AMC 1965-67 VIN (serial number) decoder

All Marlin bodies were built at the Kenosha Lake Front Plant = R

Examples:                                                      
A 5 K A 9 7 J 1 23456
A 6 K A 9 7 S 1 00001
A 7 B S 9 7 S 1 23000
232-2BDL
Manufacturer
letter 1965 1966 1967
A American Motors Corporation
other
Year
number 1965 1966 1967
5 1965

6
1966
7
1967
Assembly Plants
letter 1965 1966 1967
B All Years Brampton Canada Assembly
K All Years Kenosha WI. Assembly
Transmission
letter 1965 1966 1967
A AUTOMATIC COLUMN AUTOMATIC COLUMN AUTOMATIC COLUMN
C FLOOR SHIFT AUTOMATIC FLOOR SHIFT AUTOMATIC FLOOR SHIFT AUTOMATIC
F 4 SPEED STICK FLOOR CONSOLE 4 SPEED STICK FLOOR CONSOLE 4 SPEED STICK FLOOR CONSOLE
M 4 SPEED STICK NO CONSOLE 4 SPEED STICK NO CONSOLE 4 SPEED STICK NO CONSOLE
S 3 SPEED COLUMN 3 SPEED COLUMN 3 SPEED COLUMN
O 3 SPEED STICK COLUMN + OVER DRIVE 3 SPEED STOCK COLUMN + OVER DRIVE
3 SPEED STICK COLUMN + OVER DRIVE

3 SPEED STICK FLOOR SHIFT CONSOLE + OVER DRIVE 3 SPEED STICK FLOOR SHIFT CONSOLE + OVER DRIVE 3 SPEED STICK FLOOR SHIFT CONSOLE + OVER DRIVE
Car Series
number 1965 1966 1967
9
2 door hardtop
2 Door Hardtop
2 Door Hardtop
Body Type
number 1965 1966 1967
7 Marlin Marlin Marlin
Engine
letter 1965 1966 1967
S 232-1BDL 232-2BDL 232-1BDL
T 232-2BDL
232 2BDL
H 287 2BDL 287 2BDL
J
327 2BDL
K 327 4BDL 327 4DBL
U

290 2BDL
V
343 2BDL
W
343 4DBL
Sequential Serial Number
Starting Serials Found On Plate Welded To Top Of Right Wheel House Tower On 1965 1966 1967
232 CID 2-100,001
287 CID 3-100,001
327 CID 4-100,001
1967 only Milwaukee built bodies start with body number 1 Kenosha Lake Front Plant start with A-1 or R-1
Example a car with this number 100264 which means that car was the 263 made in 1966 with 232 2bdl automatic (this car has been scraped)

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