1980 Body Number Plate
BODY NUMBER PLATE
Complete identification of each body is located on the firewall,
just below the rear edge on the driverside. This plate identifies the model year, car division, series, body style, body assembly plant,
body number, trim combination, paint codes and build date code.
| EXAMPLE: |
|
| 80 |
Model Year(1980) |
| 04C |
Build Date(April, 3rd week) |
| 3 |
General Motors Division (Oldsmobile) |
| AR |
Series (Cutlass Calais) |
| 47 |
Style (2-Door Notchback) |
| M |
Assembly Plant (Lansing, MI.) |
| 100001 |
Production Sequence |
| 19W |
Trim Code (Black Vinyl) |
| 19 |
Lower Body Color (Ebony Black) |
| 19 |
Upper Body Color (Ebony Black) |
| L |
Paint type |
| A51 |
Seat Type Code |
THE BUILD DATE:The first two digits identifies the
month and the third digit identifies the week.
| CODE |
MONTH |
| CODE |
WEEK |
| 01 |
January |
|
A |
1st |
| 02 |
February |
|
B |
2nd |
| 03 |
March |
|
C |
3rd |
| 04 |
April |
|
D |
4th |
| 05 |
May |
|
E |
5th |
| 06 |
June |
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| 07 |
July |
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| 08 |
August |
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| 09 |
September |
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| 10 |
October |
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| 11 |
November |
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| 12 |
December |
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THE STYLE NUMBER
Follows the year code; it is a combination of the series and body style.
| CUTLASS CALAIS |
CODE |
| 2-Door Notchback |
AR47 |
| ASSEMBLY PLANTS |
CODE |
| Lansing, MI |
M |
| Arlington, TX |
R |
| Doraville, GA |
D |
| Framington, MA |
G |
| Ste. Theresa, Canada |
2 |
THE BODY NUMBER is the production serial
number of the body. The prefix letters denote the plant in which the body was assembled.
THE TRIM NUMBER furnishes the key to the interior color and material.
| COLOR
| CLOTH
| VINYL
| CODE
|
| Oyster |
|
* |
12V*,12W* |
| Black |
|
* |
19V*,19W* |
| Dk. Willow Green |
|
* |
44V |
| Dk. Blue |
* |
|
26E,26D |
| Dk. Blue |
* |
|
26V |
| Dk. Claret |
* |
|
79E,79D |
| Dk. Camel Tan |
* |
| 62D*,62E* |
| * Bucket Seats |
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THE PAINT CODE furnishes the key to the paint colors
used on the car. Two, two-digit codes indicate the bottom and top colors respectively. NOTE:
Vinyl roof codes appear as a second set of digits.
| COLOR
| CODE
|
| White |
11 |
| Black |
19 |
| Gold |
55 |
THE SEAT TYPE CODE identifies the type of seat
installed in the car.
| TYPE
| CODE
|
| Bucket |
A51 |
| Bench |
A52 |
| Bucket Reclining Back |
AR9 |
| 55-45 Front Seat |
AM6 |
| 50-50 Pass. Seat Recliner |
AT8 |
| 50-50 Front Seat( Non-reclinig) |
AV7 |
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