Matt 68 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Looking to get a data tag decoded can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 03B = second week (B) of March (03) 1968 build date ST68 = 1968 model year 33667 = Oldsmobile (3) Cutlass S (36) convertible (67) Note that Oldsmobile also used Cutlass cowl tags on 442s in the 1968-69 model years. This is well documented in factory literature. LAN = Lansing assembly plant 300226 BODY = Fisher Body sequence number (not related to VIN) TR940 = Black bucket seat interior N-2 PAINT = Burgundy Poly paint (N) with black convertible top (2) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 68 Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 The vin starts with 344 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 68 Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 It has black bench with column shifter now. Did they do bench with column shifter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Matt 68 said: The vin starts with 344 I had a hunch, which is why mentioned, both 442s and Cutlii used the same 336 cowl tags in 1968-69. 1 hour ago, Matt 68 said: It has black bench with column shifter now. Did they do bench with column shifter? I ASSUME you are talking about an AT column shifter. The base equipment in a 1968 442 was bucket seats with the HD three speed manual "Dearborn" trans (don't call it a Ford Toploader...) with a Hurst floor shifter and NO console. If you ordered an automatic, you got the column shift (even with bucket seats) unless you also paid $57.93 extra for RPO D55 console and floor shifter. Also note that while bucket seats were standard, a bench seat was optionally available under RPO A52 - a $68.46 credit. Note that if the car had come from the factory with a black bench, the cowl tag would have had trim code 950. Edited June 15, 2018 by joe_padavano (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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