Observed Codes

Pontiac plant codes - 1960 and earlier

Last Update November 20, 2011

This is a list of observed pre-1961 Fisher Body plant & Pontiac assembly plant codes.

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List of known Fisher Body and Pontiac plant codes - updated as new codes are discovered

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Fisher Body plant code is the letter(s) under BODY No. New entries highlighted.

*Year*	*Model*		*BODY No*		Pontiac Plant	*Comments*
47	2087	Torpedo sedan coup	BL	1231	L	Moe Marmalich from Bill Vance
48	2567DX	Torpedo convertible	L	13836	C	Ebay Nov 2009
49	2507D	Streamliner dlx coupe	P	5851	P	Bill (wbrecht) - Yahoo
49	2507D	Streamliner dlx coupe	BK	3155	K	Dennis Drews - Yahoo
49	2527	Chieftain sedan coupe	BW	185	W	ebay Jul 13, 07 - serial W6RS2044

50	2537D	Cat Cpe DeLux	P	3095	P	Pete Belger - Yahoo
50	2571	Sedan Delivery	BL	1607	P	Mark Alan Jones, Springfield, MO -Yahoo

51	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux	L	6606	C	Kevin R. Mueller, Brighton, Michigan -Yahoo
51	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux	P	2008	P	Ken Guartha - Yahoo
51	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux	P	13828	P	Ken Guthra - Yahoo
51	2569D	Chftn Dlx 4-dr	P	28654	P	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA. parts car - Yahoo

52	2562D	Chftn 4-dr S' Wagon	DI?	1436	W	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA, parts car unsure of DI - Yahoo
52	2562D	Chftn 4-dr S' Wagon	L	3165	K	ebay Nov 2009
52	2567DTX	Convertible	L	1926	K	Dan Aldrich from John Sawruk

53	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux 8	P	1153	P	Sherry O'Rourke from Bill Vance
53	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux 6	BK	5984	K	Sherry O'Rourke from Bill Vance
53	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux	BK	5063	K	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA - Yahoo
53	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux 8	P	19331	P	Dan Bolton - Yahoo
53	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux 8	BK	4180	K	Dan Bolton - Yahoo
53	2537SD	Cat Cpe Supr DeLux 8	BC	3648	C	Dan Bolton - Yahoo, car in Holland
53	2562DT	Dlx 4-dr station wagon	CL	4781	P	Sherry O'Rourke from Bill Vance
53	2567DT	Chftn Dlx Convt.	L	391	P	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA - Yahoo

54	2562F	Station Wagon	CL	350	P	Paul from John Sawruk

55	2562	Chieftain 860 4 dr SW	CL	5948	P	Phil Bennett, England - Yahoo
55	2564DF	Safari	CL	477	P	Harold Cary
55	2564DF	Safari	CL		P	Tom Huber, Franklin TN - from Woody
55	2564DF	Safari	CL		L	NY - from Roger
55	2564DF	Safari	CL		P	NE - from Roger
55	2837SD	Star Chief 2 dr ht	P	35193	P	Crushed Muncie IN - from Woody
55	2837SD	Star Chief 2 dr ht	BC	6205	C	ebay 6/25/07 serail C855H10729
55	2867DTX	Convertible	L	11477	F	ebay 5/30/07 serial F855H7331
55	2867DTX	Convertible	L	2661	K	Phil Bennett, England -Yahoo
55	2867DTX	Convertible	L	12529	P	Harold Cary
55	2867DTX	Convertible	L		W	IA - from Roger

56	2711	860 2 dr sedan	BK	2566	K	Rick Gonser, CA - Yahoo
56	2737D	Chieftain 870 2 dr ht	BL	4466	L	ebay 6/11/07 serial L755H17452
56	2739	Chieftain 860 4 dr ht	BT	494	P	David Short
56	2762DF	Chieftain 870 4 dr SW	CL	3201	C	Larry Gorden, CA - Yahoo
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	543	C	ebay 6/28/07 serial C756H4480
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	3016	W	Larry Gorden, CA - Yahoo
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	3292	K	Bob Johnson Safari #1, CA
56	2764DF	Safari	CL		C	Bob Johnson Safari #2, CA
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	3238	A	Rick Sorgen - Yahoo
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	1045	C	From Rick Sorgen
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	3486	T	Rick Thomes - Yahoo
56	2764DF	Safari	CL	4026	L	Len Sokol - dual quad, seen at Fuddruckers May 09
56	2867DTX	Convertible	P	4375	P	Bob Johnson, CA

57	2711	Chieftain 2-dr sedan	BT	43	T	ebay 6/25/07 serial T757S1034
57	2711	Chieftain 2-dr sedan	BC	465	C	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA - Yahoo
57	2719	Chieftain 4-dr sedan	BA	1249	A	ebay - from Woody
57	2719	Chieftain 4-dr sedan	BC	929	C	Woody - Yahoo
57	2737	Chieftain 2 dr ht	BT	595	T	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA - Yahoo
57	2737	Chieftain 2 dr ht	P	2379	P	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA - Yahoo
57	2739	Chieftain 4 dr ht	BK	2472	K	Marlene Worley
57	2762FC	Chieftain 4-dr SW	CL	1755	P	Reed Severence, SC - from Woody
57	2762SDF	Transcontinental	CL		F	Jack White
57	2762SDF	Transcontinental	CL		L	NJ - from Roger
57	2762SDF	Transcontinental	CL	1361	P	ebay Oct 2007, sold for $9000. Serial P757H66459
57	2764DF	Safari, 2 dr Custom	CL	891	P	Noel Evans - from John Sawruk
57	2764DF	Safari, 2 dr Custom	CL		T	MI - from Roger
57	2837SD	Star Chief 2 dr ht	BC	2310	C	Mike Andrews, Coldwater Ohio -Yahoo
57	2837SD	Star Chief 2 dr ht	P	12374	?	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA. parts car serial tag missing - Yahoo
57	2837SD	Star Chief 2 dr ht	BK	61	K	ebay - from Woody
57	2839SD	Star Chief 4-dr ht	P	7512	P	Woody's previous car
57	2839SD	Star Chief 4-dr ht	P	6509	P	from Bill Vance, car in Berlin, Ohio barn
57	2867SDTX	Bonneville (FI conv')	P	345	P	Bill Vance, Mercer, PA - Yahoo
57	2867SDTX	Bonneville (FI conv')	P	434	P	Tom Gerrard - from R. Gonser

58	2547SD	Bonneville Sprt Coupe	P	5496	P	Guy Rondeau - Yahoo
58	2749	Chieftain 4-dr sedan	BT	1508	T	Fred Franze - Yahoo
58	2784	Chftn 4-dr 3-seat SW	CL	5265	C	Tony Leo - from Roger Lachele
58	2839SD	Star Chief 4-dr ht	BK	1208	K	Guy Rondeau previous car
58	2849SD	Star Chief 4-dr sedan	P	1775	P	Reed Severence, SC - from Woody

59	2167	Catalina Convertible	LA	329	K	"CATBIRD" PY forum
59	2735	Bonneville SW	EP	2039	C	ebay Dec 2011, VIN 759C1404
59	2837	Bonneville 4-dr Vista	BA	1009	?	No VIN - from Woody

60	2119	Catalina 4-dr sedan	PO	11232	?	"MOJO Catalina" PY forum
60	2137	Catalina 2-dr ht	BC	413	?	"twooldgoats" PY forum
60	2145	Catalina 3-seat SW	EP	4926	?	"MOJO Catalina" PY forum
60	2145	Catalina 3-seat SW	EP	5995	?	"60 SHARK" PY forum
60	2167	Catalina Convertible	LA		W	IL - from Roger
60	2167	Catalina Convertible	LA	1389	P	ebay VIN# 160P62612 Dec 2011
60	2167	Catalina Convertible	LA	14191	S	"60 Cat" PY forum
60	2339	Ventura 4-dr Vista	BA	2776	D	"MOJO Catalina" PY forum
60	2339	Ventura Vista	PO	4171	P	"Poncho60" PY forum
60	2867	Bonneville Convertible	LA	8802	K	"expekt07" PY forum

Observations

All 1955-58 station wagon bodies were produced at the Cleveland OH Fisher body plant (CL) and the bodies were shipped to Pontiac assembly plants around the nation. Looks like we might add prior years to that range of years. Beginning in 1959 or 1960 station wagon body production was moved to the Euclid OH Fisher Body plant (EU) -- about 2.5 miles from the Cleveland plant.
All 1957 Bonnevilles (fuel injected convertibles) were built at Fisher Body & Pontiac assembly plants in Pontiac MI. Documentation, including the 1960 and 1966 MPC, says body number is 2867SDX but cowl data tags show 2867SDTX.
All 1955 convertible bodies were produced at Fisher Body plant with code L (believed to be Lansing) and shipped to Pontiac assembly plants around the nation.
All 1956-57 convertible bodies (and possibly 58) were made in the Pontiac MI Fisher Body plant, most went on to the Pontiac assembly plant next door -- but a few bodies were shipped to Pontiac plants in other cities.
All 1959-60 convertible bodies were produced at the Lansing Fisher Body plant (LA) and shipped to Pontiac assembly plants around the nation.
We're not sure of the Fisher Body "L" plant location but suspect it was (is?) in Lansing, MI. Bodies from the Fisher Body L plant were shipped to various Pontiac assembly plants across the nation. It appears the "L" plant is another body plant (in addition to Cleveland) that doesn't have an adjoining Pontiac assembly plant. So far, it looks like low production bodies (55 & earlier convertibles and early Catalina) were built there. More data needed to draw any conclusions.
We identified Fisher Body plant codes CL, P, and L that were not used in 1960 but were used in prior years. We believe CL=Cleveland, and P=Pontiac MI and L=Lansing, see above. More data is needed to discover other Fisher Body plant codes used prior to 1960.
The Pontiac MI plant produced only Pontiacs. Other Pontiac assembly plants were B-O-P (Buick, Olds, Pontiac) so production was shared with Buick and Olds. Thus, more Pontiacs were produced at the Pontiac MI plant than any other plant.

There are more questions than answers. More data is needed.

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