Vehicle Description
item number description* VIN 1Z8748S437499 The first digit, "1,"
indicated the Chevrolet division of GM. The "Z" is the series,
Corvette. The "87" is the body style, 2-door sport coupe. The fifth
digit is the engine, 4, correct for an L82 car. The sixth digit,
"8," indicates the model year, 1978. The "S" is the plant where the
car was produced, St. Louis. The last five digits are a sequence
number so this is the 37,499th Corvette made for 1978. Body Build
Date L03 "L" corresponds to August and "03" is the third day of the
month meaning this Corvette's body build date is August 3rd, 1978.
Engine Code V0731 "V" means the engine was build in the Flint, MI
plant. The "07" is the seventh month of year and the "31" is the
thirty first day of the month meaning the engine was assembled on
July 31, 1978. This is correct as it precedes the build date of the
car. Suffix Code CMS This means the motor was intended for a 1979
L82 Corvette with an automatic transmission, which is correct for
this car. Engine VIN Stamp 437499 The last 6 digits of the car's
VIN, 437499, 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 1978 Corvette. Engine Block Casting Date G 23 8 "G" is
July, "8" is the eighth day of the month, and "8" is the last digit
of the calendar year so the engine block was cast on July 8th,
1978. Distributor 1103291 This distributor is correct and original
for a 1978 L82 corvette with a 1103291 stamping. Distributor Date
Code 8 C 20 "8" is the year, "C" is the month and "20" is the day
meaning this distributor was made on March 20th, 1978. Alternator
1102908 This alternator is correct and original for a 1978 corvette
with A/C with a 1102908 Stamping. Alternator Date Code 78 F 20 "78"
is the year, "F" denotes the month, and "20" is the twentyth day of
the year meaning this Alternator was made on June 20th, 1978.
Carburetor 17058228 The carb is correct and original for a 1979
Corvette with an automatic transmission with 17058228 stamped on
the housing. Carburetor Date Code 1798 "179" is the day from
January 1st, 1978, and "8" is the last digit of the calendar year,
meaning this carb was made on June 28th, 1978 Transmission VIN
Stamping 437499 The last 6 digits of the car's VIN, 437499, are
stamped on the main case of the transmission and pictured below
meaning this transmission is original to this car. Driver's Window
IJ "I" is June and "J" is 1978 so this window is original, made in
June of 1978. This is correct as it predates the build date of the
car. Passenger Window IJ "I" is June and "J" is 1978 so this window
is original, made in June of 1978. This is correct as it predates
the build date of the car. Rear Window JJ "J" is May and "J" is
1978 so this window is original, made in May of 1978. This is
correct as it predates the build date of the car.
exterior color code 83 Dark Blue Metallic interior color code 122
Oyster
rpo code description 1YZ87 Corvette Sport Coupe A31 Power Windows
C49 Rear Window Defogger C60 Air Conditioning D35 Sport Mirrors L82
220hp V8 Engine MX1 Automatic Transmission NA5 Standard Emissions
N37 Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column QGR 225/70R15 White Letter
Tires U58 AM-FM Radio, Stereo U81 Dual Rear Speakers
