<VV> 63/4 Date code

[Frank DuVal]

64 engine lid has separate letters C O R V A I R , like the 64 front lid 
does. 63 front lid has no emblem or letters, just like 60 to 63.

63 has one emblem on engine lid that says Corvair.

Date codes are on that metal tag:

The first set of characters you see are a three character code on the 
top left corner of the bodytag. This represents the date code. The code 
consists of two digits and a letter*. The digits represent the month, 
and the letter represents the week. Example 11B means November 2nd week. 
The week began on a Monday. For the last week, if the week went through 
a Wednesday, it was that month’s week. If it only went through Tuesday, 
it was the next month’s week. This code represents the date the body was 
completed by Fisher body. The body would then be delivered to the Chevy 
side to install the drivetrain and complete the car. There is a definite 
time interval between when the body was completed and delivered and when 
the car was finished on the Chevy side and a VIN number assigned. This 
was usually within a week or two, but sometimes could be longer. This 
system gives rise to the possibility of a body built date at the end of 
one month and a final production date at the start of the subsequent 
month. Fisher would also deliver bodies in groups and was known to 
sometimes hold back bodies for one reason or another, so it is possible 
to have cars bodies that are out of sequence with the VIN numbers. (i.e. 
body 8 has a Vin # higher than body 12). * An exception to the 2 digit- 
one letter code is a 3 digit number code used on 1965 Los Angeles models 
built in Mid-September 1964. This is discussed later at the end of the 
Decoding section.

Hope that helps.

Frank DuVal

On 5/13/2013 8:38 PM, charles mckinley wrote:
> Timothy,
> 	I don't actually know how to tell a 63 rear hood from a 64. The trim
> panel number is 63-0927W214470 (appears to be the VIN). Is the
> production date buried in there somewhere?
> Chuck
>
> On Mon, 2013-05-13 at 18:14 -0600, shortle wrote:
>> Hi Charles, When was your car made? (Check the production date on the trim plate). I have never heard of a '64 hood being installed on a '63 by the factory. How about the rear hood? Is it also a '64 type?
>> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: charles mckinley <cmckinley313 at verizon.net>
>>> Sent: May 13, 2013 6:06 PM
>>> To: shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
>>> Cc: vv <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, chuck <cmckinley313 at verizon.net>
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> Removing diesel smell
>>>
>>> Timothy,
>>> 	I seem to recall reading on this forum that there were a smallish
>>> number of 63 cars built with the 64 hood, and I'm thinking that I have
>>> one of those. If anyone in the group knows how to figure this out from
>>> the VIN or other ID, I'd like to find out and investigate.