reginaldw553

I just bought a 1964 Oldsmobile 98 with VIN # 884M043673 on the Title paperwork but the VIN # tag is not attached to the inside of the driver's door. Is it possible for me to decode the VIN above and determine the body type and the color of the car?

reginaldw553

I just bought a 1964 Oldsmobile 98 with VIN # 884M043673 on the Title paperwork but the VIN # tag is not attached to the inside of the driver's door. Is it possible for me to decode the VIN above and determine the body type and the color of the car?

jaunty75

No. GM VINs for 1964 didn't tell you much more than you could glean by just looking at the car.

884M043673

8 = 8-cylinder engine
8 = 98 series
4 = model year 1964
M = Lansing assembly plant
043673 = serial/production/sequence number at the Lansing plant.


You can get some of the information you're looking for on the body cowl tag, which should be mounted on the firewall under the hood, either on the driver's or passenger side. If you can find it, take a clear photo of it and post it here. If you post photos of the car itself, we can tell you the body style immediately.

Vintage Chief

This is why you do not create three separate threads with the exact same question in three different threads.

How can I find vehicle description via VIN# ?

jaunty75

Olds64

Triple threads, really?

Not only that but you resurrected a thread from 2013.

Let me see if I can fix this. Post a pic of that 64 98, STAT! I need to make sure it's not the one I used to own.

reginaldw553

Thanks. Found it.