1971
19721971 V8 Chevelle Body Number Plates/Protect-O-Plates ~ Oshawa, ON. (OS)
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It is known that in 1971 Oshawa coded trim tag style numbers with an even 3rd digit for a V8 and an odd 3rd digit for an L6 so the Fisher Body Style number is a valid resource to tell if the car was a V8 or L6.
Nothing on a 1971 Oshawa trim tag nor Warranty Protect--O-Plate card will indicate the Heavy Chevy YF3 option, RPO YF3. But, if the Fisher Body style number is NOT 13437 or the VIN does not begin with 13437, you can be assured it is not a factory YF3 Heavy Chevy.
These examples may or may not be YF3 optioned Chevelle sport coupes but are shown as examples of how to read a 1971 Oshawa trim tag and/or Protecto-O-Plate card.
ST 71-13437 ~ 1971 V8 Chevelle
Sport Coupe
OS ~ Body Assembly ~ Oshawa, Ontario
723234 BDY ~ Fisher Body data processing number
TR 701 ~ Black Roma Cloth, Black Coated
Fabric (bench seat)
6262 PNT ~ Burnt Orange
(lower-upper)
6D ~ Body Date - June 4th week
1st line:
1343711530539 ~ VIN
13437 ~ Chevelle (13), Chevelle V8 (4), 2-door sport coupe (37)
1 ~ Model Year of Production: 1971
1 ~ Final Assembly Plant: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
530539 ~ Sequence Assembly Number, 30,539th 1971 V8 Chevelle at Oshawa
R ~ Carburetor Source: Rochester
2nd line:
K0316CGC ~ Engine Code: McKinnon Engine Plant (K) ~ March 16 (0316)
~ 350/245hp w/TH350 (CGC)
GAK074 ~ Rear Axle Number: 2.56:1 ratio (GA), McKinnon Industries (K),
March 15 (074)
5 ~ Vehicle Build Month: May
3rd line:
J1A05N ~ Transmission Number: J - GM of Canada TH350, 1971 (1), ~ January 5 (A05), N unknown on TH350
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Options |
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| 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
G-1 ~ Power steering [RPO N40]
H-1 ~ Power brake [RPO J50]
I-3 ~ Radio [RPO U63/U69/U79]
J-3 ~ Disc brakes [RPO J52]
Owner/dealer info: Original owner's name/address removed for obvious privacy reasons
