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Chev Gene, PDX Joe or whoever has a minute to help.....

I'm looking at a 56 convertible with the following numbers.

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Style: N956 1067DTX

Body #: L 14644

Trim: 607 (Light Blue/Dark Blue)

Paint: 707: (Nassau Blue/India Ivory)

Number on engine on passenger side by front of head: 0389199 F56F

I don't know the first thing about deciphering the "style" number. Please help.

I presume "L" means Lansing on the Body number. Weren't all convertibles assembled in Lansing?? Baltimore too?? Anyway, isn't "L" for Lansing??

Does 14644 really mean 14644 or did the numbers start at 1001 or 10,001?? If they started at 1001, wouldn't this one be number 13643 out of about 41k total convertible production in 1956??

Am I correct about Trim and Paint codes??

RE the engine number: I thought the last letter would be X or Y or Z as in 3 speed, or Power Glide, or 3 speed overdrive. No??

Anyway, Please help with correct info and confirmation with what I think I know.

Thanks so much.

Bill.

56F is the Corvette V8 with powerglide....

Style: N956 1067DTX : N9 = ?; 56 = model year; 1067DTX Fisher number = Chevy No. 2434, convertible.

Body #: L 14644 : L = Lansing, MI; 14,644th vehicle assembled there that year.

Trim: 607 (Light Blue/Dark Blue) : 607 = Medium blue / Light blue imitation leather

Paint: 707: (Nassau Blue/India Ivory) correct.

There is a VIN number on the driver door jamb. If it has a V first it was a V8, Next letter A=150, B=210, C=Bel Air, D=Sedan Delivery. Yours will have "L" after 56. Yours probably is "CHEVROLET VC56L014644".

http://www.autoinsurancetips.com/55chevy_vin.htm try this site

F56F is a 1956 265 2 barrel Power Glide passenger car engine made in Flint.
L is for Lansing.All convertible bodies were made in Lansing but the car would have been assembled some where else.No cars were assembled in Lansing - the line was in Flint.Could have been assembled in any plant.Need serial number for that.
Body sequence numbers began with #1.

We will need the VIN number as PDX stated on the inside of the driver door.

VC56L014644 would be a Van Nuys, Ca. assembly plant vehicle not Lansing. The L for the body # is Lansing.

Let us know 42 Bill

The VIN, located inside the driver's door, is VC56A073054.

Another question. The VIN "tag" is actually lower, in the front door jam area. I thought it would be on the "A" pillar, up by the windshild, so to speak. Like where it is on my '54 Sport Coupe. The question: when did they start being placed lower, in the door jam - by the courtesy light switch??

Thanks all.

Bill.

That is the correct position for the tag on most "non-post" bodies.
VC = 8 cyl. Bel Air
56 = year of car
A = Atlanta assembly plant

Assembled in June of 1956.

For what it's worth, I went ahead and purchased the car a few weeks back.

I understand it's pretty unusual for a Bel Air Convertible to have a 3 speed stick shift. No OD. Just the 3 speed.

The car suits me just fine. I like the sound of the dual exhaust when running thru the gears.

Bill.

Actually the 3 speed with no O/D was more common around here tha the O/D cars.There is nothing like the sound of the V-8 engine and the whine of the 3 speed tranny....sound so much better than when coupled to a 6 cyl.
Sounds like a "neat" car.

Thanks Gene. It DOES sound good and it IS a neat car.

It may be interesting to note, the good friend I bought it from had it for three years.(He and I and my wife all went to grade school and high school together altho he's 2 years younger than we are) He admits he didn't put 300 miles on it in those three years he had it. Accordingly there are some "no driving" issues with the car. We'll be working on them as we go along.

He!l, we've already driven it to the coast (90 miles or so one way) and 5-6 cruise-in's, just to run errands, etc. and put around 600 miles on it in the 4-5 weeks we've had it.

We don't believe in just letting them sit in the garage. Especially a nice '56 Bel Air convertible - and - especially when the sun is out! Holy Smokes! Let's not "waste" those opportunities. Especially in Oregon!!! HA!



Bill.

Posted for 42bill.

Bill, It seems as if you may have struck the Mother Lode, I have always thought the 56 was the darling of the tri-5s and that color combo is great, I bet those duals sound great with the top down too! And yes they were ment to be driven!

Mack,

What the heck is going on anyway????????

Here I am agreeing with YOU again.

HA!!

I sure hope Skippy doesn't see this agreeing stuff. It might upset his equilibrium or drive him to drink or some other awful thing.

Take care Mack and thanks for the nice comments.

Bill.

No problem Bill, I just callsem like I seesum.

Pore old JYD is so busy huntin' "One Liners" And trying to keep his keg cool, he probably don't pay much attention to "real Stuff"

HA.

Good one. Especially about the one-liners!! I do hope he finds some new ones. Instead of just re-cycling the old ones!

Take care..........

Bill.

I think everything under the chassis on this site is messed up.....
Boy Howdy! Old Billy Boy needs some help with this thang, first the wheels fell off, Kepi got the stutterings, just w

Oh ya! The old dog does pay attention to the "real stuff". That is why he usually ignores most of the postings by Macky Wacky and his new best buddy 42bill. Also, since it apparently gives old Billy Boy such great pleasure in repeating his postings about one-liner repeats, the mutt will continue to post the really cool one-liner "repeats". Besides, that will give 42bill something to think about so that he won't get too bored in the wee hours of the morning when he is busy "psychoanalyzing" each posting on Chevy Chatter. And, the "repeats" could also help to keep Billy Boy off of Macky Wacky's back from time to time about his lack of expertise when it comes to spelling.

Now, back to the actual "real stuff" on Chevy Chatter......and a cold keg too!

By the way, of the tri-5's, the 1956 Bel Air convertible has always been my favorite. Glad that 42bill has picked one up. That is a great car, and the blue & white combination is dynamite!

JYD, anyone can be good at spelling, I jest don't care!

Thanks Skippy.

Now about the 'tour' for this year..........

What's up?????????

Bill.

None this year, but we are currently working on one for next year.

Good to hear there's one in 2007.

But, what happened to one for this year??

Bill.

Hey, we have been doing these JYD Adventures since 1987, so we took a year off for a rest. :rolleyes:

I have a question for anyone out there - Does anyone know where the frame serial number located on a 55 Chevy Hardtop. Would appreciate any info.
Thanks, Rusty