Tag info please

[Corvairkarma]

Hello, I just brought home my first Corvair, a 1965 Monza. I saw the ad on Facebook and new I had to have it!
here are the numbers:

06A. D
ST 65-10537 WRN 63086
TR 785-C-C
2M4PU50-

VIN 105375w271771

Motor tag T0525RH

I have figured out what some of it means, but not all so Thank you for your help!

[bbodie52]

Welcome to the Corvair Forum!


Here is a breakdown of the information on the body tag you provided...

BODY TAG INFO:

06A
Body Build Date: 06 = June, A = First 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 "A" it indicates the first week of the month.

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

Style (ST) 65-10537 WRN 63086 Body
Year and Body Type:1965 Monza 2-Door Sport Coupe, 4 Passenger
65 = 1965
Style 10537 = 1 = Chevrolet 05 = Monza, 37 = Sport Coupe, WRN = Willow Run, Michigan, Production Sequence No: 63086
1965 Monza Coupe (10537), Total Production: 88,954.

TRIM (TR) 785- C-C PAINT
10500 Monza Series
C-C = White - Ermine White - Lucite No. 4024L / Rinshed-Mason No. A1199 / Ditzler No. DDL 8259

TRIM: This 3 digit codes represents the interior color and seat type.
Trim RPO 785 = Red (Interior Color)

2M4PU50-
The Letters are listed in groups. Letters following a number are in that group.
1st Group
None

2nd Group
M = RPO M35 Powerglide Automatic

3rd Group
None

4th Group
P = RPO Z01 convenience group (2 sp wipers, washers, day/night inside mirror)
U = Spare tire lock

5th Group
O = Seatbelt delete
Unknown if the dash at the end of the ACC line has any meaning. (On 50% of WRN tags)


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105375w271771

Your car is a 1965 Monza 2-door coupe.
It was the 171771st Corvair built at Willow Run, Michigan that year.

1 = Chevrolet

05 = MONZA

37 = COUPE

5 = 1965

W = WILLOW RUN, MICHIGAN (Manufacturing Plant)

271771 = VEHICLE NUMBER

Corvair VIN Decoding Detail

Late Car VIN Detail (1965-1969)



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T0525RH

T = Tonawanda, New York (GM Tonawanda Engine Plant)
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/comp ... wanda.html
0525 = Engine manufacturing date of May 25
RH = 1965-1967 110 hp Automatic Transmission, 500 and Monza

[Corvairkarma]

Thank you! This is really interesting, as somewhere along the way the interior has been changed to black. I had suspicions, as when I was cleaning it yesterday I noticed a bit of red in places that the black paint has worn.
Thanks for the welcome