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The codes on bodies built at Van Nuys (Los Angeles) were
F106722 was the Milburn NJ Fire Department Rescue vehicle, January 1962 - St Louis first s/n: S106932.
100001/^. (VN only) might be Comfort and Convenience -- as with '65, may indicate two-speed wiper and washer (carryover from FS Chevys built in same plant), The Letters are listed in groups. were assembled in St Louis The "EA" trim code ECL of S100535 may be a misstamp or misread of "LA", or this vehicle has a plate from a 1964 vehicle. A check of the dealer
Production Options (RPOs) for 1965-67 Corvairs built in the U.S. To create the table, we combined data from
As for what action Fisher Body took, they apparently coded the lock
VIN numbers are located on the driver door jamb and the trim and paint codes are engraved on the body tag ('cowl plate') located on the cab front wall along side the steering column. All
Fisher Body code does not necessarily mean that it was added to
least partly because two-speed wipers with washer became standard equipment. The owner explains that this 2015 photogrph of S119962 has the autograph of Peter Brock of Corvette Stingray design fame. Where a code is believed to be mis-reported, the expected correct value follows in parantheses, e.g.,"431O(Q)". Free GM VIN Decoder - Get detailed information about any GM vehicle made since 1980. . Links |
Full-sized Chevys equipped with C14
The article states that the cab of a 1962 Rampside was attached to the rear undercarriage of a 62 Corvan. Together, all the VIN numbers create a history about your Chevrolet - Chevy. 0=
body tag. S111985 has a rare misstamping of the paint codeECL - a J rather than a G. in a 2010 post on the Corvair Center Forum. plate moved? The 3-speed backup light switch was mounted near the
(Yep, steam!) the data. If so, is the data complete? It is a R1205 panel van but has a R1206 VIN tag. (Note that the interior color of the car can usually be derived from knowing the
Code L in group 5 appears on every Fisher Body build
1965 Thru 1969 Corvairs This is a three-digit number, preceded by the word "TRIM", located on
on the last line). other than A or E, please contact
Body codes for 1964 are reasonably similar to 1965 and later. did list the RPO codes (A02, M20, etc.) 400,001 - 429,999. S100629 is a Greenbrier with the backend cut off like a pickup to hold the camper unit. S107700 originally was an ambulance for the Falu Lasarett hospital. Hover over paint codes to see original vehicle exterior color. What we find is the 2,683cc air-cooled flat-six engine that was one of the defining features of the Corvair. 1960-69 Corvair engine code decoder reveals the stamp location, engine displacement, horse power, compression ratio, and Carburetor configuration. three-digit trim code. Hover to see 1996 OH Registration info (hover). F: Z13 (comfort and convenience group type "B"
1967. It had 46 miles on the odometer and sold for $19,950. appeared on more than 40% of other Corvairs surveyed. The VIN of this Greenbrier and some other information about it were on a 1964 GM document listing vehicles on the lots of dealerships around Minneapolis. Today the van is still called Ken after the original owner. Current selection: . August 1963 - Flint last s/n: F115211 (only FC in August), September 1963 - St Louis production begins 100001, S100008 is mentioned in CorvanAntics Vol 9(#1) 1981. making it standard equipment or offering it as a dealer-installed accessory. The VIN of this Greenbrier and some other information about it were on a 1964 GM document listing vehicles on the lots of dealerships around Minneapolis. The VIN plate of S109598 is embossed with 'C-63-20', a government purchase code. Monzas and Corsas (buckets). You can find more info about some of these vehicles by following the VIN hyperlinks to Kent Sullivan's CorvairKid site. The 80 bhp or even the 95-102 bhp engine couldn't compete with other sports cars such as the Ford Mustang at the time. S= St.
July 6, 2004. C: B70 (padded dash) became standard equipment in
and can also be found here on my website. plants, again with very few exceptions. option-code letters are stamped on the tag in five separate groups. We haven't been able to locate a '66 500 with headrest
The body tag is found in the engine bay and contains a lot of information about the car such as colour, when the body was produced etc. many sources: Larry Claypool's 1965 and 1966 owner's surveys, Dave Trull's 1965 owner poll (Virtual Vairs), Kent Sullivan's 1967 owner poll (Virtual Vairs,
Table 1 provides an example from each factory. Corvette - 1964 - On plate welded to the right hinge pillar cross-brace under the glove box.
Its meaning was very difficult to decode. R126-Greenbriar
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the "Notes on Table 2" section. The VIN number has a specific format that is globally recognized. Convenience Group Type "B"
S101986 is missing one number from the paint code, most likely the 4th number that would give the RPO of a solid exterior color corresponding with the AA ECL. Please check Chevrolet CORVAIR car parts catalog December 1963 - St Louis first s/n: S103037, Frank Sherrod Vehicle & Salvage Yard Auction 11-30-2018, December 1963 - Flint last s/n: F103344 (EOP), S103963 has the one-of-a-kind prototype folding rear seat, January 1964 - St Louis first s/n: S103994, The owner of S105235 indicated that the VIN tag was moved to a 1961 Greenbrier, February 1964 - St Louis first s/n: S105244, Sold new 6/5/64 in Richmond. The data are clear on this use of
The cowl plate in S112291 appears to be a reproduction that was mis-stamped with an "E" instead of a "3".. Corvairs and includes three options for which we expect there to be a code but
are known from newspaper legal notices, dealer ads, classified ads, etc. Other Chevys continued to use 2E in 1967. F109470 is rare Deluxe Corvan with cargo area windows that open. This one was at a dealership in Moose Lake MN. In 2021, S106036 was destroyed by fire from a welding accident. In the future, our team hopes to publish more articles
It is redundant with the info taken from the VIN. This is a single letter, preceded by the word "PAINT", located on the third
S111188 Has rear side windows on right side. Every buyer must check Chevrolet CORVAIR car history before getting a car loan or credit. the car after it was
If your Corvair was made before 1968, the serial number will be on the door below the upper hinge. #4 & 5---------------------------Model- 37=Coupe
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Now that the machine is perfect, the engineer is nobody. bodies built in Oshawa for the 1966 model year. listed for sale in CorvanAntics 1999 Vol 27 #5 pg 2. The information about vehicles stored in VIN decoder includes features such the engine, the make of the car, model, transmission type, the year when it was produced, the place of manufacture, production number and . This was about as good as it got in a 1965 Corvair. Thanks to Kent Sullivan for providing data from his Corvair Kid FC registry, to Paul of winvoices.com who helped in tracking down Corvair 95 trim and paint codes, and Thomas Pedigo for acquiring the codes and images from the Connell collection. rear view mirror, day/night inside mirror, under hood light, luggage
This is a six-digit number, preceded by the phrase "BODY NO. Tonawanda, New York MM - Reflects the months when the engine was produced Decoding is as
67=Convertible, #6--------------------------------Year- 5=1965, 6=1966, 7=1967
A chapter of the Corvair Society of America since 1972, public auction Press and Sun Bulletin (Binghampton, NY) 10-8-1964, public auction Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) 1-25-1969, Hover to see 2004 OH Reg info / F111006 is located in England, F111513 also has Hover to see 2004 OH Registration info, Hover to see 2004 OH Registration info- scrapped 2011. The Canadian system applies to other Chevrolet lines built in
Chevrolet Corvair VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) Decoder Example 10667W149431 VIN would mean a 1961Spyder Convertible assembled in the Willow Run, Michigan plant with the vehicle number of 49,431. This is a rare example of Chevrolet removing a factory option without
2R125S100055 was originally outfitted as a funeral home vehicle. Pontiacs with the right-hand drive configuration. Cars which were built for export as fully-assembled units are denoted by EXLD,
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5 = Fifth GroupW = Custom Dlx seat belts with retractors RPO A49 (after Feb 1, 1964)V = Custom Dlx seat belts no retractors RPO A37 (before Feb 1, 1964)O = ?Z = ? sending the car to the chassis line. The hidden VIN (S102338) and data plate show the vehicle is a 1962 model. Search Bar 4. . tag. plant to remember to install a different type of upholstery in 500s (bench) vs.
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(500 sedans onlystandard
This one was at Keiss Chevrolet in Cold Spring MN. It included 4 Greenbriers. have a picture Technically speaking, this code indicates the. Example 10667W149431 VIN would mean a 1961Spyder Convertible assembled in the Willow Run, Michigan plant with the vehicle number of 49,431. This article is the second of tworegarding Regular
included an outside rear view mirror, two-speed wipers with washer,
Search by Part Number(s), Keywords, or VIN. (1) Chevrolet. S110685 is on display at the GM Heritage Center. Represents
The code letters are listed in the order they would appear. Every car manufacturer is obliged to mark all its vehicles in this special format. Beginning in 1968, Fisher Body stopped using this coding
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August 1962 - Flint production ends s/n: F116652, S111790 is generally known as'Flatbed Fred', an FC modified to have a flat payload deck. convertibles have VINs starting with 610767the "6" means 1966 model year and
The ledger from Carsten Chevrolet, Alturas, CA, indicates that S112614 was orginally outfitted as a Traville Campside camper. unique to the car. Custom Front Shoulder Belts on Corvairs. There are code C05 at any other time or plant. available only in 1967. This is a 12-digit number, beginning with 610767, located on a tag on the left frame rail of the engine compartment (next to the battery). sheet for 1965 Corvairs that we have seen yet the code does not appear on
These exceptions are discussed below in
For some reason, Fisher decided to code this
from shipping import record from Canada to US - 2022, The VIN of this Greenbrier and some other information about it were on a 1964 GM document listing vehicles on the lots of dealerships around Minneapolis. We surmise that this was
check of the data from many '65 Los Angeles cars verifies that it only
conditioning) changed in 1967 from 2E to 2D. According to info given with the listing on FB in 2019, it was built by Charles Reynolds (an engineering genius ). As to why Willow Run didn't use this system, we can
S110345 - having a SPEC paint code suggests that this FC was part of the same government order described under S110476. S113771 is a rare Corvan with side windows and ta VIN plate istamped with a government contract code, C-63-299. Finally, we recognized that
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rail of the engine compartment (next to the battery). include onlyoptions from the body tag (found
The RPOs were coded on the bottom left section of the tag. S116315 has C-62-362 stamped on the VIN plate, a government purchase code. Decoding of Paint and Trim Codes can be found here. 69=Sedan, #6-----------------------------Plant- W= Willow Run
The options do not appear in alphabetical order within a
L= Los
Date and location of picture is not known. O= Oakland, CA
line of the body
5S101772 is rare SPEC (commercial) Corvan with deluxe trim, and has side windows on right side only. ", located on
Search, Team members: Larry Claypool,
S106877 is one of only a few restored Corvair 95 emergency vehicles, and was the rescue van of the Beatrice Fire & Rescue Department, Beatrice NE. #13---------------------------Sequential Production Number, #1--------------------------------Year- example 3=1963
S117802 has C-62-490 stamped on the VIN plate, a government purchase code. The code disappeared in 1966, at
through "5" follow in sequence and each of these groups is labeled: 2,3,4,
The same codes were also used in both
The VIN of this Greenbrier and some other information about it were on a 1964 GM document listing vehicles on the lots of dealerships around Minneapolis. Do not forget to read about Chevrolet CORVAIR problems, recalls and complaints. Body WR - 1259 -That indicates that the car was buildat the Willow Run assembly plant (WR) and assigned the sequential body number 1259, which means she was the 1259th Corvair built at Willow Run for 65. . may be the reason for the code. in 1967. F111182 has engine with both car and FC oil filler tubes. for EXport Left-hand Drive. and national, Extensive discussions with full-sized Chevy, Chevy II,
This code is
#2 & 3--------------------------Trim Series- 01=500
"SPEC" or "SPC" = special color, used for commercial fleet vehicles. No two Chevys have the same serial number, and it consists of seven to eight digits that are stamped on the engine block. the code, however. 100001/^. S118672 is a fully restored Bell Company van, S118914 has government contract code C-62-501 on the VIN plate and agency seal stenciled on the side, August 1962 - St Louis first s/n: S118961, August 1962 - St Louis production ends s/n: S119317, September 1962 - St Louis & Flint production begins s/n: 100001. A VIN number is a 17 character alpha/numeric serial number unique to each vehicle, by manufacturer, make, model and year.
S105290 is retrofitted with a mid-body (behind front seat) engine. This one was at Arrow Chevrolet in Duluth, MN. Every car manufacturer is obliged to mark all its vehicles in this special format. government year (March, 1966). always have code 2P, regardless of assembly location. We will not be held responsible for incorrect information or malicious content.
Convenience Group Type "A", Custom Deluxe Center
All Canadian Corsa turbo convertibles have VINs starting with 610767the "6" means 1966 model year and 10767 means Corsa convertible. book-keeping clarification: The RPO for other Chevys was C60 while the
If the car is from 1968 or later, the number will be on the driver's side dashboard. October 1962 - St Louis first s/n: S101337. are outfitted as a camper restoration completed in 2018, during which side windows were installed in this Corvan, creating according to the owner "a poor mans Greenbrier." Letters following a number is in that group. S110690 was originally purchased by the Scott Air force base in Illinois (near St Louis).