<VV> Correct Engine?

[Craig Eagleson]

Greetings VairFans,

I am a new owner in the beginnings of a restoration project, and need some 
info.
I have a 1963 Spyder convertible I acquired last fall.  The first task I am 
tackling is to find out what the car is really supposed to have.  I have 
the shop manuals, but it they don't tell me as much as I would like to 
know.  I have a couple of questions:
1.  Are all Spyders Turbocharged?  And besides, what does turbocharged 
mean? (do they all have a compressor?) The manual lists 4 type of engines 
for this car (Turbo Air, Super Turbo Air, Turbo Air(PG), and 
Turbocharged  - I think that's right)  And they have pretty radically 
different timing (24 deg. BTDC to 4 deg. BTDC)  The engine sputters, but 
won't quite start.  I would set the timing from scratch, but I don't want 
to set it wrong.

Here's the info I have on the car:

Vin:  3 0967 W 113452  ( I have this part figured out)
Style:  09D 63-0967
Trim: 1-781
Acc:  E2CD3C
Body:  WR 2265
Paint:  900-5
Engine: T09I9YR  (Whats the "R"?)
Can anyone tell from the above if the engine has been changed?  It has a 
Spyder dash, horn and side emblems, but no flags on the engine cover (hood) 
and no turbocharger on the engine, just two single barrel carbs.

TIA for the help


Craig Eagleson
cleagl@yahoo.com
1963 Monza Spyder Convertible