1971
19721971 V8 Chevelle Body Number Plates/Protect-O-Plates ~ Van Nuys, CA. (L)
[ 1971 ] | [ 1972 ]
It is known that in 1971 Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys trim tag and/or Protecto-O-Plate card.
ST 71-13437 ~ 1971 V8 Chevelle Sport
Coupe
L ~ Body Assembly ~ Van Nuys, California
010203
BDY ~ Fisher Body data processing number
TR 736 ~ Dark Jade Roma Cloth, Antique Dark Jade
Coated Fabric (bench seat)
43 43 PNT ~ Lime
Green (lower-upper)
03D ~ Body Date - March 4th week
865754 ~
Data processing number - block 24 of build sheet*
22 ~ Data processing
number (SEQ NO.) - block 10 of build sheet**
0224 ~ Data processing
number - block 24 of build sheet*
* Only the first 6-digit number and the last 4 digits of the second
6-digit number appear in block 24.
** The first two numbers from
the second 6-digit series are SEQ. NO from block 10.
