<VV> 65-66 differences

[Mike Stillwell]

 Look at how the front seats mount to the pan. If
there is a reinforcing bracket on top of the pan on
the inboard mounting point, it's probably a '65. Also
the headlight buckets have a slightly different bolt
pattern - but that's a little trickier to check. That
reminds me, check to see how the bezels are mounted.
65 is to the headlight backing plate. '66 and later is
to the bucket itself.

 Regards - Mike
           YS-117

--- aeroned at aol.com wrote:

> I'm getting interested (or obsessing) in figuring
> out more about my Corvairs and when they were
> produced and have a question. My 66 coupe has a 65
> nose bar and heater box (it has the small box that
> goes into the rear inlet area). I've always assumed
> that this was an indication that the car was
> rebodied at some time in its past. The VIN and body
> tag indicate that it is a 66. The body tag has a
> build date of the 4th week of Jan (01D). Could it be
> possible that they were still using 65 heater boxes
> in Jan? The nose sheet metal could have been
> replaced. The hidden VIN is buried under
> undercoating that's in very good condition. Is there
> any other ways to determine if the body is a 65 or a
> 66?
>  
> Ned
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