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1984 Technical Information

Vehicle Identification Number

VIN Range 1G1AY0782E5100001 - 1G1AY0782E5151547

Position	Definition	Character(s)	Description
1	Country of Origin	1	United States
2	Manufacturer	G	General Motors
3	Make	1	Chevrolet
4	Restraint System (Passive)	Y	Manual Belts
5	Body Series	Y	Corvette
6-7	Body Style	07	Hatchback Coupe
8	Engine	8	L83 205hp
9	Check Number	-	Check Digit (1-9)
10	Model Year	E	1984
11	Assembly Plant	5	Bowling Green, KY
12-17	Plant Sequence Number		VIN Sequence

Partial VIN Location - Inner vertical surface of the left windshield pillar, visible from the outside through the windshield.

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Solid Paint/Interior Application

Exterior Paint Color	Color Code	Sold	Interior Color
Exterior Paint Color	Color Code	Sold	Dark Red 12,768	Bronze 8,019	Graphite 13,752	Medium Blue 3,782	Medium Gray 6,541	Saddle 6,685
White	10	6,417	x	x	x	x	x	x
Bright Silver Metallic	16	3,109			x		x
Medium Gray Metallic	18	3,147			x		x
Black	19	7,906	x		x		x	x
Light Blue Metallic	20	1,196				x
Medium Blue Metallic	23	1,822				x
Gold Metallic	53	2,430						x
Light Bronze Metallic	63	2,452		x
Dark Bronze Metallic	66	1,371		x
Bright Red	72	12,942			x			x
Silver/Medium Gray	16/18	3,629			x		x
Light Blue/Medium Blue	20/23	1,433				x
Light Bronze/Dark Bronze	63/66	3,693		x

Sport seat interiors (RPO AQ0) were cloth in Graphite, Gray, Blue, Bronze, and Saddle. Base seat interiors (RPO AR9) were leather in Graphite, Gray, Bronze, Saddle, and Dark Red.

Additional codes: 70 and 33 for Bright Red, 41 for Black, 40 for White.
Suggested colors shown. Other colors were possible.

Color and Trim Selection

The combinations shown in the charts below and designated as recommended (R), represent ideal combinations. Those that are shown as acceptable (A), are attractive, but less desirable than the recommended combinations.

Interior Trim Color		Blue	Bronze	Graphite	Gray	Dark Red	Saddle
Model	Seat Type
1YY07	Leather Bucket		AEE2	ABB2	AQQ2	ARR2	AUU2
1YY07	Cloth Bucket Cloth Adjustable Sport Bucket	MDD2 BDD8	MEE2 BEE8	HBB2 BBB8	HQQ2 BQQ8		HUU2 BUU8

With D84 Custom Two-Tone Paint

D80 Non-Recommended Color Combination Not Permitted

Color	Codes	Blue	Bronze	Graphite	Gray	Dark Red	Saddle
Light Blue Metallic/Medium Blue Metallic	20/23	R
Light Bronze Metallic/Dark Bronze Metallic	63/66		R
Silver Metallic/Gray Metallic	16/18			R	R	R

Without D84 Custom Two-Tone Paint

Orders for additional interior trim combinations may be submitted, provided the dealer orders RPO D60 as verification that the requested combination is desired.

Paint Color	Paint Code	Blue	Bronze	Graphite	Gray	Dark Red	Saddle
Black	41 41		A	R	R	R	R
Light Blue Metallic	20 20	R		A
Medium Blue Metallic	23 23	R		A
Dark Bronze Metallic	66 66		R
Light Bronze Metallic	63 63		R
Gold Metallic	53 53		A
Gray Metallic	18 18			R	R	A
Bright Red	33 33			R		R	R
Silver Metallic	16 16			R	R	A
White	40 40	R	A	R	R	R	R

Engine Suffix Codes

All engines are 350 cubic inches and 205 horsepower

Suffix	Transmission	Suffix	Transmission
ZFC	Automatic	ZFL	Manual
ZFD	Manual	ZFM	Automatic - California Emissions
ZFF	Automatic - California Emissions	ZFN	Manual - California Emissions
ZFH	Export	ZFR	Manual - California Emissions
ZFK	Automatic

All wheels were similar alloy construction. Base models have all 16x8.5" while all Z51-optioned models have 16x8.5" front and 16x9.5" rear wheels.

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