1970 Chevelle Vehicle Identification Number Plate
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1970 VIN Breakdown
Do not confuse the Vehicle Identification Number plate information with that found on the Fisher Body Number plate (trim tag). The series depiction on the VIN plate does NOT have the meaning as the Fisher Body Number plate.
The Vehicle Identification Number plate (VIN) has similar information to the trim tag such as the model, year, and assembly plant. One difference is the last six numbers relating to the the assembly plant sequence as opposed to the trim tag's Fisher Body sequence and the series will designate a 6-cyl (odd third digit) or V8 (even third digit) on the VIN plate where the 3rd digit on the trim tag does not.
A typical 1970 Chevelle VIN might read: 136370A1359799 being a Malibu V8 2-door sport coupe assembled in Atlanta, GA. and is the 35,979th 1970 model year Chevelle sequenced at the Atlanta, GA. assembly plant.
The VIN plate is located on the forward part of the dash so the VIN plate could easily been seen through the windshield of the car. The VIN plate was riveted a special bracket with unique 'rosette' rivets.
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First Digit: Division of General Motors
1 - Chevrolet
Second and Third Digit: Series Designation
31 - Nomad, 6-cylinder
32 - Nomad, 8-cylinder
33 - Chevelle Standard, El Camino, Greenbrier, 6-cylinder
34 - Chevelle Standard, El Camino, Greenbrier, 8-cylinder
35 - Malibu, Custom El Camino, Concours, 6-cylinder
36 - Malibu, Custom El Camino, Concours, 8-cylinder
38 - Concours Estate, Monte Carlo, 8-cylinder
Fourth and Fifth Digit: Body Style/Model
35 - 4-door station wagon, 2 seats
36 - 4-door station wagon, 2 seats
37 - 2-door sport coupe
39 - 4-door sport sedan
46 - 4-door station wagon, 3 seats
57 - Monte Carlo 2-door sport coupe
67 - 2-door convertible
69 - 4-door sedan
80 - 2-door sedan pickup
Sixth Digit: Year of Production
0 - 1970
Seventh Digit (Alpha or Numeric Designation): Final Assembly
Plant
R ~ Arlington, Texas
A ~ Atlanta, Georgia
B ~ Baltimore, Maryland
F ~ Flint, Michigan
K ~ Kansas City, Missouri
L ~ Van Nuys, California
1 ~ Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Eighth through Thirteenth Digits: Sequential Production
Number
The sequential starting number
for the 1970 Chevelle was 100001 at most Chevelle assembly plants with
Arlington and Oshawa being the exceptions. Arlington started Chevelle
numbering at 200001, and Oshawa, Ontario started Chevelle numbering
at 500001. Each assembly plant sequenced Chevelles of all series/models
without regard to specific series/models. For example, if a series 13435
station wagon followed a 13667 Malibu convertible, the sequence number
would be one unit higher for the wagon. It's also entirely possible
to have the same sequence number from four 1970 U.S. assembly plants
(Atlanta, Baltimore, Flint, and Kansas City) with the only difference
between the VINs being the plant code.
Production at the Baltimore assembly plant in early June, the Kansas City plant exceeded 100,000 units sometime in early May, and the Van Nuys plant exceeded 100,000 units sometime in mid to late June so the VIN sequence from those timeframes to the end of production would be 2nnnnn for the Baltimore, Kansas City, and Van Nuys plants and those last sequence numbers could also match some from Arlington since their sequence numbers started with 200001.
