<VV> Decoding vehicle VIN numbers : "18W101706" ? - see "redundant"

[Charlie]

Is "Vehicle VIN" as redundant as "VIN number" ?

I'm just saying that either one better than "Vehicle IN" or "VI number" (not
to mention that "vehicle VIN on the engine block" is a mouthful, right?

I looked up "redundant" and found : "Redundant": See "redundant"

But to answer the original question, doesn't the "8" in "18W101706"
designate it as a 1968, and an early one at that?

But what is the "1" before the "8"?  I thought that digit was the "model"
and so "78W" (as in "105678W101706") would be a 1968 Monza, right?

Charlie

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 Isn't saying vin number being doubly redundant again? It's like saying RPMs
per minute, LCD display, etc. <G>

 

John Roberts