1963 Monza Coupe

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I think I'm beginning to understand what you are looking for. Are you considering this 1963 Corvair "find" to be a car you might want to restore? Are you looking for advice to determine if this would be a good "project car" for you to tackle? Experienced members of the Corvair Forum can certainly "load you up" with advice and opinion, but helping you to determine whether or not to take on such a project means not only knowing a lot of details about the car you are looking at, but knowing something about you, your mechanical skills, knowledge and background. Your location, available garage space, budget expectations (financial and time) is important too!

To begin, I will decode the body tag you provided...

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

02C
Body Build Date: 02 = February (1963), C = Third Week
The first digits are numbers 1 through 12, indicating the month of manufacture. The letter is A-E, indicate the week of the month. If the letter is a "C" it indicates the third week of the month.


STYLE 63 0927 BODY WR ????
63 = 1963
Model 0927 — 2-Door Monza Club Coupe — 4 Passenger, 09 = 900 Series Monza, 27 = 2-Door Club Coupe,
WR = Willow Run, Michigan Production Plant, Production Sequence No: UNREADABLE
1963 Monza 2-Door Coupe — 4 Passenger, Total Production: 117,917

HISTORY: A Bomber an Hour
Ford's Willow Run B24 Liberator Factory
circa 1942 BC (Before Corvair)

When America mobilized for World War II, Ford responded by turning from building cars to building bombers. Ford commenced construction of the Willow Run manufacturing plant and airport in 1940 and it was turning out aircraft components the next year. In 1942, the factory began assembling complete bombers.

circa 1959 — Corvair Production at Willow Run Begins



TRIM 712
712 = BLACK (Monza with Bucket Seats)
This 3 digit codes represents the interior paint and upholstery color and seat type.

BODY PAINT 936-7
936 = WHITE "Ermine White"
Lucite No. 4024L, Rinshed-Mason No. A1199, Ditzler No. DDL 8259
Interior: The 1962-63 Corvairs have an extra digit on the trim or paint section of the tag. WRN has the extra digit for interior paint on the Paint section. In this example, 936-7 = White with Black interior paint.
Interior paint codes: (Interior paint codes do not appear on Los Angeles built cars)
1963: 2= Blue 3= Aqua 4= Fawn 5= Red 7= Black 8= Saddle R = White/Red.


1963 Corvair Monza Coupe Example (In Ermine White)







ACC: E 2CE

Willow Run body tag accessory codes

Group 1
E = RPO A01 Tinted Glass ( Soft Ray glass in all windows)

Group 2
C = RPO B70 — Padded Dash
E = RPO C60 Air Conditioning

Group 3
NONE

The VIN tag is located in the left door jamb.

I have attached a copy of the 1963 GM Heritage Center Specifications and Owners Manual

1963 Chevrolet Corvair GM Heritage Center Specs.pdf

1963 Chevrolet Corvair GM Heritage Center Specs

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1963 Corvair Owners Manual.pdf

1963 Corvair Owners Manual

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