72SS..2nd digit of vin is D(malibu assembled in Los Angeles,CA) and 7th digit is R(produced in Arlington,TX)..can a car be produced and assembled in different locales..WOW!!:confused:

72SS..2nd digit of vin is D(malibu assembled in Los Angeles,CA) and 7th digit is R(produced in Arlington,TX)..can a car be produced and assembled in different locales..WOW!!:confused: D is malibu as in chevelle malibu not california malibu.

^^^wth bobby..i know that

you said your car was assembled in Los Angeles,CA.when actually it was built in texas.

http://www.chevellestuff.com/index.htm well from this,thats what it says..have a look at 72 Chevelle..man i,m confused..thanxs for your help abodybill

http://www.chevellestuff.com/index.htm well from this,thats what it says..have a look at 72 Chevelle..man i,m confused..thanxs for your help abodybillIt says the seventh digit denotes the assembly plant.your being a R for arlington texas.now if it was a L that denotes as L.A CALIFORNIA.

man,we should be pm,ing each other lol..so what does letter d(2nd digit)denote..thanxs X 2

man,we should be pm,ing each other lol..so what does letter d(2nd digit)denote..thanxs X 2IT denotes malibu
what is your fifth digit.

5th is U..i now know what u mean(they were only using LA as an example of a D car)right?..thanks x 3

5th is U..i now know what u mean(they were only using LA as an example of a D car)right?..thanks x 3yes they were.btw U code is a 402 big block .

u da man brah..copy,out..:thumbsup:

Is this the page you're thinking of?

http://www.chevellestuff.com/72velle/trim_tag_decoding.htm

The VIN plate in the photo (1D32U2Lxxxxxx) is captioned as an example of a Los Angeles Chevelle VIN plate and maybe it was the "D" that confused you at first.