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I would assume he meant that there are no duplicate VINs. Based on the info in this thread, a search of the database on just the last 8-digits of the VIN would certainly show multiple results. From Brian's example, a search for '7U178260' would show a result of the ebay van with the ''CGL157U178260' VIN.stage169 wrote:I was cornfused ( ) when Jim Vehko from GM Heritage told me the sequential number of the VIN for the Chevy Van started with the number "1" just like the Monza & Vega. What little I've looked into this stuff most models have a different first digit. I could see all the H's having the same but a Van? I don't know I wish there was a resource that would give us the answer!
This 77 was on ebay and here is it's VIN# CGL157U178260 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-che ... 20c4925f09
Jim said their search function uses the last eight digits of the VIN. That gives you the year, plant and then the sequential number. He said there are no duplicate numbers???
Brian
res0o7eb wrote:Jim said their search function uses the last eight digits of the VIN. That gives you the year, plant and then the sequential number. He said there are no duplicate numbers???
I would assume he meant that there are no duplicate VINs. Based on the info in this thread, a search of the database on just the last 8-digits of the VIN would certainly show multiple results. From Brian's example, a search for '7U178260' would show a result of the ebay van with the ''CGL157U178260' VIN.
QUESTION : Could the last 8 digits of a VIN be on more than one H-Body?
My guess (I am an IT professional) is that Jim at GM is probably searching an ancient database that hasn't been migrated to a more modern system with better search criteria and data structure. It is conceivable that the search only returns one result, even if though there could be more results. It is also conceivable that not all of H-bodies built are in that database or that some of the data is corrupted.
marco_1978_spyder wrote:So if Vans shared the same vin numbering style as the vega and monza (100,001) It still wouldnt affect the total number of Vega's and there corresponding vin numbers.
They could both share the same vin numbers...because there totally different vehicles and the rest of the vin was totally different.
both a van and probably many other chevies had the same numbers. If they all shared than the final vin number of these cars would be more than 6 digits.
Brian,
No, they would not be identical. I pulled a higher number (7U183121) at random and it came out a Sport Van, which was also built at Lordstown. The search function won't let us separate by model only by the last eight. There is no way that I can look for the last Vega without having records go through thousands of records.
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