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Help with my tag

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Hello can you guys help me to figure out my tag and
And also is this engine original to this body?Image


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Re: Help with my tag

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

01C
Body Build Date: 01 = January, C = Third 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 "C" it indicates the third week of the month.

66-10737 LOS 1041 BODY
Style: 66 = 1966 10737: 1 = Chevrolet, 07 = Corsa, 37 = 2-Door Sport Coupe,
LOS = Los Angeles (Van Nuys), California, Production Sequence No: 1041

1966 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa 2-Door Sport Coupe - 4 Passenger, Total Production: 7,330


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TRim: 722-Z = BRIGHT BLUE (MONZA 10500 and CORSA 10700 SERIES — Bucket Front Seats)
This 3 digit codes represents the interior color and seat type.

On 1966-67 models the extra digit denotes whether the car has optional headrests or not. E = headrests on bench or bucket seat cars built in WRN in 1966 and bench in 1967. Y = headrests on bucket seat cars built in Los Angeles or buckets built in WRN in 1967. Z = Corvair trim designator on LA built cars only. 1966 Willow Run cars without headrests, have this area left blank.

Paint: F-F = BRIGHT BLUE "Marina Blue"
Lucite No. 4704L, Rinshed-Mason No. A1823, Ditzler No. DDL 13148

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Example — 1966 Corvair Corsa Coupe in Marina Blue with Bright Blue Interior
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ACC = Accessory line
When decoding ACC line on the Fisher body tags, be aware that body tags do not include any options that did not require any body modification be done by Fisher. Fisher was only concerned with items that required modifications during the assembly of the body. A good example is that you won’t find Telescopic column listed on the body tag. Although this is a major option, it did not require any special consideration during body assembly.

E 2S 5Y

GROUP 1
E = RPO A01 — TINTED GLASS (Soft Ray glass in all windows)

GROUP 2
S = RPO U73 — Antenna, Radio Rear, Manual

GROUP 3
NONE

GROUP 4
NONE

GROUP 5
Y = RPO A39 — Deluxe Seat Belts (Stainless Steel Push-button Buckles)

T0319RB
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T = Tonawanda, New York (GM Tonawanda Engine Plant)
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/comp ... wanda.html
0319 = Engine manufacturing date (month and date). March 19th.
RB = 1965-1966 164 CID 140 HP Manual Transmission (Corvair Corsa Only)

This guide will show you how to decode the VIN tag...

107376Lnnnnnn
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I have attached a copy of the 1966 Chevrolet Corvair GM Heritage Center Specs for your model year Corvair.
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Re: Help with my tag

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Sorry to say the engine is not original to the car. Car body made in 3rd week of January, engine made March 19th. The engine date has to precede the body date; usually by one to three weeks.
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Re: Help with my tag

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THANK YOU so much. I was starting to figure out some of it but started getting a little confused. Looks like the tag matches what I have and the restoration was kept as close to original as possible I will post my car soon and introduce myself as I am getting ready to jump into some changes and will have a good amount of questions


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Re: Help with my tag

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cnicol wrote:Sorry to say the engine is not original to the car. Car body made in 3rd week of January, engine made March 19th. The engine date has to precede the body date; usually by one to three weeks.
Thanks for that. A mechanic I worked with when I first purchased had said he thought motor was not original to car so he is right


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