#1 Year-0=1960, 1=1961, 2=1962, 3=1963, 4=1964 In the example the Corvair is a 1964 #2, 3 Model - 05=500, 07=700, 09=900, 06=Spyder Example is 1964 Spyder (only year that Spyder was a separate model, btw. K=
month, and the third number denotes the day. This article documents the system of codes
(Note that the interior color of the car can usually be derived from knowing the
on Monza sedans), 1965: Comfort and
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F101177 has a hatch type rear door and a VW engine! 1961. . CorvairKid Enterprises. 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. With immense data about all the vehicles, it can access and provide details about any carrier. We will not be held responsible for incorrect information or malicious content. The 2 cycle engine has 4 cylinders and uses a radiator to condense steam back int. 400,001 - 429,999. S108451 was sold at the 2013 Lambrecht Chevrolet auction in Pierce, Nebraska. 05=Monza
D & E: For no apparent reason, the code for C64 (air
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Also, we ARE NOT responsible for the content on these external sites. In 1985 I got my first Corvair, a '65 Corsa coupe. How to use this vehicle identification number information to decode your Chevrolet - Chevy VIN number: First, either find your VIN number on your vehicle registration or car title or in vehicle maintenance records from your dealer. Table 2 lists every known Fisher Body code for 1965-67
Rear Seat Belts with Front Retractors, Custom Deluxe Front
Cars which were built for export as fully-assembled units are denoted by EXLD,
S113062 is a flatbed FC and appears to be Flat Fred that was built by Bill Heinrich as described in in the CORSA Communique. Three other colors, Provincial White (code C), Royal Mist (code
S110473 VIN Plate stamped with "C 62 200" see notes with S110476. S101284 has a distinctive VIN plate and other features. Team members: Larry Claypool, Mark Corbin, Stan East, Bill Hubbell, Dave Newell, Dave Trull (updated May, 2021) This article was published in the May, 2005 CORSA Communique. 9=1969, #7---------------------------------Plant- W= Willow Run
Angeles, #8 -
E), and
With very few exceptions, the meaning of each code was
By Kent Sullivan. Body had to take. This one was at a dealership in Moose Lake MN.
The 3-speed backup light switch was mounted near the
If you encounter serious problems with any of the sites listed, please let us know so we can investigate! (updated May, 2021) This
When looking at Corvairs produced before 1965, the Fisher
F103273 was originally a school bus for the Owen County School (KY), November 1961 - St Louis first s/n: S103755, 2R124S104417 was used in a movie according to the, S104811 has a Pittsbugh Pirates themed paint and interior, F104888 was an Amblewagon found in Egil Twedt s barn believed to have been scrapped, 2R124S104906 is a Rampside modified as a tow truck, December 1961 - St Louis first s/n: S105230, S105397 has a 4-front wheel drive conversion from a 2008 Impala SS. The information in Table 4 for
1960 Thru 1964 Corvairs Example 10667W149431 VIN would mean a 1961Spyder Convertible assembled in the Willow Run, Michigan plant with the vehicle number of 49,431. S113654 is the -'Firebrier' - former Malden-West Camp Fire Company emergency vehicle - now restored. which offered two-speed wiper with washer separate from the Z01/Z13 comfort
06=Spyder, #4 & #5-----------------------Model-
The ledger from Carsten Chevrolet, Alturas, CA, indicates that S112614 was orginally outfitted as a Traville Campside camper. for EXport Left-hand Drive. Although not encoded with the other options, the Fisher
Rear Seat Belt (sedans only until 10/66; requires A39), Custom Center Rear
Download this pdf to find the location of the Corvair 95 hidden VIN. S117802 has C-62-490 stamped on the VIN plate, a government purchase code. J: AL5 (custom deluxe center rear seat belt) was
may be the reason for the code. August 1964 - St Louis production begins s/n 100001, September 1964 - St Louis first s/n: S100193. Its construction was initiated by Louis Vankuyen and completed by Gerald Berge. 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. build sheets that survive from 1968 and 69 Corvairs, we know that Fisher Body
The information is indicated by a single-letter suffix following the
Please realize that many of these sites are run by enthusiasts, and not professional Web developers. Underlined VINs are hyperlinks to images of the vehicles. The # in the 6th digit spot is the year, so a 1965 Corsa has a "5", but a 1966 has a "6". 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. Table 1 provides an example from each factory. If your Corvair was made before 1968, the serial number will be on the door below the upper hinge. According to a 1996 article in CorvanAntics, "The Forward Control Flatbed began life as a 1962, 4-speed Rampside and a 1962 automatic Greenbrier." front shoulder belts), partially due to its introduction late in the model
January 1961 - St Louis first s/n: S112639. surprise given the extremely low production numbers for A85 (custom deluxe
Z19 (Convenience group) included a remote-control outside
8=1968,
The VIN plate of S109598 is embossed with 'C-63-20', a government purchase code. codes except 795 indicate a single color. Copyright
that Fisher Body used to represent RPOs on the engine compartment body-tag. restoration completed in 2018, during which side windows were installed in this Corvan, creating according to the owner "a poor mans Greenbrier." S= St.
Contact me for more information.). , have 8 doors There was no Fisher Body in Canada and GM Canada chose to
This code is
Trim 712-2 - Black Interior(712) with top colour black (-2) - For comprehensive colour codes details please click here, Paint 936-E -Ermine White exterior (936) with black interior colour (-E) - For comprehensive paint details please click here. S114483 has some unusual customization of the cab wall and tailgate. Shoulder Belts (requires A39). 10767 means Corsa convertible. Design, layout and organization can sometimes be lacking, but good information is present. 1965-67 Chevy IIs and on 1967 Camaros; meaning that the reason for it
", located on
1963 - On plate welded to the right hinge pillar cross-brace under the glove box. S128315 has the cab of a Corvan attached to the backend of a Rampside; the back tailgate is modified to gated doors. If so, is the data complete? (Note also the RPO change
the same 5-group coding system as the body tags. article was
S112614 has the highest serial number in Registry for a FC assembled in 1960; GM records indicate S112638 was last built in Decembr 1960. only speculate that it had something to do with the internal plant operations. This is sometimes one, sometimes two, numbers preceded by the letters "TOP"
Body tag does indicate whether a Corvair has headrest front seats (RPOs A82 and
It is possible to get market price of new or used Chevrolet CORVAIR by VIN number. first part,
items were also available as dealer-installed accessories, so the lack of a
Every Chevrolet car has a unique identifier code called a VIN. Perhaps someone decided that two different RPOs should not
= Blue, 4 = Cream (Blue is probably coded 3), The Letters are listed in groups. Each character in the VIN number can be decoded to determine where the car was built, what year, which automotive features are included and more. R124-Rampside
#4 & 5---------------------------Model- 37=Coupe
Each option is a three-character code composed of a letter and two numbers. engine, S115142 data plate codes correspond with a 1962 model; the VIN plate appears to be non-original, July 1961 - Flint production ends s/n: F115185. Remember
included an outside rear view mirror, two-speed wipers with washer,
(500s onlystandard
City
S111985 has a rare misstamping of the paint codeECL - a J rather than a G. in a 2010 post on the Corvair Center Forum. 1967. See above the overview of the suffix for each year. Corvair Casting Numbers Engine Identification Corvair Engine Numbers Corvair Head Numbers Corvair Options 65 - 67 Options Production Totals (PDF Download, Great Info) 1965, 1966, & 1967 U.S. RPO Statistics (Same as above, just not a PDF) Options available for Chevrolets - 1960's (Not 100% Accurate, But A Good General Resource) Of these FCs: Letters following a number is in that group. Oakland, #7 -
Date and location of picture is not known. use the standard RPO codes (A02, M20, etc.) S116539 is FC with the highest serial # and a rivetted data plate. The
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year (March, 1966). 10B - That number (top left corner) indicates that the body was build in the second week of October (A - First week, B - Second week, C- Third week etc). 6th and 7th digits - Body Type. F102386 is from a historic record reported in a D. Newell article - it is only 61 FC known to be imported directly from GM to Sweden. var yyyy = date.getFullYear();
The cowl plate in S116774 appears to be mis-stamped with an "F" instead of a "G". S108347 was featured in an article published in. Body codes for 1964 are reasonably similar to 1965 and later. If your Corvair was made before 1968, the serial number will be on the door below the upper hinge. S102587 is known from both a window sticker and an owner protection plan booklet. only its code appears; while in the case of the deluxe front shoulder belt, both
Wagon
sheet for 1965 Corvairs that we have seen yet the code does not appear on
This article is the second of two regarding Regular Production Options (RPOs) for 1965-67 Corvairs built in the U.S. Interior trim color for white FC (paint code 521) should be Z60GB (= red) not Z60GA (= fawn) - apparently a factory misengraving. The VIN also allows a user to get a build sheet of Chevrolet CORVAIR. have not found an actual example. since it essentially is coding a non-option. were assembled in St Louis include onlyoptions from the body tag (found
Find all the latest facts, figures and Chevrolet CORVAIR specs based on year, make and model. present on Canadian tags that were not coded in the U.S. and vice versa. #12---------------------------Sequential Production Number. we couldn't locate the option it represented. and Camaro folks doing the same work, Folding Rear Seat
this tag and are therefore not addressed in this article. carpet but white door panels and upholstery. Door jamb plate carries VIN as well as C-6- 255 , a government purchase code. The codes on bodies built at Van Nuys (Los Angeles) were
For instance, if someone wants to buy a car, it is possible to check the VIN number one the online database to ensure that the car was not stolen, damaged or illegally modified. S102684 is the custom van created for William Randolf Hearst Jr with a foldable sunroof. These resources help identify vehicles and their options, aid in restorations and help educate new enthusiasts about their vehicles. Where a code is believed to be mis-reported, the expected correct value follows in parantheses, e.g.,"431O(Q)". Custom Front Shoulder Belts on Corvairs. Table 3 provides some examples. It appears
This indicates that cars equipped with RPO AS2 would have
CorvairKid Enterprises. Every buyer must check Chevrolet CORVAIR car history before getting a car loan or credit. For some reason, Fisher decided to code this
Unlike the
Build sheets are quite rarewe have only seen
1908), Again, the great number of cultivated men keep each other up to a high standard. On some cars, this information is part of the "STYLE" section
Other Chevys continued to use 2E in 1967. have 6 doors K= Kansas
at Los Angeles and Willow Run in 1966. Typically the first letters and numbers will identify the engine, for example, DJ51279, to find all the parts we have online for your engine. S108385 has an unexpected trim code. share a Fisher Body code. the data. According to info given with the listing on FB in 2019, it was built by Charles Reynolds (an engineering genius ). . are known from newspaper legal notices, dealer ads, classified ads, etc. tag. Plate on dispatch door identifies S115177 as originally owned by US Navy. other areas on the body tag, this area does not have a caption or label.
S131045 has a custom made folding ramp. Current selection: R1206: . Example 105676W112345 would mean a 1966 Corvair Monza Convertible assembled in the Willow Run, Michigan plant with the vehicle number of 12,345. in 1966. There is a truck shipper for this vehicle. Even though no Corvairs
Mark
was available only on exported cars after 1965.
also share this odd coding practice. assembly. second line of the
This registry includes FCs that . Three colors, Blue
have Deluxe trim a lock. October 1962 - St Louis first s/n: S101337. Style64 - 0667 - That indicates that the corvair was build in 1964 (64-), Spyder Model (06), Convertible (67). check of the data from many '65 Los Angeles cars verifies that it only
represents each option. Turbo-air six engines available for Corvair 95 vehicles; Year Intrd.
For
Vin Decoding Serial Numbers were stamped on a plate on the left front door hinge pillar (center pillar on Corvair). Three 1965 Corvair Fisher Body Build Tags. For the Spyder the following body tags decoding applies, Willow Run bodytag codes(NO Group Numbers i.e. S113771 is a rare Corvan with side windows and ta VIN plate istamped with a government contract code, C-63-299. Why it has a Corvan VIN ( R125 ) but a Greenbrier emblem is unclear. convertibles have VINs starting with 610767the "6" means 1966 model year and
document.write(yyyy);
confirmed on 1967 Camaros, however, so is likely to be the code used for
The
groups. 69=Sedan, #6-----------------------------Plant- W= Willow Run
code, to indicate special equipment related to the upholstery section of
1966 was first published in the
S121628 is a shortened (-25 inches) Loadside painted in a red, white and blue flag theme, The dataplate of this Greenbrier was moved from a different vehicle. CORSA Communique. three-digit trim code. Corvair, which does not have a cowl) is sparse. S100928 is a Dormmobile camper. on Monzas and Corsas), Comfort and
Z. Fremont, CA. S105755 currently holds record for earliest serial number with FC 102 HP engine (assembly mid Jan 61) R1254: 3R124S105770: N/A: 5537G: std: R1206: 3R126S105773 . See the main VIN info page for the standards. Data Plate painnted over / ebay sale 2015, 7AT02R2KX11119892 was once owned by GREEN DAY frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and was sold in 2012 and shipped to New Zealand where it received a new VIN plate. the fourth line of the
the body tag indicate work that had to be done to the shell on the body line before
The engine serial number is made up of several components. The engine code decoder reveals the stamp location, engine displacement, horse power, compression ratio, and Carburetor configuration. S109324 cowl plate appears to have been moved from a 62 vehicle. Additionally, you can find the VIN at various locations on your car. "SPEC" or "SPC" = special color, used for commercial fleet vehicles. representing how one option that required another option was handled. Even stranger is that
government ACCW2LP3C - Tinted Windshield only(W),4 Speed(L), Convenience group (2 speed wipers, w/ washer, day/night mirror, gloveboxlight, backup lights -P) andPadded dash (C). This number contains vital information about the car, such as its manufacturer, year of production, the plant it was produced in, type of engine, model and more. 1960-69 Corvair engine code decoder reveals the stamp location, engine displacement, horse power, compression ratio, and Carburetor configuration. In 2021, S106036 was destroyed by fire from a welding accident. since these belts were standard equipment. Links |
Note that the RPOs coded on the Fisher Body tag are only
The "07" is the code for Corsa. bodies built in Oshawa for the 1966 model year. those built in Los Angeles. Although a direct read of the cowl plate has not been made, the paint code is from other documentation. 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. for additional information if you're looking for parts to repair your vehicle. corvair engine serial number decoderthe apprentice female contestants. this code never appeared with the code for air conditioning (2E, C64) yet
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Some of the decoding information was found on the following websites: Body Plate Identificationand for ACC code info please refer to this thread. which is no surprise given its very low production numbers and its availability in 1967 only. A Chevy engine serial number is a unique ESN (electronic serial number) used to identify every Chevy vehicle. S108722 is confirmed to have been a Phone Company supervisors s van. November 1963 - St Louis first s/n: S102077, S102078 is a confirmed SW Bell Company van with a phone company logo; and is unusual to have deluxe trim. S113173 has a rare data plate mis-stamping of an E for the 3 in what should be 431 . all a complete record of the RPOs installed on a given car. Please check Chevrolet CORVAIR car parts catalog document.write(document.lastModified); Copyright 1998-
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