Re: VIN translation please

[dlawson@ball.com (Dave Lawson)]

Lori,

>Based on some of your comments, I would guess that 436 is LATE in the
>'83 model run.So how come the build date on the door plate is 5/82?

Your car is just what you think it is, a model year 1983 TQC. The 'D' in
the 10th position of the VIN shows the year, 83, E=84, F=85, etc. Yours
was number 436 built in model year 83 and was assembled in 5/82. For
comparison my 83 TQC is 072 and was built in 12/81. Your car would
be classified as an early 83, it has the early style suspension and the
fuse box is located under the dash. The late 83 cars had the revised
suspension and somewhere around this same time the fuse box
was moved to under the hood. I have seen an 83 with the under hood
fuse box on cars around VIN D0600.

Not sure how high the VINs go. There is an 83 TQC owner on the net
with a special import car with a production number over 17XX, right
Steve?

Hope this helps.
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Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com