1965 - 1972 Buick VIN Decoding
Vechicle Identification Plates
1965-1971 Models
- 1st Digit - Division
- 4 = Buick
- 2nd and 3rd Digits - Series
- 33 = Special V6 (1965-67)
- 33 = Deluxe L6 (1968-69)
- 33 = Skylark L6 (1970-71)
- 34 = Special V8 (1965-67)
- 34 = Special Deluxe V8 (1968-69)
- 34 = GS350 (1968-70)
- 34 = GS (1971)
- 34 = Skylark V8 (1970-71)
- 34 = Sportwagon V8 (1970-71)
- 35 = Special Deluxe V6 (1965-67)
- 35 = Skylark V6 (1968-69)
- 35 = Skylark 350 (1970-71)
- 36 = Special Deluxe V8 (1965-67)
- 36 = Skylark V8 (1968-69)
- 41 = Sportwagon V6 (1965)
- 42 = Sportwagon V8 (1965)
- 43 = Skylark V6 (1965-67)
- 44 = Skylark V8 (1965-67)
- 44 = Skylark Custom (1968-71)
- 44 = Sportwagon V8 (1967-69)
- 46 = Skylark Gran Sport (1964-66)
- 46 = GS400 (1967-69)
- 46 = GS455 (1970)
- 48 = Sportwagon Custom V8 (1967-69)
- 4th and 5th Digits - Body Code
- 07 = 2 Door Post Coupe
- 17 = 2 Door Hardtop Coupe
- 27 = 2 Door Post Coupe
- 35 = 4 Door Station Wagon
- 36 = 4 Door Station Wagon
- 37 = 2 Door Hardtop Coupe
- 39 = 4 Door Hardtop Sedan
- 55 = 4 Door Sportwagon
- 56 = 4 Door Sportwagon Custom
- 65 = 4 Door Sportwagon
- 66 = 4 Door Sportwagon Custom
- 67 = 2 Door Convertible
- 69 = 4 Door Sedan
- 6th Digit - Model Year
- 5 = 1965
- 6 = 1966
- 7 = 1967
- 8 = 1968
- 9 = 1969
- 0 = 1970
- 1 = 1971
- 7th Digit - Assembly Plant Code
- B = Baltimore, MD
- C = South Gate, CA
- D = Atlanta, GA
- G = Framingham, MA
- H = Flint, MI
- I = Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)
- K = Kansas City, MO
- V = Bloomfield, IL
- X = Kansas City, KS
- Y = Wilmington, DE
- Z = Fremont, CA
- Last 6 Digits - Production Number
1972 Models
- 1st Digit - Division
- 4 = Buick
- 2nd Digit - Series
- D = Skylark
- F = Sportwagon
- G = GS
- H = Skylark Custom
- 3rd and 4th Digits - Body Style
- 27 = 2 Door Post Coupe
- 36 = 4 Door Station Wagon
- 37 = 2 Door Hardtop Coupe
- 39 = 4 Door Hardtop Sedan
- 67 = 2 Door Converible
- 69 = 4 Door Sedan
- 5th Digit - Engine Code
- H = 350-2bbl V8
- J = 350-4bbl V8
- K = 350-4bbl V8 (GS)
- U = 455-4bbl V8 (GS455)
- V = 455-4bbl V8 (Stage 1)
- 6th Digit - Model Year
- 2 = 1972
- 7th Digit - Assembly Plant
- C = South Gate, MI
- G = Framingham, MA
- H = Flint, MI
- X = Fairfax, KS
- Y = Wilmington, DE
- Z = Freemont, CA
- Last 6 Digits - Production Number
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