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A friend is selling his father's 81 and was asking me advice. He brought the car over to take a look and the 9TH digit of the VIN is 9. From all the information I found, the 9th digit should be a 4. The VIN is 1G1AY87698S418580, build code CO2 (10/2/80 or 2/2/81). Trim152, paint 19L. The car is two tone, Red on silver/Grey. From what I have been able to figure out, which isn't much since what I am seeing and what I find don't match up. Could someone shed some light on VIN and codes.
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A friend is selling his father's 81 and was asking me advice. He brought the car over to take a look and the 9TH digit of the VIN is 9. From all the information I found, the 9th digit should be a 4. The VIN is 1G1AY87698S418580, build code CO2 (10/2/80 or 2/2/81). Trim152, paint 19L. The car is two tone, Red on silver/Grey. From what I have been able to figure out, which isn't much since what I am seeing and what I find don't match up. Could someone shed some light on VIN and codes.
Thanks Bill Kohl
Bill,
As Vinnie already noted, 9th digit varies. I believe build code is "G02" (not C02) - consistent with St Louis VIN production around April 2, 1981.
152 would indicate Silver Leather interior.
19 would indicate Black paint. Don't see any two-tone combinations in Judging Guide for St Louis cars - does two-tone paint look original?. Shipper document is available from GM Archives for this car (1977 & up Corvette) and might shed some light on car's paint. Who knows - perhaps an experiment late in St Louis production for Bowling Green start-up?
Thank you all for the information. Regarding the build code, CO2 VS GO2. I would swear in a court of law the tag says C02, but, who knows, I could have read it wrong. But is odd, his father, son, and me all saw C02.
The following were the "two tone" combos that were available in 1981 - there are NO records that I can find that indicate if any / how many were actually produced
33/38 Silver / Dark Blue
33/39 Silver / Charcoal
50/74 Beige / Dark Bronze
80/98 Autumn Red / Dark Claret
As was mentioned 19 is Black exterior, which you provided and the L is some kind of option code that I have NOT been able to find, but is NOT a "two tone" option as you can see
Thank you all for the information. Regarding the build code, CO2 VS GO2. I would swear in a court of law the tag says C02, but, who knows, I could have read it wrong. But is odd, his father, son, and me all saw C02.
Credit to Gary Bosselman for the photos.
G on the left, C on the right. You can see how easily it is to mistake them.
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