Re: Numbers match, VINs and brusjing off the dust

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/3/21 9:22:21

Fortunately, as they were almost instant collectibles from the day they were first sold, there aren't many 55/56 Caribbean convertibles with a muddled or mysterious past, most of them have a fairly well-developed past history. And their history is helped by the survival of the build or shipping orders and active roster-keepers over the years. One thing that did catch my eye on 5699-1019 if I remember it correctly was the gold anodized mesh behind the grille - the changeover from silver to gold is thought to have occurred after #1040 and before #1079.

Wouldn't it be nice if some day a factory record surfaced that correlated the Utica engine and transmission numbers to the vehicle number?