65 VIN/Trim Tag de-code

[pete]

Good morning, looking for some help to decode this 65 that's out there. Thanks and good day. pete

[azdave]

Beautiful car but way over-priced in my opinion. Lot's of codes on that body tag.

For future reference VIN= 107375w298430


Discussed here...

viewtopic.php?f=80&t=8675&p=58018


...and here.
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,726117

[64powerglide]

1965 Fisher bodytags ACC line. (WRN and LOS)
The Letters are listed in groups. Letters following a number is in that group. The code letters are listed in the order they would appear. Some letters are in more than one group

First Group ( no numeric indicator)
E = RPO A01 Tinted Glass ( Soft Ray glass in all windows)
O = Two tone paint trimpiece (sedans)/ Manual top (pre Jan 65 LA cars only)
D = RPO C06 Power Top
W = RPO A02 Tinted Windshield only
L = folding rear seat (500 series only)

2 = Second Group
M = RPO M35 Powerglide Automatic
L = RPO M20 4 Speed
E = RPO C60 Air Conditioning
P = (LOS cars only) 2 spd Wipers (LOS listed this separately from the CC group)
R = RPO U80 Rear speaker
S = RPO U73 Rear ant.
H = Heater delete (code carried over to 66)

3 = Third Group
C = Padded Dash
A = Rear armrest on 500 sedans

4 = Fourth Group
P = RPO Z01 convenience group ( 2 sp wipers, washers, day/night inside mirror).
O = RPO L87 Turbo engine
U = Spare tire lock
F = Outside Remote Drivers Mirror/ with CC group

5 = Fifth Group
W = RPO A49 Deluxe Seatbelts ( Chrome Buckles)
O = Seatbelt delete
G = std rear seatbelt
Y = dlx rear seatbelts
Unknown if the dash at the end of the ACC line has any meaning. (On 50% of WRN tags)

[bbodie52]

I haven't done one for a while, so here goes...I will decode the body and chassis VIN tags for you...

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

BODY TAG INFO:

07A
Body Build Date: 07 = July, 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 Code: "S"
S= White/Black


STyle 65-10737 WRN 15306 BODY
65 = 1965
Model 10737: 1 = Chevrolet, 07 = Corsa, 37 = Coupe, WRN = Willow Run, Michigan, Production Sequence No: 15306
1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa 2-Door Sport Coupe - 4 Passenger, Total Production: 20,291



TRim 798- = WHITE (Carpet and Instrument Panel are BLACK)
This 3 digit codes represents the interior color and seat type.

RPO: P-P PAINT = "Evening Orchid Poly."
Lucite No. 4632L, Rinshed-Mason No. A1722, Ditzler No. DDL 50693



ACC: E2LSR3C4PUO5W
The Letters are listed in groups. Letters following a number are in that group.
1st Group
E = RPO A01 Tinted Glass (Soft Ray glass in all windows)

2nd Group
L = RPO M20 4 Speed
S = RPO U73 Rear manual ant.
R = RPO U80 Rear radio auxiliary speaker

3rd Group
C = RPO B70 Padded Dash

4th Group
P = RPO Z01 convenience group (2 speed wipers, washers, day/night inside mirror)
U = RPO P19 Spare tire lock
O = RPO L87 Turbocharged engine

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

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107375W298430

Your car is a 1965 Corsa 2-door coupe.
It was the 198430th Corvair built at Willow Run that year.

Corvair VIN Decoding Detail
Late Car VIN Detail

(1965-1969)

[pete]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the response and information. Also note on the VIN plate what appears to be a date stamp (7.25.65) with the characters individually struck next to the "DD". Anyone seen this before? Maybe a dealer delivery date to customer? Thanks and good day.

Pete
Northern Arizona

[ral1963]

The DD and date is "D"elivery "D"ate and is the date the first owner picked it up from the dealer and the start warrenty date.