There is also the Buick Engineer Approved Accessories booklet, but I think most of the items are shown on the order form. You buy the accessories booklet on ebay.
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There is also the Buick Engineer Approved Accessories booklet, but I think most of the items are shown on the order form. You buy the accessories booklet on ebay.
Here is a factory order form.
Euclid was a Fisher Body plant. The bodies were shipped to Flint for final assembly, so the plant code in the VIN is H. The Buick bodies built at Euclid were the 1966-1970 Riviera bodies.
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The closest you will come to numbers matching for 1956 and earlier Buicks is for Canadian built Buicks. Canadian built Buicks used different number schemes for the car and engine serial numbers...
The information you received was incorrect. The first year for numbers matching in Buick was 1957 (car and engine serial number). For 1956 and earlier Buick's the car serial number and the engine...
Nothing in the VIN or on the trim tag will tell you if it is a GS, see this link for identifying a GS:
http://rivowners.org/features/Ev_Stats/66-69/index.html
494877H909xxx
4 = Buick
94 =...
No Riviera Stage 1 in 1967-1970. In 1971 and 1972 the Riviera GS had a different engine than the standard Riviera (engine production codes TA and WA) but it wasn't called the Stage 1 in the Riviera...
There are several Buick clubs in Australia, you could try contacting one of them. You can find links to them on the Buick Club of America (BCA) website:
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Can you post a a picture of what you are talking about? I'm not sure if it is the car serial number, engine serial number, or the trim tag. I've attached a picture showing a 1946 Buick car serial...
For the special order paint I've seen it shown as SPL OO on the trim tag. I don't think they would have shipped a car from the factory that wasn't painted. Would it be possible to post a picture of...
4T = Belt Reveal and wheel opening molding
V717935
V = V8, V prefix dropped in 1955 after engine number 1,000,000 reached
71793 = sequential number, range for 1953 was 2,001 to 273,955
5 = Series 50/Super making it a 322 nailhead
4F1010428
4 = Series 4400/LeSabre
F = 1959
1 = built at Flint, MI
010428 = sequential number, range for Flint was 000995 to 110001
3F 185558
3F = engine production code = 364 nailhead V8...
E = I think this indicates rear seat speaker, although the complete code is E6
S6 = Protection Group - Door Guards and Gasoline Filler Door Guard
I6 = Soft-Ray Tinted Glass
K6 = Custom Padded...
According to the factory literature I've seen, the 425 was only available in the Wildcat and Riveria in 1963, but I suspect you could get it in the Electra and LeSabre as well since I've seen both...
V8439294
V = V8 (V prefix drop in 1955 when engine number 1,000,000 reached)
843929 = sequential number, range for 1955 was 720,080 to 1,460,022
4 = Series 40/Special making it a 264
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Build sheets are often found on top of the gas tank, under the carpet, under the seat bottoms in the springs, behind the door panels in the doors, and in the dash.
LA = 2.78 open, Series 43000,...
VIN decode:
433077Z108xxx
4 = Buick
33 = Special
07 = 2-door thin pillar coupe
7 = 1967
Z = built at Fremont, CA
108xxx = sequential number, range for Fremont built V8 cars was 100,001 to...
In 1959 the car serial number and the engine number are the same. See here on how to decode the car serial number:
https://www.teambuick.com/reference/years/59/59_vin.php...
3885010 is the casting number for 1965-1967.
P7M26
P = Muncie
7 = 1967 model year
M = August
26 = 26th
(built August 26th 1966 for 1967 model year)
Other than on top of the gas tank and under the carpet as mentioned, build sheets have also been found under the seat bottoms in the springs, behind the door panels in the doors, and in the dash. As...
Sorry for the delay, it took me a little longer than expected to repel the Christmas in-law invasion...Unfortunately, Baltimore was one of the plants that didn't put option codes on the trim tags. ...
Depending on the plant the car was built at, the cowl tag may have an option code for 4-speed. Post a picture of the tag and I can decode it.
Those numbers look like the last 8 digits of the car serial number, but the third digit has to be something other than a 0. If it is a Riviera, it should be a 9, so 5H933578. Does this match the...
Last 8 digits of the car serial number should match the engine serial number, so the engine has been replaced at some point.