Canadian Buick Serial Numbers 1958-1964

1958-64 example serial number: 54469800678

 

A 9- prefix on a Canadian engine number indicates an automatic transmission car.

On this serial number:
5= 1955 model
4= Buick
4= Special Series
69= 4 door sedan
800678= production serial number unique to that particular car

The last part resembles a US body serial number. It may be the 678th 55 Special 4-door sedan built in the Oshawa, Ont. plant.

In cases where US-built cars were imported into Canada, these used the American-style numbering formats as shown on this web site.

A 1957 Number example serial number: 74437808531   On this serial number: 7 = 1957 model 44 = 40 Series 37 = Model 8 = Number of Cylinders 08531= production serial number unique to that particular car

Canadian Series	U.S. Series
43-44	40
45	50
46	60
47	70
48	80
49	90

NOTE: The information contained on this page is compiled from several undependable sources and is offered as it is probably correct. If you have a dependable source for Canadian car numbers, we would like to know!