if im reading it correct the B38317727 series of numbers, the digit 8 is Z28. am i right or wrong?????
http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/wood0691/IMG_2076.jpg
this is the VIN on the dash
http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/wood0691/IMG_2077.jpg

It's a 79 Camaro built in the Van Nuys plant with a 350 engine.

Without build sheet, I don't think you can tell for sure if it was born a Z28 or if parts were swapped to make a clone.

You can order infrmation about the car from GM to find out for sure.

Are those the correct fasteners on the trim tag?

Are those the correct fasteners on the trim tag?

they are screws holding it on, i just bought a 78 thats the same way held on by screws. i dont know if its suppose to be that way or not tho.
im gonna have to call GM and find out for sure what ive got.

IIRC, I believe '73 and up were held on with screws.

this is the decoder i used for the Los Angeles built cars. if this come out right hope everyone can read it.


BODY BY FISHER
79 (B) 01B (A) 1FP87 (C) L (D) 545272 (E)
19C (F) 24L (G) 24U (G) W (H)
A51 (I) CC1 (J) T (K) 3 (L) 8 (M) 122234 (N)
Trim Tag for 1979 Los Angeles built Camaros
BODY BY FISHER
79 (B) 01B (A) 1FP87 (C) N (D) 545272 (E)
19C (F) 24L (G) 24U (G) 78A (O) L (H)
A51 (I) CC1 (J) A31 (P) Z28 (Q)
TA2 (R) 122234 (N)
Trim Tag for 1979 Norwood built Camaros







Location A - Build Date

01-January 05-May 09-September
02-February 06-June 10-October
03-March 07-July 11-November
04-April 08-August 12-December
A - 1st week of month D - 4th week of month
B - 2nd week of month E - 5th week of month
C - 3rd week of month

Location B - Model Year 1979

Location C - Model

1 - GM
F - Camaro
P or Q - Sport Coupe, S - Berlinetta
87 - Hardtop

Location D - Assembly Plant

N - Norwood, OH
L - Los Angeles, CA

Location E - Sequential Body Number

Note: This number was assigned by Fisher Body and is not related to the VIN

Location F - Interior Trim Code

12C - Oyster Cloth deluxe 44R - Green Vinyl standard
19B - Black Cloth standard 62B - Tan Cloth standard
19C - Black Cloth deluxe 62C - Tan Cloth deluxe
19N - Black Vinyl deluxe 62N - Tan Vinyl deluxe
19R - Black Vinyl standard 62R - Tan Vinyl standard
24B - Blue Cloth standard 74B - Carmine Cloth standard
24C - Blue Cloth deluxe 74C - Carmine Cloth deluxe
24N - Blue Vinyl deluxe 74N - Carmine Vinyl deluxe
24R - Blue Vinyl standard 74R - Carmine Vinyl standard
44C - Green Cloth Deluxe

Location G - Body Color Code (L - lower / U - upper)

Code / Color Qty Code / Color Qty
11 White 35,516 44 Medium Green 3,894
15 Silver 25,949 51 Bright Yellow 11,875
19 Black 34,115 61 Beige 11,370
22 Light Blue 27,449 63 Camel 14,052
24 Bright Blue 20,926 69 Dark Brown 22,170
29 Dark Blue 36,026 75 Red 15,593
40 Light Green 3,450 77 Carmine 20,185

11T - White vinyl top 40T - Pastel Green vinyl top
15T - Silver Met. vinyl top 61T - Medium Beige vinyl top
19T - Black vinyl top 79T - Dark Carmine vinyl top

Location H - Paint Type

L - Lacquer

E - Enamel

W - Water



Location I - Trim Code

A51 - bucket seats (all cars)


Location J - Trim Code

CC1 - T-Tops

"---" - without T-Tops


Location K - Steering Column & Instrument Panel (Los Angeles)

A - Light Gray G - Green
B - Black T - Tan
C - Red U - Blue

Location L - Power Windows (Los Angeles)

3 - Power Windows

"-" - without PW



Location M - Accessory code (Los Angeles)

8 - Z28

S - Berlinetta

Z - Rally Sport (RS)

"-" or blank - Sport Coupe


Location N - Plant Batch Code

Note: This number is not related to the VIN

Location O - Z28 Stripe Color Code (Norwood)

12A - Silver 55A - Gold
18A - Charcoal 74A - Red
26A - Blue 78A - Orange
42A - Green



Location P - Power Windows (Norwood)

A31 - Power Windows

blank - without PW




Location Q - Accessory Code (Norwood)

Z28 - Z28


Location R - Steering Column & Instrument Panel (Norwood)

Yes, your Camaro is a Z28. When a Z28 was built at the Van Nuys, California plant it had an 8 stamped by the sequential number instead of the "Z28" stamping that the Norwood, Ohio Camaros received.

79 - 1979 model year
09A - Built the first week of September, 1978
1FQ87 - Camaro Sport Coupe
L - Assembled at the Van Nuys, California plant
009649 - Build number
19B - Black standard cloth interior
19L 19U W - Water based black upper and lower paint
A51 - Bucket seats (standard on all Camaros)
B - Black dash, steering column
3 - Power windows
8 - RPO Z28 option
317727 - Sequential number

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a private message.

Yes, your Camaro is a Z28. When a Z28 was built at the Van Nuys, California plant it had an 8 stamped by the sequential number instead of the "Z28" stamping that the Norwood, Ohio Camaros received.

79 - 1979 model year
09A - Built the first week of September, 1978
1FQ87 - Camaro Sport Coupe
L - Assembled at the Van Nuys, California plant
009649 - Build number
19B - Black standard cloth interior
19L 19U W - Water based black upper and lower paint
A51 - Bucket seats (standard on all Camaros)
B - Black dash, steering column
3 - Power windows
8 - RPO Z28 option
317727 - Sequential number

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a private message.

thank you for the info, thats the way i was seeing it but wanted to be sure i was right. thats a 2 thumbs up.

thank you for the info, thats the way i was seeing it but wanted to be sure i was right. thats a 2 thumbs up.
You're welcome.

Great info! :cool:
I didn't know there was a code for a Z28 on a Van Nuys trim tag. :screwup:

Yes, the later Second Gen Van Nuys Z28s are coded into the trim tag. It would have been nice if the early Second Gens had that information too.
http://www.nastyz28.com/2gcog/stegmiller/cowl_tags.htm#la79

Where do I find the other VIN Number? Not the dash one the one in your first picture?

Where do I find the other VIN Number? Not the dash one the one in your first picture?

its the cowl tag in front of the dash tag un the corner of the hood on the drivers side.

>Where do I find the other VIN Number? Not the dash one the one in your first picture?

There's a hidden VIN, behind the blower motor. It's used to validate the VIN plate on the dash if that comes into question.
http://www.nastyz28.com/~madmike/74z28/74z-hv.jpg

>Where do I find the other VIN Number? Not the dash one the one in your first picture?

There's a hidden VIN, behind the blower motor. It's used to validate the VIN plate on the dash if that comes into question.
http://www.nastyz28.com/~madmike/74z28/74z-hv.jpg

HOLY COW MADMIKE!!!! i had no idea of that. now i can make sure its the correct number and not been changed. thats so koool. 2 thumbs up

its the cowl tag in front of the dash tag un the corner of the hood on the drivers side.

Thanks you, and thanks to mademike to.

Thanks you, and thanks to mademike to.


not a problem, i cant help with much but i will with what i can.