Factory build sheet
1981 Chevrolet Corvette
Build 00001946-9
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 00001946 and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Corvette whose VIN starts 00001946 and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 19 of them.
- Decoded Sep 9, 2026
- 19 known VINs
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 000 | World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 01946 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 1981 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
19 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 00001946-9 shares the specification above.
- 19 Known VINs
- 00001946 79S725221
- 00001946 79S724431
- 00001946 795716000
- 00001946 79S701672
- 00001946 79S724580
- 00001946 79S720682
- 00001946 795709038
- 00001946 79S715743
- 00001946 79S717454
- 00001946 79S723066
- 00001946 79S709655
- 00001946 79S709038
- 00001946 79S709145
- 00001946 793705706
- 00001946 79S732302
- 00001946 79S733614
- 00001946 79S704113
- 00001946 79S719076
- 00001946 79S730493
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 19 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.