Plymouth Valiant V-100 1965 Service – Technical Manual page 6

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 5
VEHICLE AND ENGINE NUMBERS
VEHICLE NUMBER: The vehicle number (serial num-
ber) is located on a plate attached to the left front door
hinge pillar post (Fig.
2).
All vehicle numbers contain ten digits. The vehicle
number is a code which tells the make of car (1st d i g
it), model of car (2nd digit), year built (3rd digit), as-
sembly plant (4th digit) and vehicle sequence number
(last six digits).
ENGINE NUMBERS: The engine numbers contain the
model, cubic inch displacement and the manUfaCtUr-
ing date. (Figs- 3, 4 and 5.) mm~bers are stamped
on a boss on the cylinder block as shown.
BODY PLATE NUMBER LOCATION
The body number
is
stamped on a plate which is
attached on the engine side on the fender shield near
the battery. The plate shows the body type, schedule
date, trim code and the paint code. (Fig. 6).
1 ST LETTER 2ND DIGIT
3RD DIGIT 4TH DIGIT
CAR LINE MODEL OF VEHICLE
YEAR BUILT ASSEMBLY PLANT
Valiant Belvedere Fuw
V-Va lian
t
1.
v-100
2.
-
3. v-200
4. Signet, Barracuda
R-Belvedere
5. V-100
Sta. Wag.
7. V-200
Sta. Wag.
6.
-
8.
-
P-Fury
9.
-
Belvedere I
Belvedere
II
Satellite
Belv.
I
Sta. Wag.
Belv.
II
Sta. Wag.
Taxi
Police
-
-
Fury
I 1.
Detroit
Fury
II
2.
Detroit
Fury
111
Sport Fury
Fury
I
Sta. Wag.
5. 1965 5.
Los Angeles
Fury II Sta. Wag.
6.
Newark, Del.
Fury
111
Sta. Wag.
7.
Los Angeles
Taxi
Police
'
I
r - -
----I
Fig. 2-Vehicle Number Plate
Fig. 3-Engine Number Location 1273 Cu. In. Eng.)
F
CODE
NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER
INCLUDES DATE AND BODY
MONTH OF YEAR AND CODE
ORDER NUMBER
NK1175
Fig. 5-Engine Number Location 1361 and 383)
INCLUDES SOME SPECIAL AND
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
T O
AGREE
WITH CAR ORDERED
Fig. 4-Engine Number Location 1318 Cu.
In.
Eng.) Fig. &-Body Number Plate