1967 SS 396Fisher Body Number Plate - Framingham, Massachusetts Assembly Plant (FRA)Body plates at Framingham used group option codes where applicable. Body dates of months 1 through 9 were padded with a leading zero to make a 3-character body date. Framingham 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, Framingham 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(1). 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), FRA 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. Framingham used a hyphen character between the year and style number such as 67-13817, a blank space (or spaces) between if the plant designation letters FRA and the body number if necessary to fill a 5-character space such as FRA2232 or FRA 2295. The last line (or two lines if needed) are for group option codes. Framingham plates will have a single letter normally found in the upper right-hand corner. This designates the interior metal trim paint colors where applicable. Framingham trim codes have an -A or -B following the 3-digit trim code number; -A noted a bench seat and -B noting bucket seats. This a bit redundant since bench and bucket seats of the same color have different 3-digit trim code numbers. Sometime between 05D and 06B a space was added between FRA and the body number.
(1) No convertibles were built at the Framingham plant so you should never find a 13867 style number on a 1966 Framingham Fisher Body Number Plate. |
