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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
69-44437 H
188
      101555
      4040
      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
69
4
44
37
H*
101555
188
40
40
Model Year (1969)
GM Division (Buick)
Series (Skylark Custom)
Style (2-Door Hardtop Coupe)
Flint, Michigan
Prodution Sequence
Trim (Black Vinyl)
Lower Body Color (Cameo Cream)
Upper Body Color (Cameo Cream)
*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
Station Wagon, 4-Door, 3-Seat
3327
3369
3435
3437
GS 350
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door 3437
SKYLARK
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
3537
3569
SKYLARK CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
4437
4467
4439
4469
SPORTWAGON
STYLE
CODE
Station Wagon, 4-Door, 2-Seat
Station Wagon, 4-Door, 3-Seat
4456
4466
GS 400
STYLE
CODE
Coupe Hardtop, 2-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
4637
4667
LESABRE
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
5237
5239
5269
LESABRE CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
5437
5439
5467
5469
WILDCAT
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
6437
6439
6469
WILDCAT CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door
Convertible, 2-Door
6637
6639
6667
ELECTRA 225
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
8257
8239
8269
ELECTRA 225 CUSTOM
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop Coupe, 2-Door
Hardtop, 4-Door*
Convertible, 2-Door
Sedan, 4-Door, Thin Pillar
8457
8439
8467
8469
RIVIERA
STYLE
CODE
Hardtop, 2-Door 9487

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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