Thanks BeaumontGuru.

 

I thought it was a paperwork error at first like Carl suggested, but the numbers don't line up. I guess mistakes can be made at the factory just as easily as they can be made in an insurance office. I'm just surprised that I'm the first guy in nearly 50 years to notice it. 

 

Further information as requested:

283 4 speed car in the car now (both non-original). I think it was originally a 3 speed on the column, but my gut tells me about half a dozen engines have been under the hood and the original is long gone.

 

I had a look at the trim tag on the firewall and it says this: 

Style 8537 2-2-7

Body No. 833558

Paint W

Trim 971

B70 T86 U63

 

I guess according to the style number, it is indeed a 8537, Custom 2dr ht, 6 cylinder.  Is it normal that my Body No. doesnt match my sequence number in my VIN? Does anyone know what the 2-2-7 means?

I'm not a big numbers matching guy; more of a enjoy-what-I've-got guy. I'm just curious about the history of the car.

-- Edited by 64Custom on Sunday 19th of February 2012 07:24:26 PM

-- Edited by 64Custom on Sunday 19th of February 2012 07:31:20 PM

8537 is for a custom 6cyl 2dr HT,  so the registration is probably correct

Unless the car is a V8 then it is 8637

Looks to me that it is stamped incorrect,   strange, i wonder how they let that slip by at the factory

 

All 64 beaumont models start with an 8

The books certainly give nothing like your's, Dave is 100% right.

I saw a 64 Malibu SS last spring that the door plate called a 6 cyl and the data plate called an 8 cyl.
Very clearly the engine was a 6 cyl. This was an American built car.