YF3 Registry

1972 Chevelle Body Number Plates/Protect-O-Plates ~ Arlington, TX. (R)

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It is known that in 1972 Arlington 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 1972 Arlington 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 1C37, 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 1972 Arlington trim tag and/or Protecto-O-Plate card.


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ST  72-13437 ~ 1972 V8 Chevelle Sport Coupe
R ~ Body Assembly ~ Arlington, TX
00572  BDY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  701 A52 ~ Black Pinta CTO/Coated Fabric (bench seat)
65 65  PNT ~ Flame Orange (lower-upper)
10D ~ Body Date - October 4th week
078 ~ Data processing number on build sheet for tracking purposes


HEAVY CHEVY REGISTRY © All Rights Reserved

ST  72 13437 ~ 1972 V8 Chevelle Sport Coupe
R ~ Body Assembly ~ Arlington, TX
03331  BDY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  702 A52 ~ Black Royal Cloth, Black Coated Fabric (bench seat)
14 14  PNT ~ Pewter Silver (lower-upper)
03E ~ Body Date - March 5th week
0773 ~ Data processing number on build sheet for tracking purposes