1971
19721972 Chevelle Body Number Plates/Protect-O-Plates ~ Arlington, TX. (R)
[ 1971 ] | [ 1972 ]
It is known that in 1972 Arlington coded trim tag style numbers with an even 3rd digit for a V8 and an odd 3rd digit for an L6 so the Fisher Body Style number is a valid resource to tell if the car was a V8 or L6.
Nothing on a 1972 Arlington trim tag nor Warranty Protect--O-Plate card will indicate the Heavy Chevy YF3 option, RPO YF3. But, if the Fisher Body style number is NOT 13437 or the VIN does not begin with 1C37, you can be assured it is not a factory YF3 Heavy Chevy.
These examples may or may not be YF3 optioned Chevelle sport coupes but are shown as examples of how to read a 1972 Arlington trim tag and/or Protecto-O-Plate card.
ST 72-13437 ~ 1972 V8 Chevelle Sport Coupe
R
~ Body Assembly ~ Arlington, TX
00572 BDY
~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 701 A52 ~ Black
Pinta CTO/Coated Fabric (bench seat)
65 65 PNT
~ Flame Orange (lower-upper)
10D ~ Body Date - October 4th week
078 ~ Data processing number on build sheet for tracking purposes
ST 72 13437 ~ 1972 V8 Chevelle Sport Coupe
R
~ Body Assembly ~ Arlington, TX
03331 BDY
~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 702 A52 ~ Black
Royal Cloth, Black Coated Fabric (bench seat)
14 14
PNT ~ Pewter Silver (lower-upper)
03E ~ Body Date - March
5th week
0773 ~ Data processing number on build sheet for tracking
purposes
