Olds45570

Good morning everyone,

Can someone please verify that this is *not* a real 442 Vin number?

Thank you in advance.

no1oldsfan

It IS a 442 vin.

classicmuscle442

Not the vin, the cowl tag starts with 344 indicated it is a 442. Some true 442 also had 336 on tag.

no1oldsfan

Yeah what he said. That's what I meant.

4+4+2=10

The 34477 body type number does fall into the 442 bucket. Being a "77" post sport coupe it is more rare than a "67" convertible or a "87" Holiday coupe.

4+4+2=10

Not the case in 1970. A 442 will have 344.

Olds45570

This is the number from the dash. Does it look correct? Thanks in advance.

344770M2111845

rand5204

That is a real 442 vin from a car built in Lansing

Olds45570

It doesn’t come up on any vin check? Even Hagertys.
Thanks

BackInTheGame

None of the VIN check websites are geared to these 60's and 70's, or earlier data.

70W-32

This VIN has one too many numbers in it. Should be 13 total characters.

classicmuscle442

Not true, cowl tag on a '70 could start with 336, vin will show 344.

jaunty75

The VIN-check websites work only for 1981 and later cars that have 17-digit VINs.

jaunty75

Yes, he has too many serial number digits. Following the M should be six digits, not seven. If you go back and look at the VIN on the dash through the front window, I bet you'll find that it is ...211845.

Olds45570

Thanks Jaunty 75. Extra 1 from the seller.

Koda

some vin sites will show old cars that have had recent activity, but most don't.

4+4+2=10

I'm always open to learn something. This is true for 68/9 but did not think 70/1 ever used a 336 on the cowl tag of a 442. Can you quote a source?

classicmuscle442

Search on here will show it.

4+4+2=10

Next time I'm out in the shop I will look in my 70 CSM. I'm not inclined to believe everything written on the internet.

69HO43

I agree with that. 68/69 442 are the only ones I know were documented that way. Which 70 442s had a 336 from Fisher?

I'm always open to learn new things, but I haven't seen a cowl tag on a 70 442 that didn't have 344 on it. Lansing would be the only goobers I know that would do something like this if they did. They always did weird crap. The only 336 type stuff I've seen is in the stuff printed in the parts books. But I also take stuff I see in a parts book with a grain of salt sometimes. Note that these books were normally printed long before they built the first car. And they're not always correct. Because we all know there were countless thousands of 442 body tags in 1970 with 344.

If anyone has a documented 70 442 with a Cutlass code on the cowl tag, I would love to see one.

Dream67Olds442

This Old's specific VIN decoder is supposed to work for all Old's from 1946-1997.
https://www.v8cars.hu/oldsvin/decode.php

1969w3155

1968 & '69 Lansing built cars only. Documented in the Fisher Body Service Manual.

no1oldsfan

What is a CSM?? Oh this world. Spelling???...
I am just too old.

1969w3155

Chassis Service Manual.

joe_padavano

Nope. The CSM, Fisher Body Manual, and Parts book all completely document that the 336 cowl tags were only used on 1968-69 442s.

spanman

Hi Joe, do you know where I can find a power steering pump and the other parts involved to convert 1969 Olds 442 W-30 from manual to power?
Thanks
Steve

1969w3155

Post an ad in the classifieds on this site.

spanman

thanks