1967 SS 396Fisher Body Number Plate - Baltimore, Maryland Assembly Plant (BAL)Body plates at Baltimore did not use group option codes. Body dates of months 1 through 9 were padded with a leading zero to make a 3-character body date. Baltimore did not make a distinction between an inline 6-cylinder engine and a V8 engine with the style number. This means that whether a Malibu sport coupe was to be built with an inline 6-cylinder engine or a V8 engine, Baltimore still shows the style as 13617 on the body plate. Naturally since the SS 396 was it's own series, the style number will always be 13817 or 13867. The blank plate has the text GENERAL MOTORS COPORATION on the first line and BODY BY FISHER on the bottom lines. The words/abbreviation ST (for Fisher Body style), BAL, BODY on the second line were consistent along with TR (for interior trim) and PAINT on the third line. The body date, style year and number, body number, trim code, paint code, and any group option number and letter codes were stamped for the specific car as it was scheduled for production. Baltimore did not use a hyphen character between the year and style number such as 67 13817, a blank space (or spaces) between if the plant designation letters BAL and the body number if necessary to fill a 5-character space such as BAL 5 or BAL 702. Baltimore did not use group option codes. A 3-digit number is stamped above BAL on the plate. This is an internal job number (also found on the Trim Broadcast Sheet) and is of no real significance today as far as options are concerned. Baltimore trim codes do not have a -A or -B following the 3-digit trim code number like some other 1967 Fisher Body plants.
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