El Camino Decoding Help

[smittys69]

I am looking for help in decoding the cowl tag on my late father's 79 Elky. He purchased this car early last year to show and became ill and passed away last fall. I am wanting to sell this car as the family has no use for it and I don't want to see it just set. It is a 60K mile car and runs like a dream. I need to know exactly what we have so I can advertise with some assurance. The car has SS badges and is a black car with red interior. Is there any way to identify if it is truly an "SS" car? Here is the cowl tag info:

71 1AW80 Z 107804
74D A52 15L 15U
11C--- 640638

[Jims78elky]

[quote=smittys69]I am looking for help in decoding the cowl tag on my late father's 79 Elky. He purchased this car early last year to show and became ill and passed away last fall. I am wanting to sell this car as the family has no use for it and I don't want to see it just set. It is a 60K mile car and runs like a dream. I need to know exactly what we have so I can advertise with some assurance. The car has SS badges and is a black car with red interior. Is there any way to identify if it is truly an "SS" car? Here is the cowl tag info:

71 1AW80 Z 107804
74D A52 15L 15U
11C--- 640638
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Well ok,I'll give it a shot...

First Number 71 should be 79 (for the model year) Be sure to check
or clean off the tag real good..

1AW80= Body Style 2-Dr Pickup
Z = Assembly Plant (Fremont)
107804 = Production Sequence

74D = Color ( Dark Carmine) Cloth trim Interior
A52 = Bench Seats
15L = Lower Body Color (Silver Poly)
15U = Upper Body color (Silver Poly)
11-C Build Date 11=Nov C= 3rd Week)

Other #640638 Not clear in book on that one,could be another
sequence Number..If you want to leave the VIN # I could give
you a little more info,engine,trans,assembly palnt ect.

I dont think this was a SS you would be lloking for option or RPO
Z03 option,and trim parts, its more of what options were installed
the time of purchase,F41 Special front and rear suspension, G92
special rear ratio axle.The basic SS options that could be spotted
were ground effect panels or a 4-speed with 350 engine,bucket
seats,high performance rear,and heavy duty front end ect.though
the two tone paint,decals like below suggested,though this has
buckets and other "possible" SS parts.



I really dont think you have a SS here,but a clean decent elky that
could be just what some one is looking for,sounds like somebody
wanted to dress it up with some SS badges,and the elky sounds
like a good clean project/driver.I'd do a serious detail job on it
give it a good tune,and if your selling it i would say start it at
$5500 to $8500 depending on the condition of course.

If you need any more info..or if i can help in any way please
let me know..

Jim

[smittys69]

Thanks alot Jim - we got it sold for $5500. Unfortunately, it was bought by a guy that lives on a gravel road and will be using it to haul stuff. The good part is that dad didn't have the car long so we didn't really consider it as "his car".