56 Chevy ID Numbers


 

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

 

Located on the plate on the left front door hinge pillar post.
The 8 cylinder vehicles have a "V" preceding the first digit.

 

FIRST DIGIT: Identifies the series and model

CODE 

MODEL - SERIES

One-Fifty, 6cyl  - 1500

VA 

One-Fifty, 8cyl  - 1500

Two-Ten, 6-cyl - 2100

VB

Two-Ten, 8-cyl - 2100

Bel Air, 6-cyl  - 2400

VC

Bel Air, 8-cyl  - 2400

D

Sedan delivery, 6-cyl - 1508

VD

Sedan delivery, 8-cyl - 1508

E

Corvette, 8cyl - 2934

 

 

 

SECOND AND THIRD DIGITS: Identify the model year -1956

 

FOURTH DIGIT: Identifies the assembly plant

CODE

ASSEMBLY PLANT

A

Atlanta, GA 

B

Baltimore, MD 

F

Flint, MI 

J

Janesville, WI 

K

Kansas City, MO 

L

Los Angeles, CA 

O

Oakland, CA 

S

St Louis, MO 

T

Tarrytown, NY 

N

Norwood, OH 

 

LAST SIX DIGITS: Represent the basic production number

 


 

BODY NUMBER PLATE

 

Located on the right hand side of the cowl.

 

THE STYLE NUMBER indicates the model and body style.

BEL AIR

 

CODE

BODY STYLE 

1011D

2-Dr. sedan

1019D

4-Dr. sedan

1037D

Sport coupe

1039D

Sport sedan 

1062DF 

Station wagon (Beauville)

1064DF

Station wagon (Nomad)

1067D

Convertible 

 

 

ONE-FIFTY

 

CODE

BODY STYLE

1211

2-Dr. sedan

1211B

Utility sedan

1219

4-Dr. sedan

1263F

Station wagon (Handyman)

1271

Sedan delivery

 

 

TWO-TEN

 

CODE

BODY STYLE

1011

2-Dr. sedan 

1019

4-Dr. sedan 

1011A

Club coupe 

1037

Sport coupe 

1039

Sport sedan

1062F 

Station wagon (Townsman) 

1062FC

Station wagon (Beuaville)

1063F

Station wagon (Handyman) 

 

 

CORVETTE

 

CODE

BODY STYLE

2934

2-Dr.

 

 

 

THE BODY NUMBER is the production serial number of the body.

 

THE COLOR CODE indicates the paint color used on the car.

 

 

 

SINGLE COLORS

CODE

COLOR 

687

Onyx Black

688

Pinecrest Green 

690

Sherwood Green

691

Nassau Blue

692

Harbor Blue

693

Dusk Plum

694

India Ivory

695

Crocus Yellow

697

Matador Red 

698

Twilight Turquoise

749

Tropical Turquoise

750

Calypso Cream

752

Inca Silver

*

Onyx Black/Silver Panel

*

Aztec Copper/Beige Panel 

*

Cascade Green/Beige Panel 

*

Artic Blue/Silver Panel

*

Venetian Red/Beige Panel 

*

Polo White/Imperial Ivory Panel

 

*Corvette

 

 

 

TWO-TONE COLORS

CODE

COLOR 

696

Crocus Yellow/Onyx Black 

700

Sierra Gold/Adobe Beige

701

India Ivory/Onyx Black.

702

Sherwood Green/Pinecrest Green

703

Harbor Blue/Nassau Blue

705

India Ivory/Pinecrest Green

706

India Ivory/Sherwood Green

707

India Ivory/Nassau Blue

708

India Ivory/Dusk Plum

710

India Ivory/Twilight Turquoise

711

India Ivory/Matador Red

715

Matador Red/Dune Beige 

717

Crocud Yellow/Laurel Green

721

India Ivory/Dawn Gray

754

India Ivory/Tropical Turquoise

755

Calypso Cream/Onyx Black

756

Grecian Gold/Calypso Cream

757

Inca Silver/Imperial Ivory

763

Matador Red/Adobe Beige

 

Note : The first color is the upper body color,
the second is the lower body color

 

 

 

THE TRIM CODE indicates the key to the trim color
and material for each model series.

CODE

COLOR

560

Gold

567

Black/Ivory

568

Ggreen/Ivory

569

Turquoise/Ivory

564

Charcoal

565

Green

566

Blue

573

Charcoal/Ivory

574

Green

575

Blue

577

Turquoise

578

Charcoal/Yellow

617

Copper/Tan

626

Charcoal/Cream

602

Charcoal/Ivory

603

Turquoise/Ivory

604

Charcoal/Yellow

605

Red/Ivory

606

Green

607

Blue

621

Copper/Tan

631

Charcoal/Cream

579,610

Charcoal/Ivory

629,633,628

Red Taupe/Red

630,632,627

Charcoal Yellow/Cream

611

Charcoal/Ivory

580,590

Green

581,591

Blue

593

Red

584,587,594

Turquoise

585,588,595

Charcoal/Yellow

618,619,620

Tan/Copper

570

Green

572

Turquoise

609

Charcoal

562

Green/Gold

616,615

Gray/Gold

 

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