Reference Details
- Common issue
- The VIN confirms the underlying V8 F-85 series, year, and plant, but it does not encode B09. · 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 B09 Police Apprehender
- Confidence
- documented · 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 B09 Police Apprehender
- Correct value
- First digit 8 for V8; second digit 0, 1, or 2 for F-85 Standard, F-85 Deluxe, or Cutlass; third digit 4 for 1964; fourth character identifies the assembly plant · 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 B09 Police Apprehender
- Where to check
- Plate on the left front door hinge pillar · 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 B09 Police Apprehender
- Common issue
- A Century or Gran Sport with a different fifth character may have an installed 455 or Stage 1 trim without being a factory Stage 1. · 1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage 1 455
- Confidence
- documented · 1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage 1 455
- Correct value
- 4D37V3 followed by assembly-plant letter and sequence: Buick division, Century series, two-door coupe, Stage 1 455, 1973 model year · 1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage 1 455
- Where to check
- VIN plate at the driver-side top of the instrument panel, visible through the windshield · 1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage 1 455