CHEVROLET GM v 1958 6 O MODEL IDENTIFICATION BY SERIAL NUMBER w E CD PAINT O B S w CD I Body Serial Plate on Cowl Engine Serial Plate on Pillar Illustrations are applicable to 1958 Models only On 1959 60 Models the Body Serial Plate is mounted in a horizontal position on the cowl above the 1958 position as illustrated The 1959 Engine Serial Plate is mounted on the left door pillar below that shown v for 1958 The 1960 engine serial plate is mounted on the left door pillar immediately below the top V hinge HERE IS WHAT THE SERIAL NUMBER TELLS YOU 1 The first digit indicates the model year 4 The second and third digits combined indicates the series 11 or 12 Biscayne except 1115 1215 1135 1235 1180 1280 which will be the 2 The second digit indicates the make Brookwood and El Camino 15 or 16 Bel Air except 1535 1635 1545 1645 which e g 1 is Chevrolet will be the Parkwood and the Kingswood 17 or 18 Impala except 1735 1835 which will be the 3 The third digit indicates the engine used Nomad 5 The fourth and fifth digits indicates the body style 1 5 or 7 is 6 cylinder 2 6 or 8 is 8 cylinder 6 The balance of the number identifies the individual vehicle Imported Models MEANS 1960 INDICATES INDICATES SHOWS MODEL 0 SERIES F1 1MODEL 9 VEHICLE NO 00001 ADDITIONAL V 8 ENGINE IDENTIFICATION Displacement Bore and Stroke Identification l URBO FIRE Standard V 8 283 cu in 3 875 x 3 0 V or 9V Preceding Engine Serial No TURBO THRUST Optional V 8 348 cu in 4 125 x 3 25 D or 9D High Performance opt 391 Preceding Engine Serial No TURBO THRUST Optional V 8 327 cu in 4 0 x 3 25 D or 9D High Performance opt 476 Preceding Engine c n m