Vehicle Description
item number description* VIN 1Z37L6S414190 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 14,190th Corvette made for 1976. Body Build
Date E04 "E" corresponds to December and "04" is the fourth day of
the month meaning this Corvette's body build date is December 4th,
1975. Engine Code V1124 "V" means the engine was build in the
Flint, MI plant. The "11" is the eleventh month of year and the
"24" is the twenty fourth day of the month meaning the engine was
assembled on November 24th, 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 414190 The last 6 digits
of the car's VIN, 414190 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 K 16
5 "K" is November, "16" is the sixteenth day of the month, and "5"
is the last digit of the calendar year so the engine block was cast
on November 16th, 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 K 20 6 "K" is November, "20" is the twentyth day of
the month, and "5" is the last digit of the calendar year so the
intake manifold was cast on November 20th, 1975. Distributor
1112888 The distributor is original and correct for a 76 Corvette
with an automatic transmission with a 1112888 stamping. Carburetor
17056206 This carburetor is correct and original for a 1976
corvette with an automatic transmission and A/C Carburetor Date
Code 3075 "307" is the 307th day from January 1st 1975, and "5" is
the last digit of the calendar year meaning this carburetor was
made on November 2nd, 1975. Right exhaust manifold 3932461 This
exhaust manifold is correct and original with a 3932461 stamping
Transmission VIN Stamping 414190 The transmission is original and
correct for this 76 Corvette with a 414190 stamping. Windshield CI
"C" is November and "I" is 1975 so this window is original, made in
November of 1975. This is correct as it predates the build date of
the car. Driver Window CI "C" is November and "I" is 1975 so this
window is original, made in November of 1975. This is correct as it
predates the build date of the car. Passnger Window CI "C" is
November and "I" is 1975 so this window is original, made in
November 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 56 Bright Yellow interior color code 692 Dark
Brown
rpo code description 1YZ87 Corvette Sport Coupe - Custom Interior
Trim C60 Air Conditioning J50 Power Brakes L48 350ci V8 Engine M40
Automatic Transmission N37 Tilt and Telescopic Steering Column N41
Power Steering QRZ White Letter Tires U58 AM-FM Radio, Stereo YJ8
Aluminum Wheels
