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Old 11-06-2009, 02:40 PM   #1
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need help with vin number

hello
i board this 59 apache . this is the vin number can anybody tell me wath it means . 3B59S118476
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Old 11-06-2009, 04:54 PM   #2
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Re: need help with vin number

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hello
i board this 59 apache . this is the vin number can anybody tell me wath it means . 3B59S118476
thanks
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http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/series.htm this site should help you............
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Old 11-06-2009, 09:05 PM   #3
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Re: need help with vin number

Have a look at this:

http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34093

1959
Sample Vehicle Identification Number is: 3A59A000001
3A* Series: (G-1100, H-1200, 3A-3100, 3B-3200, 3E-3600, 3G-3800)
59 Last two digits of model year (55>,56,57,58,59)
A Assembly plant (A-Atlanta GA, B-Baltimore MD, F-Flint MI, J-Janesville WI, K-Kansas City MO, L-Los Angeles CA, N-Norwood OH, O-Oakland CA, S-St. Louis MO, T-Tarrytown NY, W-Willow Run, MI)
000001 Consecutive Sequence Number
* ("V" prefix indicates a V-8 engine)
Decoding:
3100 Series
1959 Model year
Built in Atlanta, Georgia
The first car built
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Old 11-07-2009, 08:28 AM   #4
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Here ya go....
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/t.aspx?Page=10

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