number in the rear trunk, is it part of the VIN? Options

[si2t3m]

Hi,

Dunno how all this started but one hour later, part of the rear trunk had no more paint! Found some of that orange stuff too... actually I now have a hole in the rear trunk floor near the drivers side taillight. About the size of a coin was taken out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Anyway, i discovered in the rear trunk floor (it was partly covered by seam sealer and paint) a stamped number 2219005. What is it??? Part of the VIN (if it is it's not the numbers i have on my car).

TIA

Marc-André

[davep]

Jeff is correct in that it is the chassis number. However, since the last 4 digits are 9005, that means that the car is a 1975 or 76 model. The last two years had a "base" of 9000 instead of the "base" of 9500 for the earlier years. That means that the chassis number is stamped into a small plate rivited onto the front trunk wall near the right headlight. I find it very informative to match the Chassis and VIN numbers in a spreadsheet. When I first decoded the chassis numbers 15 years ago I quickly noticed how out-of-sequence the two numbers were. That lead me to think that the chassis were produced in paint lots and then warehoused. Later, chassis were picked from the warehouse and completed on the assembly line where the VIN's were attached. I have found only two chassis numbers over 100 (highest is 130), both late in 1973 (1974 models).

I would appreciate anyone sending me data to help my project. Mostly what I need is VIN, chassis, paint code, and the month/year date code from the door post. Feel free to ask questions about this.

DaveP