I`m not sure if this is the correct forum so feel free to move it if nessesary.

My 70 was a Kansas car but all of the interier has already been removed except for the headliner. does anyone know if the Kansas cars had a specil location of the build sheet or did it just get put where ever they put it? Thanks

I believe most are under/ behind the rear seat! :D

well if that is the case, mine is gone forever cuz someone else took the seats out along with everything else. I`ve heard it could be under the gas tank, under the headliner on under the seat covers. I know some people here know where to look depending on what plant the car was built. Thanks

Mine is a ks city car and i am sorry to say that i found it under the back seat. Sorry i forgot to mention that graemlins/clonk.gif

that sucks. I don`t have any paper work to prove the SS status. oh well, maybe I`ll get lucky and find it someday. thanks.

Good luck! I only wish mine was an SS. But i did put a flapper hood on it cuz they are awesome :D

Anthony, check both front fenders. It is very common for Leeds cars to have sheets stuffed into the fender brace on the backside rear of the front fenders. As long as the front end is unmolested, there is a pretty good chance of one being there.
Rick

Thanks Rick. Is a Kansas car a "Leeds" car? I`m not familiar with the towns the plants were in, I just know mine was built in Kansas. The frontend seems to be untouched so maybe I`ll get lucky. Sure would be nice to have the paper work to prove it`s a SS. Thanks again.

"KAN" Leeds plant is (was) actually in Missouri, Kansas City, MO

So does that make mine a Leeds car? I`m pretty sure the trim tag says KAN and there is a K in the VIN. Thanks

Yep, It was assembled at the Leeds plant in Kansas City, Missouri

Leeds is just a small area inside KCMO

Also, "Leeds Farm" is where the bad boys go.

Check your fenders and let us know.

It`s probably going to be a little while before I can look. I`m hopeing to get the car home next weekend or the weekend after and then I can clean it up and start looking for the build sheet. I apprecieate the info and will keep you posted if I find anything. Thanks

please help cant make heads or tails of the vin tag i have a 65 elcamino all i can make out is that its a 8cly custom 13680 and the tr 772 bench red cloth cant figure the rest. heres the no# st 65-13680euc10604 tr772 w 2mp 3c cc paintcode 5w the any help please can someone e-mail me at cowboywa@rochester.rr.com

This is not the VIN, its the Body Data Info. Please post the VIN as it will tell us more information about the vehicle

st 65-13680 euc10604
tr772 CC
w 2mp 3c 5w

St is short for STyle
65 = 1965
13680 = Chevrolet (1); El Camino Custom (36); 2 dr pickup delivery (80)
EUC is the code for Euclid Ohio Fisher Body (Cleveland area), closed in 1965. The VIN will show the final assembly, there was not assembly plants at EUC (Cleveland), they shipped it to another for final assembly. The only made ELC and station wagons bodies here from 1950 to 1965. ELC is a variant of the station wagon platform. 10604 is the body sequence number.

TR is short for TR
772 = El Camino Red Cloth Bench Seat trim
CC is the lower and upper paint colors
CC means a single color in Ermin White

w 2mp 3c 5w are Fisher Body Codes for options they installed or configured car to accept. Arranged in Groups of 1 to 5 with the 1 always omitted.

Gr. 1
W = A02 Tinted Windshield (only)

Gr.2
M = M35 Power-Glide Trans
P = Push Button radio, Backup lights or Remote Mirror. Varies by model.

Gr. 3
C = B70 Padded Dash

Gr. 4
No options installed

Gr. 5
W =Right exterior mirror

Note-Not all options would be coded here. Options that Chevrolet installed that did not require any body modification would not show up.

ok im new to this guys then wheres the vin its not where they are today someone said one of the fenders cant see it

i know it has 283 and was an auto on the floor some change the steering colum and left the floor shift inthe motor runs great the tranny works pulled it out of the woods near ft drum when i was stationed there. helped my freind do it now becauseof somethings i dont want to get into its mine . i him promised to rebuilt and drive it .its too dark to look for the vin now but will again in the morning andy help in locating where to find it i'd be very thankful

found the vin just above the door hinges on the left door 136805a142364

136805A142364

1 - Chevrolet Division of GM
36 - Malibu or El Camino Custom v8
80 - 2 Dr pickup delivery
5 - Model year is 1965
A - Atlanta GA is the final assembly plant
142365 - Production sequence number. The 42,365 Chevelle model built at Atlanta, includes all Chevelle models of which the ELC was one of.

My build sheet was on top of the gas tank, and in very poor condition, though readable. I have it framed now. It took a couple hours to retrieve it from the dirty gas tank. I also had one from a car 11 vin numbers off, with the same interior under my back seat. They must have took a break, then stuffed the seats in. The build dates of both vehicles was the same.