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decode 59


just wondering if anyone can decode this door plate, and how would you know what the real kms are? can it be 136,000?or more

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There's no way to tell actual mileage. The odometers rolled over to zero at 100000 miles.
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thats what i thought, but i dont know squat so i thought i would ask.

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9 - year
76 - laurentian v8
19 - 4 dr sedan


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9=powerglide transmission
V=V8 engine
129791  sequence number.

This is just a guess GM contunued the 9 and V designations from 1955.



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thx guys. heres the firewall tag. Dont know if this gives any different info.

-- Edited by 59poncho at 19:58, 2009-02-04

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just realized when i pulled up the pic and posted it that its just the paint and trim tag.oops.

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should only have the 2 tags. the maintenance manuals i have only do the serial. and tell me the v8 is either a 283 or a 348

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yeah, theres just the two, i just dident look at the pic before i downloaded it and then realized its a pretty straightforward tag to read. It is a 283,with a 2-barrel that just doesent want to work right though!!

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