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The picture displays the Body and Style number plate on the firewall of my car

1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Holiday coupe with option L-66: Turnpike Cruising Package ("TPC")
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After I Bought my car I started looking for information about it. I found a whole lot but I also came across some people who said this was a rather seldom car. They really did not made many of them. Because of this and because I am a "car nut" (although I also got a motorcycle) I did some research on my cars number.

Here is what I've found

BODY AND STYLE NUMBER PLATE
 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
   ST       6733817    BF O2995 BODY         TR    975                       RC PAINT        

           B80 
           G74O67        1897 

BODY BY FISHER
67=1967 3=Oldsmobile 
3817= Cutlass Supreme Holiday 2dht V8
BF= Freemont plant, California
02995= Fisher body sequential number
975=Red vinyl interior with bucket seats

RC= Spanish Red with White GT. Stripe

          


VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PLATE: 
 

O L D S M O B I L E  
338177Z107280
3= Oldsmobile
3=F-85/Cutlass   8=V8  17=2dht 7= 1967
Z= Freemont plant, California 
107280= production car number 7280

ENGINE NUMBER:                     V= 400 cu. inch V8 2bbl. carb                                 

      V 205421                           205421= engine number 5421 (all 400 cu.inch

TRANSMISSION NUMBER:         67=1967               OH= M40 TH 400 transmission  (L66)

67 - OH - 1016             1016= transmission number 16

 REAR AXLE CODE:                    R6= 2:56 to 1 axle ratio with J 52 (disc brakes on front wheels)

           R6                                This axle ratio is not referred to in original GM litterateur until 1968.  The only place I found it is the original assembly drawings from the plant, who was revised to include it in 1967. Several car magazines (in 1966-67) are referring to the 2:56 as the axle that will be installed as standard, although their tested examples are equipped with 2:41 to 1 axle !

      PART TYPE:           CASTING NUMBERS:      DATE CODE:

Engine block              390925 E                          …

Engine head              394548 C                          …

Exhaust manifold      389268 RH W     D1 A2       Ø 279 Ø[1]

                                  389269 LH X    D1 BR       Ø 2?8 Ø1

Intake manifold         397??7                D2 A         Ø 313 Ø1

Carburetor                …                                     Tag missing

Distributor                 1111042 (stamped)                 6N512 (stamped)

Rear Axle                  9783393 R6(stamped) (P type) Ø K1163 Ø

Caliper      (right)       5455946 Delco Morraine D1 Ø 254 Ø1

                (left)         5455946 Delco Morraine 5   Ø  59 Ø1 (replaced)

All numbers match except the one caliper that was replaced (sleeved).

[1]  Julian date code
2 Year, month, date. (1966, 13th month?? (or 12th month), 51st day?? (day 5 and shift one??)
3 Month, date, year. (Nov. 11th 1966)

Here is some other strange thing,
This is a picture of my engine valve cover emission decal:

This is a reprint of the decal that's there This is a reprint of the decal supposed to be there

The Turnpike cruiser should have the red decal, this reflect the actual horsepower 300 not the 350 as in the silver 442 decal. Someone could of course have changed it but regarding to the Title the car had the same owner for at least the last 24 years before I bought it.

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