First off I'm new to the board so HI!<br /><br />Ok I've searched and done my homework so as not to waste ppl's time but I'm stumped. I have a Johnson GT 150 VRO with a VRO2 upgrade. I believe the model year to be mid 80's but the model number doesn't completely pan out. And before you ask I am absolutely positive that the model number I list here is accurate. I looked about six times to be certain and used a magnifying glass to make sure that I wasn't mis-reading a letter because of dirt or the like. Here goes...<br /><br />MODEL# - J150STLACA<br />SERIAL# - R 7831411<br /><br />J = Johnson<br />150 = 150 HP<br />ST = Special Styling - Trim & Tilt<br />L = Shaft length 20"<br /><br />AC ?????? (expletive deleted)<br /><br />A = Model Run or Suffix<br /><br />I N T R O D U C E S<br />1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0<br /><br />I have found information that indicates that an A after the L designates an alternate paint scheme for that model year, which may be supported by the "special styling" in the "ST" portion of the model number. <br /><br />Given this information I'm left with a year code of C??? Did they just get lazy in 88? LOL - (ok not that funny) 
<br /><br />Can someone shed some light on yet another odd year code please???
<br /><br />Can someone shed some light on yet another odd year code please???