Vehicle Description
item number description* VIN 1Z37L6S410823 The first digit, "1,"
indicated the Chevrolet division of GM. The "Z" is the series,
Corvette. The "37" is the body style, 2-door sport coupe. The fifth
digit is the engine, L, correct for an L48 car. The sixth digit,
"6," indicates the model year, 1976. The "S" is the plant where the
car was produced, St. Louis. The last five digits are a sequence
number so this is the 10,823rd Corvette made for 1976. Body Build
Date D 06 "D" corresponds to November and "06" is the sixth day of
the month meaning this Corvette's body build date is November 6th,
1975. Engine Code V1031 "V" means the engine was build in the
Flint, MI plant. The "10" is the tenth month of year and the "31"
is the thirtyfirst day of the month meaning the engine was
assembled on October 31st, 1975. This is correct as it precedes the
build date of the car. Suffix Code CKX This means the motor was
intended for a 1976 Corvette with an automatic transmission, which
is correct for this car. Engine VIN Stamp 410823 The last 6 digits
of the car's VIN, 410823 are stamped on the engine pad and pictured
below, meaning this engine is original to this car. Engine Block
Casting Number 3970010 The engine block has the correct 3970010
casting number for a 1976 Corvette. Engine Block Casting Date J 27
5 "J" is October, "27" is the twenty seventh day of the month, and
"5" is the last digit of the calendar year so the engine block was
cast on October 27th, 1975. Intake Manifold Casting Number 346249
The intake manifold is original and correct for a 76 Corvette with
an automatic transmission with a 346249 stamping. Intake Manifold
Casting Date J 27 5 "J" is October, "27" is the twenty seventh day
of the month, and "5" is the last digit of the calendar year so the
engine block was cast on October 27th, 1975. Distributor 1112888
The distributor is original and correct for a 76 Corvette with an
automatic transmission with a 1112888 stamping. Distributor Date
Code 5 K 13 The "5" is the last digit of the calendar year, the "K"
denotes November, and "13" is the thirteenth day of the month
meaning the distributor was made on November 13th, 1975. This is
correct as it predates the assembly date of the engine. Alternator
1102484 The alternator is original and correct for a 76 Corvette
without A/C with a 1102474 stamping. Alternator Date Code 5 K 9 "5"
is the last digit of the calendar year, "K" is the month November,
"9" is the ninth day of the month, meaning this alternator was made
on November 9th, 1975. Carburetor 17056206 This carburetor is
correct and original for a 1976 corvette with an automatic
transmission Carburetor Date Code 2815 "281" is the day from
January 1st 1975, and "5" is the last digit of the calendar year
meaning this carburetor was made on October 8th, 1975. Transmission
VIN stamping 410823 The last 6 digits of the car's VIN, 410823 are
stamped on the engine pad and pictured below, meaning this engine
is original to this car. Driver Window AI "A" is September and "I"
is 1975 so this window is original, made in September of 1975. This
is correct as it predates the build date of the car. Passnger
Window YI "Y" is October and "I" is 1975 so this window is
original, made in October of 1975. This is correct as it predates
the build date of the car. Rear Window YI "Y" is October and "I" is
1975 so this window is original, made in October of 1975. This is
correct as it predates the build date of the car.
exterior color code 22 Bright Blue Metallic interior color code 152
Smoke Grey
rpo code description 1YZ87 Corvette Sport Coupe A31 Power Windows
J50 Power Brakes L48 350ci V8 Engine M40 Automatic Transmission N37
Tilt and Telescopic Steering Column N41 Power Steering U58 AM-FM
Radio, Stereo
