Corvair decoding!

[Francesco]

Can someone decode this? Looking at a corvair just wanna know what its about

[bbodie52]

Here is a breakdown of the information on the body tag you provided...
BODY TAG INFO:

66 Monza Convertible Body Tag.jpg (45.15 KiB) Viewed 2839 times

11B
Body Build Date: 11 = November, B = Second Week
The first two digits are numbers 01 through 12, indicating the month of manufacture. The letter is A-E, indicating the week of the month. If the letter is an "B" it indicates the second week of the month.

Interior paint codes: (Interior paint codes do not appear on Los Angeles built cars)
S = White/Black

Style (ST) 66-10567 WRN 2342 Body
Year and Body Type:1966 Monza 2-Door Convertible, 4 Passenger
66 = 1966
Style 10567 = 1 = Chevrolet 05 = Monza, 67 = Convertible, WRN = Willow Run, Michigan, Production Sequence No: 2342
1966 Monza Convertible (10567), Total Production: 10,345.

TRIM (TR) 795- R-1 PAINT
10500 Monza Series
R-1 = Red - Regal Red, Top color codes: 1966: 1 = white

R Regal Red Lucite No. 4625LH / Rinshed-Mason No. A1712M / Ditzler No. DDL 71472

TRIM: This 3 digit codes represents the interior color and seat type.
Trim RPO 795 = White (Black) (Interior Color)
White Trim (Black Carpet, Instrument Panel, etc.) RPO 795 Not Available for Model 10539 (4-Door Sport Sedan)

W
The Letters are listed in groups. Letters following a number are in that group.
1st Group
W = RPO A02 Tinted Windshield only

[SirThomas]

Brad, you did such a great job interpreting the last one, can you please do the same for this one? I apologize for the wire flowing through, but these are the pictures I received of it.

Thomas

[bbodie52]

Brad, you did such a great job interpreting the last one, can you please do the same for this one? I apologize for the wire flowing through, but these are the pictures I received of it...

Evening Orchid 1965 Corvair Monza Convertible
Here is a breakdown of the information on the body tag you provided...
BODY TAG INFO:

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916
Body Build Date: ???
The first two digits are numbers 01 through 12, indicating the month of manufacture. The letter is A-E, indicating the week of the month. If the letter is an "B" it indicates the second week of the month.

Interior paint codes: (Interior paint codes do not appear on Los Angeles built cars)

Style (ST) 65-10767 LOS 64 Body
Year and Body Type:1965 Corsa 2-Door Convertible, 4 Passenger
65 = 1965
Style 10767 = 1 = Chevrolet 07 = Corsa, 67 = Convertible, LOS = Los Angeles (Van Nuys), Production Sequence No: 64
1965 Corsa Convertible (10767), Total Production: 8,353, TOTAL 1965 CAR PRODUCTION: 235,528, TOTAL 1965 CORVAIR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Including Greenbrier Vans): 237,056

TRIM (TR) 713- P-2 PAINT
10700 Corsa Series
P-2 = Orchid - Evening Orchid Poly., Top color codes: 1965: 2 = Black
TRIM: This 3 digit codes represents the interior color and seat type.
Trim RPO 713 = Black (Interior Color)

P = Evening Orchid Poly. Lucite No. 4632L / Rinshed-Mason No. A1722 / Ditzler No. DDL 50693 / Dupont: 4632L, 181-97221/ Acme Rogers: 9666 / Sherwin Williams: 2436, 35420


Example of same paint called "Iris Mist" on a 1965 GM Pontiac GTO


WO 2LS 3C 4UO 5W
The Letters are listed in groups. Letters following a number are in that group.
1st Group
W = RPO A02 Tinted Windshield only
O = Two tone paint trimpiece (sedans)/ Manual top (pre Jan 65 LA cars only)

2nd Group
L = RPO M20 4 Speed
S = RPO U73 Rear ant.

3rd Group
C = Padded Dash

4th Group
U = Spare tire lock
O = RPO L87 Turbo engine

5th Group
W= RPO A49 Deluxe Seatbelts ( Chrome Buckles)


Evening Orchid 1965 Corvair Corsa Convertible

[azdave]

bbodie52,

Awesome amount of detail but you missed one thing...it was a cloudy day with light rain. Ha ha!



Thanks for all of the decoding work. Very thorough job!

[SirThomas]

Thanks for the great information, Brad. They sure packed a lot of codes in the options category to simply say "it's got a couple of things, but not really too much". No big surprise, that's what the owner shared with me as well. Odd about the Body Build date. Any chance there was a period in which they listed Month and Day? With a Production Sequence Number of just 64, I could imagine it being built on September 16th. Also, am I correct in interpreting that "64" means it was the 64th Corsa convertible to roll down the line, as opposed to it being the 64th 1965 Corvair?

I stumbled across a picture of your blue Corsa convertible the other day, Brad, and admired it so much I was tempted to ask if it might be available for sale... until I saw a reference that you just recently got it! So I'll just commend you on what looks like a great purchase. She's a beauty. I hope you enjoy it for years to come.

Oh, and Dave, just so you know, I imagine Brad will confirm privately that it was indeed a cloudy day with light rain... and 65 degrees! :-)

[SteveH]

That is cool! Note that like my early 65 it also has the 3 number date code. Also interesting is that it is the day AFTER mine but the sequence is way lower (mine is 148) from the same LOS

My understanding is that the #64 on the TAG is the LOS sequence, whereas the serial number portion of the VIN shows the total sequence #
(mine is #148 out of LOS and #1448 total)

You may conside sharing the second VIN tag here http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,757926 where they are discussing other odd TAGs


That 2nd car is just about everyting one could ask for in a 65 Vair!!!