]

thanks guys for the help.. don't have the car near me at the moment or i would post the vin... but i believe that it IS a "B"... the "kc" decoding that you gave me works out for the car.... now i guess i'll have to post pictures or something :rolleyes: