[SCG] 1963 Corvair Fisher Body tag ACC codes

[Kent Sullivan]

Geoff, thanks!

The "2" is the group separator found on WRN and VN cars only (not used in
Oakland). Any number in the options area is a separator. Chevy did not use
one for group 1. These separators were used at those plants every year but
which options appear where changed somewhat. I assume it had to do with
stations on the assembly line.

--Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey A Johnson [mailto:geoffj at unm.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 3:57 PM
To: Kent Sullivan
Cc: scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
Subject: RE: [SCG] 1963 Corvair Fisher Body tag ACC codes


Hi Kent,
Thanks for working on this.  I have 3 63's around.  The thing is though they
are all fairly standard monzas.  Only unusual thing is my
63 Convertible which is just about as stripped down as one could find. 
Only option it has is radio and as I found out from the information you
posted, tinted windshield.

Another Vert I have has 2CD on the plate.  So Power top and padded dash, but
what does the 2 mean?

I will take a look at some of the 63's in the Club "lot" soon.

-Geoff Johnson



On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, Kent Sullivan wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> Well, I have not received any responses yet. No enthusiasm for '63s? 
> I'll wait another couple of days to see if anyone responds.
>
> Thanks.
>
>  _____
>
> From: scg-list-bounces at tiger.skiblack.com
> [mailto:scg-list-bounces at tiger.skiblack.com] On Behalf Of Kent 
> Sullivan
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:33 PM
> To: scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
> Subject: [SCG] 1963 Corvair Fisher Body tag ACC codes
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Below is what we know to date about Fisher Body tag accessory codes 
> for '63 Corvairs.  This list represents initial work done by Larry 
> Claypool several years ago, published as one of his "Stock Is..." 
> columns in the CORSA Communique (April and October 1992). The data he 
> collected were from an owners' survey.
>
> A couple of years ago I began working on the project, to fill in some
gaps.
> I made some progress. Bill Hubbell and I would like to have SCG work 
> as a group answer the remaining questions and then publish the updated
results.
>
> We need to see some cars that are relatively rare, in terms of how 
> they were
> equipped:
>
> *
>
> 	Cars with rear seat speakers
> *
>
> 	Non-Monzas with fold-down rear seats
> *
>
> 	Cars with heater delete
> *
>
> 	Non-Monza sedans with rear door armrests
>
> Please let us know if you can help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Kent
>
> Willow Run  & Van Nuys
>
> Group 1
>
> *	E = tinted glass, all
>
> *	F = tinted windshield
>
> *	L = ? (may be fold-down rear seat on non-Monza--only have one
> example so far and it's on a 700 coupe and it does have a fold-down 
> rear
> seat)
>
> Group 2
>
> *	C = padded dash
>
> *	D = power convertible top
>
> *	E = A/C
>
> *	L = manual transmission (VN only)
>
> *	M = PowerGlide
>
> *	Y = rear seat speaker (need at least one more example to completely
> confirm)
>
> Group 3
>
> *	C = Spyder (turbo exhaust cutout)
>
> *	P = ? (VN only) -- might be Comfort and Convenience -- as with '65,
> may indicate two-speed wiper and washer (carryover from FS Chevys 
> built in same plant)
>
> Oakland
>
> Oakland of course is very different--no group numbers and many of the 
> letters try to be mnemonic.
>
> *	A = Air conditioning
>
> *	E = Tinted glass, all (E-Z Eye)
>
> *	K = Rear seat speaker (would like to have another example to
> confirm)
>
> *	P = Padded dash
>
> *	W = Tinted windshield
>
> *	X = Spyder (turbo exhaust cutout)
>
> I would suspect additional codes to exist for heater delete and rear 
> door arm rests. Front seat belts were also offered as an option, but 
> according to the info we have, Chevy installed them for most of the 
> production year... So unclear whether there would have been a code for 
> them at the end of the year when Fisher took over installation.
>
> --Kent
>