1969 SS 396
Fisher Body Number Plate
Fisher Body built the body from the firewall back, the final assembly line at Chevrolet assembled the chassis, driveline, interior, and front sheet metal. Fisher Body affixed a plate to the firewall.
Two U.S. plants changed their Fisher Body Number plates early in the model year. Two sizes of plates were used.
| 1969 Model Year Plant | 1-3/4" x 4" | 2-3/16" x 3-1/2" |
| Atlanta | yes | |
| Framingham | yes | |
| Fremont | yes | |
| Baltimore(1) | yes | yes |
| Kansas City(2) | yes | yes |
| (1) Sometime during the week of
12A Baltimore changed from the smaller 1-3/4"x4" to the more
square 2-3/16"x3-1/2". (2) Sometime during the week of 11A Kansas City changed from the smaller 1-3/4"x4" to the more square 2-3/16"x3-1/2". |
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Table of known assembly plants and whether they support odd 3rd digit in Style number or not.
| Plant ↓ Year → | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
| Arlington, TX. | unk | Yes | unk | ||||||
| Atlanta, GA. | No | unk | No | No | unk | No | unk | ||
| Baltimore, MD. | unk | No | No | No | No | unk | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Euclid, OH. | unk | No * | |||||||
| Framingham, MA. | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||||
| Flint, MI. | No | unk | |||||||
| Fremont, CA. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Kansas City, MO. | No | No * | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Van Nuys, CA.(1) | No | unk | Yes | unk | |||||
| Oshawa, ON. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | unk | Yes |
(1) Van Nuys changed to Los Angeles for 1970
unk ~ No proof one way or the other if the plant that year coded the trim tag
to match the engine type (L6 or V8). Any "unk" entry is still questionable.
Anyone finding a trim tag from one of these plants with an odd 3rd digit is encouraged
to email a photo of the tag to me and I'll update this page.
No ~ Those noted
No are known to NOT have coded
the trim tag to match engine type (such as 13637) and have L6 VINs (such as 13537)
or 64 5637 trim tag style number and 45537 VIN in the case of 1964. Meaning the
style number on the trim tag will show 13637 whether the car is a V8 or L6.
Yes ~ The trim tag style numbers
match the series/body style on the VIN. Meaning a 13537 L6 Malibu will have a 13537
style number on the trim tag and 13637 V8 Malibu will have a style number of 13637
on the trim tag.
No * - confirmed on at least one El Camino body built at Euclid with 13480 body
style and assembled at Kansas City with 13380 VIN and at least two 2-door station
wagons built at Euclid with a 13215 body style assembled at Kansas City with a 13115
VIN.
~ Plant did not assemble Chevelles in this year.
It should also be noted that in 1972 Chevrolet VIN format changed and a single letter such as "B," "C,", "D," and "H" replaced the 31/32, 33/34, 35/36 and 38 series designation but the trim tag retained the Fisher Body Style 5-digit number so the Chevrolet VIN will not match the Fisher Body Style number in that regard, only the body style designation did not change - For example, #37 body style is still a sport coupe, #67 a convertible, etc.
See Atlanta, Baltimore, Framingham, Fremont, and Kansas City, for information on their Fisher Body Number Plates.