vin decoding for GS?

[Guest]

The vin# for my 1965 skylark gs reads 444675.....is there any way to tell if the car is a 1965 gs convert or is it a 1965 skylark convertible...thanks for your help?

[BUICK RACER]

Nope, sorry, unless you can find the build sheet you can't tell. Check this out: <A HREF="http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~ddcronkh/1965_gen.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~ddcronkh/1965_gen.html</A>

[DugsSin]

Well lets go for a high probability that it's a true GranSport.<BR> Battery on left side, posi rear, boxed frame, GranSport emblem on glove box, LR on valley pan rail of 401, last 8 numbers of serial numbers match door frame numbers.<BR> This will put your car well on its way to being a GranSport.<BR> Very nice car too! Doug Updike 65 Lark GranSport Ragtop/ 57 Roadie 75 BCA #33850

[Steve B]

Also, the vin starting with 44467 denotes it as a V8 Skylark convertible. That at least rules out that it is a converted Special or V6 Skylark.<P>The transmission needs to be a ST 300 with the model for the Gran Sport (NK) stamped on the lower servo cover. The last two digits of the year will be stamped above the NK (65). <P>The rear axle ratio will be 3.08 in a automatic Gran Sport unless it was special ordered.<P>With this information and the information in the last post, you can be pretty sure it is the original car with the original drive train.

[Guest]

Thanks to all for your help......Does anybody know how to contact the technical advisor for the 1965 1/2 Gran Sport? I tried the link on the website but it does not work.