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Default '69 Nova trim tag question

"BigDog" called me yesterday with a trim tag question, and I figured this was the best place to ask:

On the 3rd line of the trim tag is "M2"...does this have any significance? The car in question is supposed to be a L-78...
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What color and type of interior does the car have?
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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

The code is 745, I believe that is green standard interior. It also has a bench seat, and it is a 4 speed, but I have no idea what the M2 means.
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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

I think those codes apply to the interior color and seating. The letter A is on the tag of several of my cars with black bench seats. I'll take a closer look and get back to you with some ideas. Tom
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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

I think Tom is right, on my 68 the letter "B" all by itself represents the seatbelt color which is blue and this is shown in some of the books from GM from 68 that I have.I am not sure about the 69 model codes though.

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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

I did some research on this a few years ago... Pretty sure that I gave Marlin what I had found too so that he could verify my findings on cars that he researched.

The letter has to do with interior color only... The style of interior (be it bench or bucket, standard or deluxe) has no bearing on the code. As noted, "A" was black, "B" was blue, "R" was red, etc... I don't recall ever seeing an "M" code though.

The number following the letter denoted the exterior trim level. I don't have my records available currently so I'm going from memory on this, but I believe that no number following the code meant no exterior trim level, a "1" meant the car had roof drip rail moldings, a "2" indicated body side molding OR lower body molding, and "3" was roof drip rail moldings AND body side moldings OR roof drip rail moldings AND lower body moldings.

The anodized window trim MAY have been part of "2" (sorry, I just don't recall at the moment), but always seems to be included when "3" appears on the trim tag.

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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

Stan is right on the money. I had documented the letter codes on the deuces and some other models, and then we compared notes one year at super chevy. I have verified many cars with those two codes, and the only to not fit the theory is a blue BB car at super chevy (remember that one Stan?). Otherwise, it's interior color and moulding combination, it won't relate to BB vs. SB, or SS or non-SS.

Never saw an 'M' though!
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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

It's settled then: "M" for mystery!
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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

not sure if it applies to the Nova line but I read that some cars got a code on the trim tag for interior paint color codes. These cars had metal panels in the interior that had to be painted to match the interior color.
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Default Re: '69 Nova trim tag question

Bigdog;

M = Green Interior

M, or Rowdy Rat, do you remember the tag for that BB car that did not fit?

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