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BigRed-L72
Mar 9th, 05, 10:48 AM
Tag reads (as best I can tell)

8
ST 71 13637 B420164 BDY

TR 704 19 19 PNT

2A B 0773

VIN 136371B152937
Can someone decode it for me ? thanks

Redmanf1
Mar 9th, 05, 11:01 AM
1971 13637 Malibu sport coupe

Tr 704 ~ Black Randel Cloth, Black Coated Fabric 19 19 tuxedo black top & bottom

2A Feb first week

Hope this helps

BigRed-L72
Mar 9th, 05, 11:14 AM
Thanks Redmanf1..
Why 2 numbers for paint? The car is in primer and there are small holes on the sides of the roof where it appears to me to have had a vinyl top on it at sometime.

Is it possible that it had the trim for a vinyl top but no vinyl hence two numbers ??

elcamino
Mar 9th, 05, 12:57 PM
Lower and Upper colors, if it were a 2 tone, there would be 2 different number codes.

Car did not come with a vinyl, if so there would be a lette code after the fist paint code, e.g. 19 B.

These were popular add-ons back in those days. I worked for a used car dealer from 1971-74 and we would often have vinyl tops put on cars. It was a sign of class back then to have a car with a vinyl top.