Vin no. Buick Super model 56R -1953

[Buick 53 sweden]

Can I find some information of VIN no. which can be useful for body id tag,
unfortunately there where no body tag on the firewall.
I shall try to make one myself so therefore I would be grateful for any help.
VIN no. 17171162


Håkan
Sweden

[Buford26]

Unfortunately the serial number doesn't contain any information that would be found on the body tag. Here are some places that make reproduction tags:


http://www.datatags.com/
http://www.trimtags.com/



Here is some information from the 1953 Buick car order form that might be helpful:

Trim codes available on model 56R:
50 = Dark Green Pattern Cloth with Light Green Broadcloth Bolster
51 = Dark Blue Nylon Pattern Cloth with Light Grey Broadcloth Bolster
60 = Dark Green Pattern Nylon with Light Green Cordaveen Bolster
61 = Dark Blue Pattern Nylon with Light Blue Cordaveen Bolster
62 = Black Pattern Nylon with Red Cordaveen Bolster

Paint codes:


http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/chipdisp...nfo=yes&page=1

Code	Type	Description	Notes
51	Solid	Carlsbad Black	All models
52	Solid	Verdé Green	All models
53	Solid	Imperial Blue	All models
54	Solid	Jordan Grey	All models
55	Solid	Victoria Maroon	All models
56	Solid	Seamist Grey	All models
57	Solid	Shell Grey	All models
58	Solid	Terrace Green	All models
59	Solid	Tyler Blue	All models
60	Solid	Ridge Green	All models
61	Solid	Osage Cream	Model 45R, 46C, 56C, 56R, 76C, 76R, 76X
62	Solid	Matador Red	Model 45R, 46C, 56C, 56R, 59, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
63	Two-tone	Verdé Green lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
64	Two-tone	Victoria Maroon lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 45R, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
65	Two-tone	Seamist Grey lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
66	Two-tone	Jordan Grey lower and Imperial Blue upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
67	Two-tone	Shell Grey lower and Seamist Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
68	Two-tone	Terrace Green lower and Ridge Green upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
69	Two-tone	Tyler Blue lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
70	Two-tone	Ridge Green lower and Terrace Green upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
71	Two-tone	Osage Cream lower and Verdé Green upper	Model 45R, 56R, 76R
72	Two-tone	Matador Red lower and Carlsbad Black upper	Model 45R, 56R, 76R
73	Solid	Teal Blue	Discontinued approximately 4/23/1953
74	Solid	Majestic White	All models
75	Two-tone	Teal Blue lower and Majestic White upper
76	Two-tone	Majestic White lower and Seamist Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
77	Solid	Reef Blue	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
78	Solid	Mandarin Red	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
79	Solid	Balsam Green	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
80	Two-tone	Balsam Green lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
81	Two-tone	Mandarin Red lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
82	Two-tone	Reef Blue lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
83	Solid	Pinehurst Green	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
84	Two-tone	Pinehurst Green lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
85	Two-tone	Matador Red lower and Majestic White upper	Model 45R, 56R, 76R
86	Solid	Glacier Blue	Added approximately 4/23/1953, all models
87	Two-tone	Glacier Blue lower and Imperial Blue upper	Added approximately 4/23/1953, Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
88	Two-tone	Glacier Blue lower and Jordan Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R

Your body tag should look something like this:

BUICK MOTOR DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
FLINT, MICH.
1953 MOD. 53-56R
STYLE No. 53-4537
BODY No. G xxxx
TRIM No. yy
PAINT No. zz
TOP ACC.
BODY BY FISHER

You just need to find the correct info for the trim code (yy), paint code (zz), and body number (xxxx). Since your car was built at Flint, the plant code G should appear before the body number, but it will probably be hard to figure out what the body number is.

[Bob]

Have a look in the "Reference" section under "Years" and '53

[Buick 53 sweden]

Unfortunately the serial number doesn't contain any information that would be found on the body tag. Here are some places that make reproduction tags:


http://www.datatags.com/
http://www.trimtags.com/



Here is some information from the 1953 Buick car order form that might be helpful:

Trim codes available on model 56R:
50 = Dark Green Pattern Cloth with Light Green Broadcloth Bolster
51 = Dark Blue Nylon Pattern Cloth with Light Grey Broadcloth Bolster
60 = Dark Green Pattern Nylon with Light Green Cordaveen Bolster
61 = Dark Blue Pattern Nylon with Light Blue Cordaveen Bolster
62 = Black Pattern Nylon with Red Cordaveen Bolster

Paint codes:


http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/chipdisp...nfo=yes&page=1

Code	Type	Description	Notes
51	Solid	Carlsbad Black	All models
52	Solid	Verdé Green	All models
53	Solid	Imperial Blue	All models
54	Solid	Jordan Grey	All models
55	Solid	Victoria Maroon	All models
56	Solid	Seamist Grey	All models
57	Solid	Shell Grey	All models
58	Solid	Terrace Green	All models
59	Solid	Tyler Blue	All models
60	Solid	Ridge Green	All models
61	Solid	Osage Cream	Model 45R, 46C, 56C, 56R, 76C, 76R, 76X
62	Solid	Matador Red	Model 45R, 46C, 56C, 56R, 59, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
63	Two-tone	Verdé Green lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
64	Two-tone	Victoria Maroon lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 45R, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
65	Two-tone	Seamist Grey lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
66	Two-tone	Jordan Grey lower and Imperial Blue upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
67	Two-tone	Shell Grey lower and Seamist Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
68	Two-tone	Terrace Green lower and Ridge Green upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
69	Two-tone	Tyler Blue lower and Shell Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
70	Two-tone	Ridge Green lower and Terrace Green upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
71	Two-tone	Osage Cream lower and Verdé Green upper	Model 45R, 56R, 76R
72	Two-tone	Matador Red lower and Carlsbad Black upper	Model 45R, 56R, 76R
73	Solid	Teal Blue	Discontinued approximately 4/23/1953
74	Solid	Majestic White	All models
75	Two-tone	Teal Blue lower and Majestic White upper
76	Two-tone	Majestic White lower and Seamist Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
77	Solid	Reef Blue	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
78	Solid	Mandarin Red	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
79	Solid	Balsam Green	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
80	Two-tone	Balsam Green lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
81	Two-tone	Mandarin Red lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
82	Two-tone	Reef Blue lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
83	Solid	Pinehurst Green	Model 52, 56C, 56R, 59, 72/72R, 76C, 76R, 76X, 79/79R
84	Two-tone	Pinehurst Green lower and Majestic White upper	Model 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
85	Two-tone	Matador Red lower and Majestic White upper	Model 45R, 56R, 76R
86	Solid	Glacier Blue	Added approximately 4/23/1953, all models
87	Two-tone	Glacier Blue lower and Imperial Blue upper	Added approximately 4/23/1953, Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R
88	Two-tone	Glacier Blue lower and Jordan Grey upper	Model 41D, 45R, 48D, 52, 56R, 72/72R, 76R

Your body tag should look something like this:

BUICK MOTOR DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
FLINT, MICH.
1953 MOD. 53-56R
STYLE No. 53-4537
BODY No. G xxxx
TRIM No. yy
PAINT No. zz
TOP ACC.
BODY BY FISHER

You just need to find the correct info for the trim code (yy), paint code (zz), and body number (xxxx). Since your car was built at Flint, the plant code G should appear before the body number, but it will probably be hard to figure out what the body number is.

Thank you very much for your kind help

Håkan Persson

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