My newest project

[66TurboVaca]

Great catch!! I hope you enjoy the restoration!! Please continue to share photos with us of your progress!

[Duane in Bakersfield]

Hey Duane,

I saw this on CL, looks like a vairy good deal. It also has the blower/condenser unit that mounts in the trunk

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/pts/5124961323.html

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That's what I'm looking for if it were only 1500 miles closer. LOL

[Danny Joe]

I'm sure somebody on here lives close enough to go check it out for you.

[Duane in Bakersfield]

I finally got around to taking a picture of the body tag. Can anyone help decode the mystery?

[bbodie52]

I will decode the body tag for you...

Sample 1964 Body Tag...



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

BODY TAG INFO:

10E (Number is assumed to be a "10", although the 1 is not visible).
Body Build Date: 10 = October, E = Fifth 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 "E" it indicates the fifth week of the month.

STYLE ?? 0927 WR 18366 BODY
64 = 1964 (Model Year is missing from this body tag, but can be determined from the VIN tag in the driver's side door frame).
Model 0927: 09 = Monza, 27 = 2-Door Club Coupe, WR = Willow Run, Michigan, Production Sequence No: 18366
1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 2-Door Club Coupe - 4 Passenger, Total Production: 88,440



TRIM 732 = Blue
This 3 digit codes represents the interior color and seat type.

Interior paint codes: (Interior paint codes do not appear on Los Angeles built cars)
B = Blue

PAINT RPO: 912 / 912 = Medium Blue "Silver Blue"
Lucite No. 4250L, Rinshed-Mason No. A1481, Ditzler No. DDL12546


ACC: W2M3C

1st Group (No numeric indicator)...
W = RPO: A02 — Tinted Windshield only

2nd Group...
M = RPO: M35 — Powerglide Automatic Transmission

3rd Group...
C = RPO: B70 — Padded dash

Here is a chart that will help you to decode the VIN on your Corvair...

Corvair VIN Decoding Detail

Early Car VIN Detail
(1960-1964)



I have attached a copy of the 1964 Chevrolet Corvair GM Heritage Center Specs.

[Duane in Bakersfield]

So am I correct in assuming that short of an engine serial number, there is no way, from the VIN alone, to tell which engine it came with (95hp or 110hp)?

Thanks for the information, though! Every little bit helps, not that it matters much at this point. LOL. I did find via a bit of reading that 64 110hp engines were a one year only item. The outside of the bore where it goes into the head is the smaller 3.75" (I think that's correct), vs the 65 and later having 3.8125" (again, I'm going off of memory). I guess that means that if the new set of pistons/barrels that came with the car are a bit rare, if they are in fact 64 only?

[bbodie52]

The 1964 Corvair, being the last of the early model Corvairs, was also the most-refined. The 1964 suspension included a front anti-sway bar on all cars, which was the first time that was done. Future years (1965-1969) continued with that refinement on the front suspension. The rear 1964 suspension was the only year to receive a transverse leaf spring to improve control of the swing-axle design, which was abandoned completely when the Corvette Stingray rear suspension design was adapted to the Corvair in 1965.

The 1964 engine was the first year for the magnesium fan, and the last year for the generator. (The alternator was introduced in the following year). The long-stroke 164 CI crankshaft was introduced in 1964, but as previously mentioned the 1964 cylinders were unique in that they were notched to accommodate the 164 CI stroke, but they continued with the outer diameter used in previous (1960-1963) years. That diameter was increased slightly in 1965 to increase the mating surface head gasket area between the cylinder barrel and the cylinder head.