Where's my serial number?
- Late 1960s and later: usually on a small plate on the dashboard, visible through the windshield on the driver's side.
- Earlier cars: it varies by make and year. Common places are the driver's door pillar or hinge post, the steering column, the firewall, or near the glove box. Each make's page lists what our sources say.
- Paperwork: your title and registration also show it.
Example: 194677S100001 (a 1967 Corvette).
Pick your make
IndependentsAMC
1960-1980General MotorsBuick
1946-1980Not yet: 1975General MotorsCadillac
1946-1980IndependentsChecker
1960-1980General MotorsChevrolet
1946-1980General MotorsChevrolet Corvette
1953-1980Chrysler CorporationChrysler
1946-1980Chrysler CorporationDeSoto
1946-1961Chrysler CorporationDodge
1946-1980Ford Motor CompanyEdsel
1958Ford Motor CompanyFord
1950-1980IndependentsFrazer
1947-1951General MotorsGMC
1946-1972IndependentsHudson
1948-1954Chrysler CorporationImperial
1946-1976IndependentsInternational Harvester
1961-1980Not yet: 1967IndependentsJeep
1962-1980IndependentsKaiser
1947-1955Ford Motor CompanyLincoln
1950-1976Not yet: 1959-1966, 1968-1969, 1972-1974Ford Motor CompanyMercury
1950-1976Not yet: 1958-1959, 1972-1974IndependentsNash
1950-1957General MotorsOldsmobile
1946-1975IndependentsPackard
1946-1956Chrysler CorporationPlymouth
1946-1980General MotorsPontiac
1946-1980Not yet: 1959IndependentsStudebaker
1946-1964Not yet: 1954-1958IndependentsWillys
1949-1961
Years show the oldest to newest year we can decode. "Not yet" lists years inside that span we do not cover yet.
