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'81 Malibu Wagon #438215 02/11/20 02:01 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 125 middle of nowhere ontario cana... CDP OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP CDP Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 125 middle of nowhere ontario cana...	A friend acquired a low-mileage wagon with V-8 power that had been purchased new by the proverbial school teacher who seldom drove it (she also had a bicycle). He has the build sheet which refers to the Doraville (Atlanta, GA) plant. However, having run the VIN through an internet search engine, that states it came from a plant in KOSAI JAPAN. Does that make sense? Could it have been assembled in Japan and shipped to Georgia? VIN is 1G1AT35H2BD454590 CDP Last edited by CDP; 02/11/20 02:01 PM.

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Re: '81 Malibu Wagon CDP #438217 02/11/20 04:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 656 Likes: 3 Washington State, USA bloo Oil Can Mechanic
bloo Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 656 Likes: 3 Washington State, USA	Originally Posted by CDP Does that make sense? Could it have been assembled in Japan and shipped to Georgia? VIN is 1G1AT35H2BD454590 CDP Not really. The first digit of the VIN is the country of origin. 1=USA, 2=Canada, J=Japan, Z=Italy and so on. I don't know how to decode the rest of it offhand, but I vote for Georgia.

Re: '81 Malibu Wagon CDP #438233 02/12/20 12:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 30,701 Likes: 141 West Allis,Wi. Chev Nut ChatMaster - 25,000
Chev Nut ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 30,701 Likes: 141 West Allis,Wi.	I do not believe Malibus were assembled in Japan....or any other standard GM cars like Impalas , Novas, Impalas, etc. Gene Schneider

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