Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The Post-War Oldsmobile VIN Decoder

While trying to find out a little bit more about my '77 Cutlass Supreme, I stumbled onto this nifty little site that will tell you what the characters in the VIN number of your 1946-1997 Oldsmobile mean. Got a Rocket you think is rare? Ever wonder where your Starfire was built? Want to know if that flawless "authentic" 442 you're looking at actually started its life out as a base model Cutlass S with a bench seat, column shifter, and vinyl roof before you write the big check? Well type in the VIN and find out!

Also, if anybody out there can point me in the direction of where I can find production figures for Oldsmobile in 1977, broken down at least by body style (but the more specific, the better), that would be super cool.