[SCG] Win some Corvair spending money by identifying Fisher Body tag accessory codes

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Hi,
Looks like great fun! Congrats on a well executed idea.

Maybe we should give the person who finds the 63 Oakland Power Top code a
REALLY special prize, though. Since Oakland didn't build converts!

Dave

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:53:18 -0800 "Kent Sullivan"
<kentsu at corvairkid.com> writes:
> (sending same message to Stock Corvair Group, Virtual Vairs, 
> FastVair, and
> Corvanatics; likely will also be sent to the Communique)
> 
> (SCG folks: Note that I will gladly take contributions to pay for 
> the gift
> certificates... I will do it on my own if necessary though.)
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> A small group of us have done a lot of research over the past 
> several years
> to decode the Fisher Body tag accessory codes for 1963, 1965, 1966, 
> and
> 1967. Other years are also in the works. (The codes were not used 
> after
> 1967.) However, there are some codes which we still need to either 
> identify
> or confirm.
> 
> The problem is that these codes tend to be for uncommon options. 
> They also
> tend to be on types of Corvairs that folks are not saving, at least 
> not
> significant numbers. It's become clear to me that we are in a "now 
> or never"
> situation--there are very few of the types of cars we need to see 
> left and
> even these will be gone soon. So we need to all work together now 
> before
> it's too late. There is no other source for this info other than the 
> cars
> which remain.
> 
> Here's something to sweeten the deal: If you provide conclusive 
> evidence to
> define any of the codes below (except the ones marked "confirm"), 
> you will
> receive a $20 gift certificate to the Corvair vendor of your choice. 
> You can
> win as many $20 certificates as codes that you define conclusively. 
> Each
> question has only one gift certificate associated with it so first 
> come,
> first served. If you provide conclusive evidence on any item marked
> "confirm", you get a $10 gift certificate. Bonus: If someone beats 
> you to a
> $20 code but you are the second person, you will get a $10 
> certificate for
> confirming it.
> 
> Note: I reserve the right to correct any mis-statements below about 
> what we
> are looking for. I checked the list twice but there is always a 
> chance that
> I did not describe a particular item accurately.
> 
> Many of the candidate cars are likely not in very good shape and are 
> not
> often cars you will see at car shows. So, what I am asking is that 
> you
> dig--visit people who you know have a bunch of Corvairs squirreled 
> away on
> their property or people who part out cars for a living. Yes, I 
> would love
> it if a crew would volunteer to visit the Corvair Ranch, for 
> example. But I
> am also talking about those folks who we all know live way out of 
> town
> somewhere and they have 20+ Corvairs just sitting around in the 
> weeds.
> 
> With winter approaching it may not be feasible for all of you to get 
> this
> done right away. But for those who live in warmer climates, please 
> get the
> ball rolling!
> 
> The data we are looking for is on the last line of the Fisher Body 
> tag,
> which is in the engine compartment on the rear frame rail. Remember 
> that
> cars built at Willow Run and Van Nuys (Los Angeles) have numerical
> separators between the groups of option codes, except for the first 
> group
> ("1" is omitted).
> 
> What you will need to do is to take pictures of the Fisher Body tag 
> and of
> the option(s) of interest.
> 
> Here is what we are looking for:
> 
> 1963
> ====
> * Any non-Monza with a factory fold-down rear seat. (confirm)
> * Any car with L in group 1. (confirm)
> * Any car with a factory rear seat speaker. (confirm)
> * Any car with a Y in group 2. (confirm)
> * Any car with a P in group 3. (confirm)
> * Any car with factory heater delete.
> * Any 700-series sedan with factory rear door armrests.
> * Any Oakland car with a K code.
> * Any Oakland convertible with a factory power convertible top.
> 
> 1965
> ====
> * Any car with factory non-deluxe rear seat belts.
> * Any car with G in group 5.
> * Any car with factory deluxe rear seat belts.
> * Any car with factory heater delete. (confirm)
> 
> 1966
> ====
> * Any model 500 sedan with factory rear door armrests.
> * Any Los Angles model 500 sedan with factory headrest bench front 
> seats.
> * Any car with factory deluxe front shoulder belts. (confirm)
> * Any car with factory seat belt delete (exported cars only). 
> (confirm)
> 
> 1967
> ====
> * Any sedan with factory non-deluxe rear center seat belt.
> * Any car with factory heater delete. (confirm)
> * Any car with factory rear seat speaker. (confirm)
> * Any car with factory non-deluxe front shoulder belts.
> * Any car with factory seat belt delete (exported cars only). 
> (confirm)
> 
> I hope you find this fun. It's also very important historical 
> research that
> we have to do NOW if we are ever going to get the answers!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Kent
> 
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