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BODY NUMBER PLATE

Complete identification of each body is provided by a plate riveted to the cowl at the left of center under the hood.

BODY BY FISHER
   ST
   TR
68-44437 H
138
      101555
      AC
      BODY
      PAINT
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
CERTIFIES TO THE DEALER THAT THIS
VEHICLE CONFORMS TO ALL U.S. FEDERAL
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS
APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE
EXAMPLE
68
4
44
37
H*
101555
138
A
C
Model Year (1968)
GM Division (Buick)
Series (Skylark Custom)
Style (2-Door Hardtop Coupe)
Flint, Michigan
Prodution Sequence
Trim (Black Cloth/Vinyl)
Lower Body Color (Regal Black)
Upper Body Color (Artic White)
*Same assembly plants and codes as used on the VIN plate.

THE STYLE NUMBER is a combination of the year, division, series, and body style

SPECIAL DELUXE
STYLE
CODE
Coupe, 2-Door, Thin Pillar*
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
Station Wagon, 4-Door, 2-Seat
3327
3369
3435
*Option California GS  
GS 350
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door 3437
SKYLARK
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
3537
3569
SKYLARK CUSTOM
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door
Convertible
Sedan, 4-Door
4437
4439
4467
4469
SPORTWAGON
STYLE
CODE
Station Wagon, 4-Door, 2-Seat
Station Wagon, 4-Door, 3-Seat
4455
4465
GS 400
CODE
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door
Convertible
4637
4667
LESABRE
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop, 4-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
Coupe Hartop, 2-Door
5239
5269
5287
Option 400  
LESABRE CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop, 4-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door
5439
5467
5469
5487
Option 400  
WILDCAT
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop 4-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door
6439
6469
6487
WILDCAT CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop, 4-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door
6639
6667
6687
ELECTRA 225
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop, 4-Door
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door
8239
8257
8269
ELECTRA 225 CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop, 4-Door*
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door
8439
8457
8467
8469
Option Limited  
RIVIERA
STYLE
CODE
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door 9487
Option GS  

THE BODY NUMBER is the production serial number of the body. The prefix letter denotes the plant in which the body was built.

ASSEMBLY PLANT
CODE
Flint, MI
South Gate, CA
Fremont, CA
Kansas City, KS
Wilmington, DE
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, MD
Kansas City, MO
Bloomfield MI
Oshawa, Ont., CAN
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D
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