Bill, Thanks for the info. as it is quite useful. Could you give me reference material on where you found this information? I plan on getting a reference library started as expenses permit. BTW: On my Le Baron, on the dashboard by the glove compartment is a nameplate with a name engraved on it with the Imperial sign ( Robert R. Kaufman). Any idea about this? Can I trace this to the original owner and where he bought it? Thanks again, Bob. >From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: IML: more 66 de-coding >Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:51:09 -0800 > > >The plate is actually read left to right, bottom to top : > >SO NUMBER : A16 15019 - Shipping Order Number >The "A16" is the scheduled build date - October 16, 1965 > >BDY : YH43 > Y - Imperial > H - LeBaron > 4 - 4-door > 3 - hardtop > >TRM : H76 > H - High > 7 - ?? > 6 - ?? > >PAINT : 331 > 3 - Dove Tan roof > 3 - Dove Tan body > 1 - single tone > >ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ ; >AB : 81 - 440-cid V8, single exhaust >C : 5 - 395 - Torqueflite >G : 1 - 22" radiator >H : 2 - 452 - Power Door Locks >J : 5 - 465 - Rear Dome Light >K : 8 - 458 - Power Windows or 488 - Power Deck Lid Release >L : 9 - 459 - Power Vent Windows >R : 4 - 424 - Radio AM - Search Tune >S : 1 - 411 - A/C with Heater >W : 3 - 473 - Auto Pilot > >abcdefshjkmnpqrluwy >d ; 7 - 417 - Heater - Rear Seat & Defogger >p : - 536 - Mirror - Outside LH Remote >u : 1 - 691 - Sold Car / Expedite > >Bill >Vancouver, BC > > > > > > On the plate next to the VIN Plate , there is a alphabet in small > > caps(abcdefshjkmnpqrluwy). AND UNDER that alphabet is the number 7 >under > > the letter (d&e) and the number 6 under(p&q) and the number 1 under the > > letter (u). Onder that is the alphabet in large caps > > (ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ) and the numbers 815 under the letters (ABC) >and > > the numbers 12589 under the letters(GHJKL) and the numbers 41 under the > > letters (RS) and finally the number 3 under the letter (W). The final >row > > shows the SO NUMBER as : A1615019 and the BDY as: YH43 and the TRM as: >H76 > > and FINALLY the PAINT as : 331. Any info. would be quite helpful as I am >new > > to this group but plan to get smarter on this stuff. > > > > > > > > >