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Line Box Desc. Modifier Value Comment
1   Prod. Date   0611 06-July; 11-11th day. Date of final assembly.
  Sequence   083 Appears to be an internal job number running from 001 to 999 then starts over. Used to track cars while they were in the assembly plant
  Serial No.   449463 The VIN sequence number is the same for each U.S. plant beginning with 300001 making this the 149,463red Chevelle built at the Kansas City assembly plant
  Key Number Ignition xxxx Ignition key code. Blacked out here for legal reasons.
    Compartment xxxx Door/trunk/glove box key.
  Ident Number   327248 Fisher Body assigned number from a pool of numbers by GM under the merge of the General Motors Assembly Division (GMAD).
  Order Type   S "S" is a sold order or customer order. A blank is for dealer inventory. Customer orders got priority when possible.
2 Body Color Upper 71 Paint code for upper body color; 71 is LeMans Blue. (May also have paint code if ordered with a vinyl top or a convertible)
4   Lower 71 Paint code for lower body color; 71 is Lemans Blue.
5 Trim Seat Type A The letters "A," "P," and "Q" have also been found. The "A" is believed to be code "755" black front bench seat.
6 Exp. Prep   . Used for Chevelles to be exported. A single dot ( . ) means not applicable
2   Model   13667 Series/Body Style. Here, 13667 is a Malibu convertible
7 Trans Type 4 Manual 4-speed;. Also found are "H" and "C."
8     F The letter "F" is used for a floor-mounted shift while "C" noted a column-mounted shift.
9 Seat   A A is front bench seat, B is front bucket seat
10 Engine Cyl 8 "8" is a V8, "6" in an inline 6.
11   RPO Q Known engine RPO codes:
. (a single dot) is base 397cid/200hp
K is 350cid/255hp LM1
Q is 396cid/325hp L35
S is 396cid/350hp L34
T is 396cid/375hp L78
Y is thought to be L78 with L89 aluminum head option
Unknown are 350cid/250hp L65 & 350cid/300hp L48
12 A/C . . (dot) - non equipped; A - equipped
13 Steering   # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
14 Brakes   D . (dot) - non equipped; D - power disc; 3 - found unknown
15 Positraction   # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
16 Special Body Int. 3 . (dot) - not equipped; 3 - equipped with SS emblems on door cards (esc. 13680) and above the glove box.
17   Ext. . . (dot) - all examples to date
18 Special Chassis   . . (dot) - not equipped; A - equipped with RPO F41
19 Low Volume Option   . . (dot) - not equipped; A - equipped with RPO U67 tape player
20     . . (dot) not used
21     . . (dot) not used
22     . . (dot) not used
23     . . (dot) not used
24     . . (dot) not used
25     . . (dot) not used
3 27 I/P Harness   VD VD - harness 6297504; no tach or instrument panel gauges; VH - has a 5,500-rpm tach and instrument panel gauges/clock; VE - has a 6,000 redline and instrument panel gauges/clock; VG, and VB also found
29 Seat Sep. Harness   . . .. (dot dot) - not equipped; XS - equipped
30 Glove Comp. Lamp   # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
31 Ash Tray Lamp   . . (dot) - not equipped; Unknown if equipped by most likely the "#" symbol
34 Inst. Cluster   .JA JA - 6482218 no auto shift pattern, speed warning, instrument panel gauges, clock |
JK - has a 5,500/6,000-rpm tach, instrument panel gauges, clock, manual |
JD - has auto shift pattern, no clock, no gauges |
JN - has a 5,500/6,000-rpm tach, instrument pan |el gauges, clock, automatic column shift |
35 Courtesy Lamp   # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped (standard with convertible)
36 Tachometer   . . (dot) - not equipped; K, L - equipped (Both found probably RPM range)
37 Clock   . . (dot) - not equipped; A - equipped
38 Gauges   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
40 Center Console   . . . (dot dot) - not equipped; CA - equipped
42     VA VA - Deluxe seat belts; . . (dot dot) - not equipped
43 Cruise Control     . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
44     . . (dot) - not used
45 Speed Warning   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
46     . . (dot) - not used
47 Trunk Lamp   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
48 Bumper Guards Front . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
49   Rear   . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
50     D License plate lamp - . (dot) - not equipped; D - equipped
4 52 Rear Shock   LU LU - no RPO F41; LO - RPO F41
53     . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped (unknown)
54     # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped (unknown)
56 Brake Cylinder   CN CN - Brake Booster And Master Cylinder Assembly; C - Master Cylinder Only
57     , . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped (unknown)
59 Steering Wheel   EA EA - Standard Black SS Wheel
61 Steering Column   CX CX - non tilt; CG - Tilt
63 Steering Gear   AU AU - Power Steering; AH - Manual Steering
64     . . (dot) - not used
66 Speedo Cable   CS CS - 4-Speed Manual; CR - Automatic, (3-Speed Manual unknown)
67 Dash Mat   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
68 Floor Mats Front # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
69   Rear # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
70     . . (dot-  not used
71 Power Switch   A . (dot) - not equipped; A - equipped
72 Hot Wire   D . (dot) - not equipped; D - equipped
73 Remote Mirror   # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
74     . . (dot) - not used
75     . . (dot) - not used
5 76 Radio Type P P - AM; ? - FM; . (dot) - delete
77 Speaker   5 1 - Single Dash Speaker; 2 - Two Speakers; 5 - Five Speakers
78 Tape   # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
79 Antenna   A . (dot) - Not Equipped; A - Right Front Fender-Mounted Adjustable Height; ? - Right Rear Mounted
80     . . (dot) - not used
81 Rear Defrost   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
82 Luggage Carrier   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
83 Dust Deflector   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
84     . . (dot) - not used
86 Air Cleaner   CT CT - Chrome with Quadrajet; CQ - found but unknown (engine code R); CI/07 - Chrome with Holley
89 Battery   R59 R59 = Heavy Duty Top Post, R69 - Standard Top Post
90     . . (dot) - not used
91 Horn Tone . Horn(s) installed
92   Quantity 2 Dual Horns; RH - 9000279; LH - 9000280
93     . . (dot) - not used
94 Voltage Regulator   A A is the only example found to date.
96 Fwd. Lamp Harness   VM VM is the only example found to date.
97 Lamp Monitor   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
98 Hood Lamp   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
99     . . (dot) - not used
6 103 Fender Piercing   YG.. YG.. - with SS Equipment Options; XD.. - without SS Equipment Option
104 Emblem Fender B . (dot) - not equipped; B - equipped
105 Fender Moldings Fender . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
106   Wheel # . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
107 Door Edge Guard   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
108     . . (dot) - not used
109 Paint Stripe   P . (dot) - not equipped; P - equipped
110     . . (dot) - not used
111 Running Lamps   . . (dot) - not equipped; C - equipped
113 Front Park Lamp   BK . (dot) - not equipped; BK- equipped
114     . . (dot) - not used
116 Engine Tune-Up   CG CG - L35; CH - L34; others unknown but CE has been found with engine code "R."
117     . . (dot) - not used
118 H. D. Radiator   . . (dot) - not equipped; # - equipped
119 Fan Shroud   R R - SS; P - non SS
121 Radiator   BE BE - SS manual transmission; SB - non SS; BR - SS automatic transmission
123 Radiator Hose Inlet KY KY - SS L35/L34; SV - SS L78; TA - non SS
124   Outlet SZ SZ - SS 396; TC - non SS
7 127 Tire Pres. Label   DC DC, DJ, DW - SS; CZ - non SS
129 Wheel Disc   CD CD - SS 396 wheels; AA - non SS 396 wheels
131 Wheel Paint .. .. (dot dot) lower body color paint
133 Wheel Size   YA YA - SS 396 14x7 with 3/8" BS; XC - non SS
134 Tire Brand   . . (dot) - not specified; no other codes found to date
135 Hwy or COPO Tire Quantity 5 5 tires; no other examples found to date
    Size F7014 F7014 - SS 396 or optional PL4'- PW7 - PW8 - PY5; 73514 non-SS 396
    Rgt 4 4 - 4 ply rating
    Ply 2 2 - 2 ply tire
    Mat. B B - Bias Belted 2+2; . (dot) not specified
    Wall Z Z - White letter; W - Whitewall; R - Red stripe
    Tube (blank) not used
138   Sped. (blank) not used
139 Special Rear Tire Qty. . . (dot) - not specified
    Size ... ... (dot dot dot) - not specified
    Rgt . . (dot) - not specified
    Ply . . (dot) - not specified
    Mat . . (dot) - not specified
    Tube . . (dot) - not specified
142 SPEC   . . (dot) - not specified
8   ZONE   18 Dealer Zone Number
  DEALER   823 Dealer Number
  ORDER NO.   LSR126 Dealer Wholesale Order Number
  F&SO or COPO   (blank) SO - Shop Order; COPO - Central Office Production Number
  ORDER REC. AT PLANT   0604 Date the order was received at the plant - 0604 is July 4.Compare this to the production date (Line 1) of 0611 and you'll see now long this car was in the building process.

 

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