1961 Ramp vin code

[Racemaster]

As I dive into my first Corvair project I'm learning a great deal, mostly because of the help/advise/instruction of this great forum.
Here's my vin # and I'd love to break it down.........

1R124S117684

[bbodie52]

Corvair Vehicle ID Numbers Explained

1960-1964

The first digit indicates the model year: 0 for 1960, etc. the second two digits are the trim level: 05 for 500, 07 for 700, and 09 for 900, or Monza. 1964 Spyders only have 06 series numbers, though they were called Monzas. 1962-63 Spyders have Monza numbers. The next two digits are the body style: 27 for two door coupe, 35 for station wagon, 67 for convertible, and 69 for four-door sedans.

Trucks and vans had a different system of numbers. R125 for a panel van, R126 for a Greenbrier, and R124 for the Rampside and the rare Loadside.

This brings us to the only letter designating the plant of final assembly. It is almost always W for Willow Run, Michigan, but others are occasionally seen such as K for Kansas City, O for Oakland, or L for Los Angeles. Trucks and vans may have S for St. Louis or F for Flint.

The number after the letter is the serial number, which is assigned consecutive sequence at each plant. Chevrolet begins each model year at 100,001 for each make of car at each production plant.

In your example: 1R124S117684, it's a 1961 (1) Rampside (R124) from St. Louis (S) and the 17,684th (117684) Corvair made there that year.


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