<VV> Re: 66 AC Corsa convertibles

[airvair]

It may be "easier" at times (IF you remember the codes), but what I
suggested is also effective. It's also effective at telling about some
other accessories (when you can't remember their codes). Things like a
stereo tape player or maybe a remote mirror.

-Mark

> "Steven J. Serenska" wrote:
> 
> Group:
> 
> > One way of telling if a car has factory installed air is to look up
> > under the dash at the recirculating hole (the one cut into the trunk
> > at
> > the bottom of the blower assembly. It's plain to see (though you may
> > need a flashlight.) If the hole has a torched edge, then it's
> > factory.
> > If it's cut, sawed, etc. then it's an aftermarket installation.
> >
> >
> I'm jumping in late on this thread, so please pardon if someone else
> has mentioned this.
> 
> Wouldn't the easiest way to tell if the car was a factory A/C
> Convertible Corsa be to look at the body tag?  All the info you need
> to make the definitive call (i.e., genuine Corsa, convertible body
> style, factory A/C, etc.) would be there.  My understanding from Kent
> Sullivan's website (http://www.corvairkid.com/65-67rpocode.htm), among
> other places, is that the letter "E" in the second group on the body
> tag lets you know the car was factory A/C.  Glancing up at the
> 66-10737 or 66-10767 to see the rest is the easy part.
> 
> For the record, here's the body tag from my '66 Corsa Coupe equipped
> with factory A/C:
> 
>      http://www.serenska.com/IdealGarage/assets/images/LargeImages/BodyTag.jpg
> 
> For good measure, here's a picture of the RR suffix on the engine
> block:
> 
>      http://www.serenska.com/IdealGarage/assets/images/LargeImages/EngineBlockCode.jpg
> 
> I once saw a '66 Corsa Convertible on eBay that was purported to have
> "factory A/C".  It was originally offered by the author of a Corvair
> book (who should have known better).  While the auction was still
> going, a prospective purchaser wrote me to ask my advice because he
> got my email address from my website.  I told him to email the seller
> and ask him to read the body tag to him, i.e., to look for the 'E' in
> the second group.  The seller got quite huffy and defensive and would
> not let the buyer know what was on the tag.  (The seller said things
> like, "I'm not going out to read the body tag.  Either you're
> interested, or your not!")  I told the buyer that it was my opinion he
> should avoid the car -- and the seller -- like the plague.
> 
> Since that time, the same convertible appears on eBay about once a
> year, although subsequent sellers have admitted that, while the
> components are "factory equipment", the A/C was not installed at the
> factory.  Every time it reappears, I send the guy who didn't buy it an
> email with a subject line of "It's Baaaaaaaack."
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Steven "only 15 days left of February, the dreariest Corvair month"
> Serenska
> 
> '66 Corsa Coupe, 140/4, factory A/C, AM/FM <== and I recently
> purchased a factory quick steering box!
> '65 Monza Convertible, 110/4, factory A/C, AM/FM
> 
> http://www.serenska.com/IdealGarage