The VIN, or Vehicle Identification Number is stamped into a stainless-steel tag. If you don’t know where to find your VIN tag, click HERE. From the VIN tag you can identify the year, model number, assembly plant and sequence number (the n-th vehicle to come from this assembly plant this model year). Unlike the cowl tag, the VIN tag is a reliable means to identify if a car was equipped with a V8 or a L6 engine since it was applied to the body after a chassis was configured and scheduled to be mated to the body. This VIN tag information applies for all passenger car models from 1960 to 1964.
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The first digit represents the year. 0=1960, 1=1961, etc. | |
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The second and third digits represent the series. | |
| 11 | Biscayne 6 cylinder | |
| 12 | Biscayne 8 cylinder | |
| 13 | Biscayne Fleetmaster L6 (1960-1961) or Impala SS L6 (1964) | |
| 14 | Biscayne Fleetmaster V8 (1960-1961) or Impala SS V8 (1964) | |
| 15 | Bel Air L6 | |
| 16 | Bel Air V8 | |
| 17 | Impala L6 | |
| 18 | Impala V8 | |
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The fourth and fifth digits represent the body style. | |
| 11 | 2 door sedan | |
| 15 | 2 door station wagon, 2 seats | |
| 19 | 4 door sedan | |
| 21 | 2 door utility sedan | |
| 35 | 4 door station wagon, 2 seats – 6 passenger | |
| 37 | 2 door sport coupe (bubble top) | |
| 39 | 4 door sport sedan | |
| 45 | 4 door station wagon, 3 seats | |
| 47 | 2 door sport coupe | |
| 67 | 2 door convertible | |
| 69 | 4 door sedan | |
| 80 | 2 door sedan pickup (El Camino) | |
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The sixth letter represents the manufacturing plant. See a detailed explanation. | |
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The last six digits represent the production sequence number, starting at 100001. | |