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1961 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
VIN DECODER
UNDERSTANDING AND DECODING THE VIN:
The VIN plate could be located on the drivers side door post area into early 1960 just like all the previous years. For the remainder of 1960 as well as '61 and '62, it was on the steering column in the engine compartment. In 1963 the VIN moved again, this time to the instrument support brace below the glove box. It stayed there through 1967.
In 1968 the VIN moved to the top of the instrument panel where it was visible through the windshield from the outside. From this point forward, it stayed there and/or on the windshield support bracket also known as the A-pillar.
How to Decode a VIN Plate:
First Character: Model Year
0 - 1960
1 - 1961
2 - 1962
3 - 1963
4 - 1964
Second & Third Characters: Model Year
08 - Chevrolet Corvette identifier
Fourth & Fifth Characters: Body Style
37 - Coupe
67 - Convertible
Sixth Character: Assembly Plant
S - St. Louis
Seventh through Twelfth Characters: Production Sequence Number
In 1961, the VIN sequence used for the vehicles produced was 10867S100001 thru 10867S110939.
EXAMPLE - To the left is an example of how a 1961 Corvette VIN might read. A VIN of 10867S103415 would indicate the following:
A 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible model that was built at the St Louis Assembly Plant with Sequence Number 103415.
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