Decoding data plate

[Christian Millman]

Hi all. I recently bought a 66 Eldo convertible and am hoping you can me with the data plate. It reads:

General Motors Corporation
108
ST 66-68467 FWD
242 Body
92-4 Paint
TR 471-
EM K


Also, the VIN is L6114815. I always thought the Eldo VINs started with E. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks very much for your help.

Christian

[Ralph Messina CLC 4937]

Christian,

The data read as follows:

108 is 10B the month and week of assembly: 2nd week of Oct ‘65
ST 66-68467 FWD: year 1966, and model 69467: Eldorado Convertible.
242 Body: the 242nd Eldorado body produced which makes it an early car.
92-4 Paint:   92 is Crystal Firemist (Grayish metallic green);  4 is dark green top
TR 471: Dark green leather bench seat.
E= Soft Ray (Tinted glass)
M= Power door locks
K= Climate control

You’re correct that the VIN should read “E” not “L”.  You may want to check your reading again.

I had the same car, but with bucket seats…..Pretty car.
HTH,
Ralph

[Christian Millman]

Thanks very much Ralph. You were right, the VIN does start with an E. Oddly, the VIN on the door frame has a missprint. Ive never seen that before. It has the L that I mentioned and its even listed that way on the title. I had to check on the block and on the protect-o-plate for the correct VIN.

Christian