<VV> RE: matching engine number

[Keith Hammett]

First off the last I heard they (you know who you are) are still working on
decoding the '65 body tag.  The information that I have on the codes is as
follows.

VIN#107675W164166

You can decode any Corvair VIN at
http://www.mkellstrand.com/corvairs/resources/vin/vin_decoder.html

For your VIN you obtain:  Your car is a 1965 Corsa convertible.  It was the
64166th Corvair built at Willow Run that year.

10767 = Corsa Convertible
5 = 1965
W = willow run
164166 = 64,166th corvair built in 1965 @ Willow run.

Engine #TI2I7RB

T = Tonawonda Plant
12 = December
17 = 17th day of month
RB = 1965-68 Manual, 140 (Corsa) I don't think that there is a way to tell
exactly what year.

2331 Body ?

E-1 paint = Danube Blue (based on '66)

W2LC4P --

W = RPO A02 Tinted Windshield only
2 = Second Group
L = RPO M20 4 Speed
C = ?  If a 3 were before it then it might be RPO Z01 convenience group (2
sp wipers, washers, day/night inside mirror, glove box lamp)
4 = Forth Group
P = padded dash

Keith Hammett

p.s. your parts body had more options than your car and it was a monza
convert.  (glad I got those options now) :-)


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Another question for the great minds of VV: Where can I get info on
decoding my car's ID tag/engine number?  I am trying to find out as much
as i can about the car, but the PO is, at this point, being a bit
unresponsive.  I know how to decode the VIN (10765W164166)...my engine
number is TI2I7RB (If I am reading it from the right place).  My ID tag
says 2331 Body and E-1 paint.  The bottom of the tag has W2LC4P -- ...I
know there is supposed to be another number somewhere on the drive
train...but I haven't jacked it up to try to find it yet.

I am debating stock restore vs. fun modifications...and would like to
know what I am dealing with.  I own the shop manual and How to Keep Your
Corvair Alive and have Corvair Basics and Care and Feeding of Your
Corvair on my next to buy book list (the second recommended to help me
with my upcoming clutch job)...do I need to add another book to the list
(IE, one with info that would help answer questions like above).  Thanks
guys.