Vehicle Description
item number description* VIN 1G1AY8768BS412673 The first digit,
"1," indicates that the US is the country of origin. The "G" is the
manufacturer, GM. The third digit, "1," is the make, Chevrolet. The
fourth digit, "A," is the restraint system, manual belts. The fifth
digit, "Y," is the series, Corvette. The "87," is the body style,
2-door sport coupe. The eighth digit "6" is the engine, L81. The
ninth digit is a check that car vary from car to car. The tenth
digit, "B" is the model year, 1981. The "S" is the plant where the
car was produced, St. Louis. The last five digits are a sequence
number so this is the 12,673rd Corvette made for 1981 in St. Louis,
MO. Body Build Date E03 "E" corresponds to December and "03" is the
third day of the month meaning this Corvette's body build date is
December 3rd, 1980. Engine Code V1110 "V" means the engine was
build in the Flint, MI plant. The "11" is the eleventh month of
year and the "10" is the tenth day of the month meaning the engine
was assembled on November 10th 1980. This is correct as it precedes
the build date of the car. Suffix Code ZDD This means the motor was
intended for a 1980 Corvette with an automatic transmission, which
is correct for this car. Engine VIN Stamp 412673 The last 6 digits
of the car's VIN, 412673, are stamped on the engine pad and
pictured below, meaning this engine is original to this car. Engine
Block Casting Number 14010207 The engine block has the correct
14010207 casting number for a 1981 Corvette. Engine Block Casting
Date J 31 0 "J" is October, "31" is the thirty first day of the
month, and "0" is the last digit of the calendar year so the engine
block was cast on October 31st, 1980. Intake Manifold Casting
Number 14033058 This Intake manifold is correct and original for a
1981 Corvette. Distributor 1103343 This distributor is correct and
original for a 81 corvette with a 1103343 stamping. Distributor
Date Code 0 K 30 "0" is the last digit of the calendar year, "K" is
the month, and "30" is the thirthyth day of the month meaning this
distributor was made on October 30th, 1980. Carburetor 17081218
This carburetor is correct and original for a 1981 corvette with an
automatic transmission Carburetor Date Code 3190 "319" is the 319th
day from January 1st 1980, and "0" is the last digit of the
calendar year meaning this carburetor was made on November 15th,
1980. Windshield YZ "Y" is October and "Z" is 1980 so this window
is original, made in October of 1980. This is correct as it
predates the build date of the car. Driver's Window TZ "T" is
August and "Z" is 1980 so this window is original, made in August
of 1980. This is correct as it predates the build date of the car.
Passenger Window AZ "A" is September and "Z" is 1980 so this window
is original, made in September of 1980. This is correct as it
predates the build date of the car.
exterior color code 84 Charcoal Metallic interior color code 152
Silver
rpo code description 1YY87 Corvette Sport Coupe AU3 Power Door
Locks A31 Power Windows A42 Power Drivers Seat C49 Rear Window
Defogger C60 Air Conditioning D35 Sport Mirrors L48 350ci V8 Engine
MX1 Automatic Transmission QGB P225/70R15 White Letter SBR Tires
N37 Tilt and Telescopic Steering Column U81 Dual Rear Speakers
