VIN Number

Post your vin except the last few numbers and I'll look it up. There are many group members in here that can do that and it would be a good cross check. You may have just a misread number by some clerk or computer recognition program.

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VIN 1G1AY8764BS420** Would the VIN be placed anywhere else on the car or frame?

Thanks,

Plug it in here

1G1AY8764BS420

See the results

1 G 1 A Y 8 7 6 4 B S 420 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2

1st digit: Country of origin: 1 = USA, 2 = Canada.

2nd digit: G = General Motors 3rd digit: Division, 1 = Chevrolet. 4th digit: Restraint system: A = Non-passive, B = Automatic belts, C = Inflatable restraint 5th digit: Series: P = Camaro Sport Coupe, S = Camaro Berlinetta Y = Corvette 6th & 7th digit: Body Style: 87 = Sport Coupe 8th digit: Engine : See specific year for breakdown. 9th digit: Check digit - used to verify that the VIN was recorded correctly. 10th digit: Year: B = 1981 11th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant S = St. Louis, 5 = Bowling Green 12th through 17th digits: Sequential production number starting with 400001.

This format began 1981, so it is impossible to be a 1978 car.

The VIN format for a 1978 Corvette is 1Z87L8S400001 where

1st digit: GM line number, Chevrolet = 1. 2nd digit: Series number: Q = Sport Coupe, S = Type LT (1973 - 78), S = Berlinetta (1979 - 80) 3rd and 4th digits: Body type: 87 = Sport Coupe. 5th digit: Engine Code: See specific year for breakdown. 6th digit: Last digit of model year. i.e. 3 = 1973. 7th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant L = Van Nuys, California, N = Norwood, Ohio S = St. Louis, 8th through 13th digits: Sequential production number starting with 100001.

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The format for 1972 to 1980 VIN's is as follows:

1st digit: GM line number, Chevrolet = 1. 2nd digit: Series number: Q = Sport Coupe, S = Type LT (1973 - 78), S = Berlinetta (1979 - 80) 3rd and 4th digits: Body type: 87 = Sport Coupe. 5th digit: Engine Code: See specific year (camaro info) for breakdown. 6th digit: Last digit of model year. i.e. 3 = 1973. 7th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant L = Van Nuys, California, N = Norwood, Ohio 8th through 13th digits: Sequential production number starting with 100001.

1G1AY8764BS420** the 6th number is an # 8 that would be a 78

g'luck

Thanks for the replies. I'll have a chat with insurance company tomorrow and see what I can convince them.