Plz help me decod a chevelle i just bought. dont know if it is a ss or not. it has one large fuel gage, then speedometer, then clock, 4 speed, ss door panels, ss grille. it alos has round tail lights in the bumper.

vin #1D37H2R583858
cowl tag #ST 72 13637 R R2052 BDY
TR 704 A52 75 75 PNT

I can decode your VIN for ya
1D37H2R583858
1=Chevrolet Division
D=series~Malibu, Custom El Camino, Concours
37=Body style~2-door sport coupe
H=Engine Code~350 2BBL V8 165 HP
2=year~1972
R=Assembly Plant~Arlinton, TX
583858=Prodution number, making yours the 483,875 one off the line in '72

hope I helped
wes

THANKS WES

Originally posted by 67chevelleguy:

583858=Prodution number, making yours the 483,875 one off the line in '72

83,858th Chevelle :D First Chevelle was numbered 500001 in 1972.

Body Number plate decodes to:
ST 72 - Style 1972
1 - Chevrolet
36 - Malibu 2-dr V8
37 - 2-dr sport coupe
R - Arlington, Tx
42052 BDY - Fisher Body unit number (from your other post)
TR 704 - Trim, Black Elk CTO/Coated Fabric
A52 - Bench seat
75 75 PNT - lower/upper body paint color of Cranberry Red

my bad, I thought it started at 100,000 graemlins/clonk.gif

This does not mean it is not a factory SS. Starting in 69 the SS was an option and not a separate model and therefore you cannot tell from the VIN or Cowl tag unless: If the fifth digit in the vin was a "W" (454)then it had to be an SS because the 454 was only availalbe in the SS. If it had a "U" (402)then it probably was an SS. In 72 you could get an SS with 350 2bbl. The only way to tell for sure is to find the build sheet or pop. It sounds like it could be an SS (correct dash emblems, etc). But these items are easy to add to a malibu. Lot of folks are cloning the 70-72 chevelles to be SS's.