VIN & Body Tag Help

[blue62]

Hi there - new owner and member - have read many posts re this subject, but still confused....headed to AZ MVD Monday for title & registration, so any help would be greatly appreciated.....we thought we bought a '61, but everything is telling us it might be a '62, but we have no idea what model it is other than a 2dr...
Thanks much for any help you can provide....

[caraholic4life]

The V.I.N. tag on the door jamb appears to be correctly spot welded and is likely original.
The Trim tag in the engine compartment also appears to be original and not tampered with.

Both indicate a 927 code which would be correct for a 1962 Monza 2dr sedan which appears correct for your car.

I seem to recall prior discussions suggesting that some States would have their own ideas and ways of registering New vehicles. IF for example, a 1962 model year vehicle was actually manufactured in 1961 and registered in 1961, it got titled as a 1961 even though it was sold as a 1962 model year by the manufacturer.
IF the V.I.N. on the title matches the V.I.N. on the vehicle, I doubt there would be any issues processing it.

There is a chance that the Motor Vehicle Administration might recognize that a 1962 vehicle was incorrectly originally titled as a 1961 model and correct it without further questions OR, they might want you to go through a number of ridiculous and unnecessary steps to get the vehicle titled....It could be easy or difficult depending on their point of view.

I have an old registration card for the 1962 Corvair Monza Station Wagon my parents bought new.
Back then here in Maryland for some unknown reason it was registered as a "Suburban" rather than a Station Wagon which now makes no sense at all.

[fred bagnall]

Both tags look to indicate a 62 model.

[blue62]

Thanks guys - I really appreciate the info....now on to the body tag so I can figure out what was supposed to come with it....

[bbodie52]

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:

02B
Body Build Date: 02 = February (1962), B = Second 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 "B" it indicates the second week of the month.


STYLE 62 0927 BODY OA 23187
62 = 1962
Model 0927 — 2-Door Monza Club Coupe — 4 Passenger, 09 = 900 Series Monza, 27 = 2-Door Club Coupe,
OA = Oakland, California Production Plant, Production Sequence No: 23187
1962 Monza 2-Door Coupe — 4 Passenger, Total Production: 144,844

The majority of Corvairs produced between 1960-1969 came out of the Willow Run, Michigan plant. but some, like yours, were produced in Oakland, California before the plant closed in 1963.

Detroit of the West – Oakland California

https://abitofhistory.site/2023/05/11/d ... alifornia/

In 1963 the plant closed and moved its operations to Fremont, CA.

Before the factory closed and moved to Fremont in 1963, more than 4 million Chevys rolled off the assembly line.

TRIM 2-732 07
732 = BLUE (Monza with Bucket Seats)
This 3 digit codes represents the interior paint and upholstery color and seat type.

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. Ex. 922-7 = Red with black interior paint. Oakland cars have the code on the trim line. Interior paint codes: (Interior paint codes do not appear on Los Angeles built cars)
1962: 2= Blue 3= Aqua 4= Fawn 5= Red 7= Black 8= Saddle 9= Gold

BODY PAINT 914
914 = BLUE "Nassau Blue"
Lucite No. 4251L, Rinshed-Mason No. A1483, Ditzler No. DDL12552


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)


1962 Corvair Monza Convertible (Example (In Nassau Blue)

ACC: H P W L
There are no group numbers in the 1962 ACC line, and 63 Oakland cars.

Oakland body tag accessory codes

H = Direct Air Heater (Always listed 1st and listed on every OA car in survey)
P = Padded dash
W = Tinted Windshield
L = ???

The VIN tag is located in the left door jamb.

I have attached a copy of the 1962 GM Heritage Center Specifications and Owners Manual

1962 Chevrolet Corvair GM Heritage Center Specs.pdf

1962 Chevrolet Corvair GM Heritage Center Specs

(3.07 MiB) Downloaded 7 times