First VIN System: 1949 to July 1964
The VIN for cars produced through July 1964 is merely a production serial number. It is necessary to know what model the vehicle is.
No other information can be derived from the serial number.
Second VIN System: August 1964 to July 1980
Beginning in August 1964, a new system was initiated that included vehicle model and year, along with the serial number.
The first two digits indicate the model, the third digit indicates the year, and the fourth through tenth digits indicate the serial number.
so, as an example, on my car the first 3 vin numbers r 110, meaning itz a type 11 and iz a 1970 model. 1968 would have an 8, etc....remember they started making the nu models in august, so ur car could actually b made in august 1967, but the vin would 118 (cuz itz a 68 model).
Due to the difficulty of differentiating 60's vehicles from 70's or 80 vehicles, the following rules apply:
- 1965-1969 vehicles have a 9-digit VIN unless production exceeded 1 million, in which case the VIN is 10 digits, with the fourth digit being 1.
- 1970-1979 vehicles have a 10-digit VIN, with the fourth digit of 2 or 3.
- 1980 vehicles have a 10-digit VIN, with the third digit of A.