Does anyone know where I can find a VIN decoder for my '78 Brat? They all require 17 digits and mine contains only 10... I saw one online months ago, but can't find it again.

Thanks! Mary

I thought my '77 FSM might have useful info for you, but it's not looking too good. It just lists starting VIN numbers for each '77 model (no Brats 'til '78).

 

In summary:

sedans, coupes, and hardtops all started with A26L,

2wd wagons started with A66L,

and 4wd wagons started with A67L.

 

It looks like the last six digits were just sequential numbers with each submodel(4spd, 5spd, AT) starting in a different range. So it doesn't seem like the VIN really encoded very much data back then.