1979 El Camino Cowl Tag decoding help

79_Chevy_ElCamino · Member Necoa #: 3611 Joined: Jul 25, 2004 Posts: 2

Heres the cowl tag as i wrote it down it dosent say anything like my 63 like body trim paint acc,ect so here it is in the format as i saw it but im going to check it in a few mins just to double check it but its raining right now but here it is.

79 1AW80 R 057859
19V A52 40L 40U
10D 192575

If the above is wrong I will repost the corrected one when i recheck it later on after it stops raining i had to rush to get the hood closed before it stated raining but i want to know everything i can about the car from the trim tag. Couldnt find any websites with decoding the el caminos but i found them for my 63 belair.
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1963 Belair, 1979 El Camino Number matching and 100% factory orignal

87ElCamino · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 6:51 am Post subject:

I'll take a stab at it.

79 - 1979
1AW80 - Chevrolet El Camino 2dr pickup
R - Mfg in Arlington TX
057859 - Production serial number of body
19V - Black vinyl trim
A52 - Bench seat
40L - Lower color Pastel Green
40U - Upper color Pastel Green
10D - Built in the fourth week of October
192575 - dunno, maybe last six numbers of the VIN? My 79 Elky cowl tag doesn't have that number on it. Here is mine.

Pick up this book by Cars and Parts Magazine if you want more info:

"Catalog of Chevelle, Malibu & El Camino ID Numbers 1964-87"
ISBN 1-880524-06-6
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