My brother finally got his 69. Would someone please decode these numbers. Here is the numbers:
vin #136379K407461
Cowl tag: ST69 13637, Kan265680, PNT 71 71, trim 791
02D 06382, then there is a L at the bottom. The engine is a warranty block CE356531 with a casted date code of k1870
Thanks, Dave

Originally posted by 70RatRocket:
My brother finally got his 69. Would someone please decode these numbers. Here is the numbers:
vin #136379K407461
Cowl tag: ST69 13637, Kan265680, PNT 71 71, trim 791
02D 06382, then there is a L at the bottom. The engine is a warranty block CE356531 with a casted date code of k1870
Thanks, Dave VIN:
1 ~ Chevrolet
36 ~ Malibu, Custom El Camino, 8-cylinder
37 ~ 2-door sport coupe
9 ~ year
K ~ assembly plant
407461 ~ sequential production number starting with #300001 at each plant (107,461st Chevelle model built at KC for 1969 model year).

Body Plate:
13637 KAN ~ same info
265680 ~ Fisher Body unit number
Trim 791 ~ Aff Parchment Coated Fabric (Black carpet, etc.) bucket seats
71 71 Paint ~ Lemans blue (lower color-upper color)
02D ~ February, 4th week
06382 ~ plant tracking codes - last 5 digits of number found in block 24 of build sheet
L ~ unknown

Engine:
C ~ Chevrolet
E ~ Engine
3 ~ year of build (probably 1973 in this case)
56531 ~ sequence number for that block built at the Tonawanda plant (50000 to 79999)

Sounds like a pretty 69 hardtop!