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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2013 22:51:24 GMT -5
Well, where to start.... I picked up this 442 from a fellow Olds fanatic after my last tour in Iraq. It is an original 400, 4-speed car, and although a majority of the car is covered in red, I believe it is an original saffron yellow car. I have a 1970 455 and an M22 4-speed set aside for the eventual build. I am currently working on an advanced degree at the University of Kansas (KU) and have plans to begin the build in earnest when I retire from the Army in a couple of years. The work you fella's share of your on-going builds is informative, and inspirational. Thanks again for all the tech advice and parts assistance. NS     |
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Post by club442 on Aug 4, 2013 14:42:44 GMT -5
looks like a nice project,get a pic of the data plate on here and you will know colors and options
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Post by 66trakpak on Aug 11, 2013 19:59:09 GMT -5
Congrats,looks nice. Clean projects are getting harder and harder to find!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 18:33:00 GMT -5
Here are the two data plates. Can anyone help me " decode" them?   Thanks, NS |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 18:48:36 GMT -5
Based on my VIN (338 375 M 1xxxxxx), it looks like I have:
3 (GM) 3837 (Holiday Coupe) 5 (1965 production year) M (Lansing, Michigan Plant) 1xxxxxx (production number)
Can anyone direct me to a good place to decode color, options, etc...?
Thanks again.
NS
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 19:12:15 GMT -5
A cursory search provided this additional information:
(ST) 12C = my car was built during the third week of December in 1965
(TR) 950-B (Black Bucket Interior)
(Body Paint) Y-Y (Saffron Yellow; the Y-Y indicates Saffron Yellow upper/lower paint coding)
(ACC) W 2L (W is for a tinted windshield, and the 2L is for the 4-speed cut-out)
4v (442 Designation)
I think I got it all decoded!!!!
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Post by RIP OLDS on Aug 15, 2013 19:30:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2013 19:35:29 GMT -5
Thanks RIPOLDS..... that's where I found the info.
Great link. Thanks for the input.
NS
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Post by Big Mike on Aug 15, 2013 22:24:24 GMT -5
That 12C is more likely December of '64, not '65. By December of '65 the factories making '66's.
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Post by oldstata on Sept 25, 2013 21:11:26 GMT -5
Looks like a nice solid car
Thanks for your service
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Post by RAM Z on Oct 12, 2013 17:09:52 GMT -5
Early car. Yellow looks good, you should go back to it.
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