1959 El Camino Fisher Body Number Plate
Trim tag layout and information will vary from plant to plant.
Typical 1959 Fisher Body Number Plate breakdown
Do not confuse the Fisher Body Number plate information with that found on the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate.
Position 1: Body assembly date of vehicle.
This production date of 8B decodes to August (8) in the second week
(B).
Unfortunately, nobody can define what dates are associated with a week
letter.
| 1 - January | 7 - July |
| 2 - February | 8 - August |
| 3 - March | 9 - September |
| 4 - April | 10 - October |
| 5 - May | 11 - November |
| 6 - June | 12 - December |
A - First Week
B - Second Week
C - Third Week
D - Fourth Week
E - Fifth Week
Positions 2/3: STYLE, year, series
The word STYLE is followed by the two-digit number 59 for 1959 and the particular series designation.
SERIES DESIGNATION
1180 - 6-Cylinder El Camino
1280 - 8-Cylinder El Camino
Positions 4/5: BODY, assembly plant, body sequence number
The word BODY is followed by a two-letter code for the assembly plant followed by the sequential number for that particular style number at that plant for 1959.
EL CAMINO ASSEMBLY PLANTS *
AT - Atlanta, GA.
BA - Baltimore, MD.
EP - Cleveland, OH.
FC - Flint, MI.
JA - Janesville, WI.
KC - Kansas City, MO.
NW - Norwood, OH.
OA - Oakland, CA.
SL - St. Louis, MO.
TA - Tarrytown, NY.
VN - Van Nuys, CA.
* It's not known yet whether all Chevrolet plants produced the El Camino body style.
Positions 6/7: TRIM, trim code number
The word TRIM is followed by a 3-digit number for the interior trim code.
Positions 8/9: PAINT, paint code number
The word PAINT is followed by the 3-digit number for the exterior paint code. Some plants may use a letter designation of A or B for single color (A) or two-tone (B).
Positions 10/11: ACC., accessory code letters
The abbreviation ACC for Accessory. These were coded to indicate certain modifications needed to be made by Fisher Body to accommodate certain options the car may be equipped with. Research is ongoing to discover as many of these accessory codes that might be available for the El Camino.
