<VV> Re: Engine block codes/ Assy date decoding

[airvair]

On Corvairs, the two-digit number refers to the month, while the letter 
is the week of the month. So 08A would be the first week of August.

-Mark C

NicolCS@aol.com wrote:

>I'm puzzled. (Bear in mind that I'm 3000 miles from my cars and library)  Why 
>would GM code 08A as first week of August on a Corvair and 08A as eighth day 
>of August for Corvettes? (August = first month of production = A, September =B 
>and so on.)  Why would they use different date schemes for the two lines?  
>Puzzled in So. Florida,
>Craig
>
><< Craig,
> The FBP on my 1962 Convert is "08A", not "09A". I guess it's not clear in 
>the photo, but it is very distinct when I just looked at it. That transcribes to 
>AUGUST, first week. That is perfectly in agreement with the sn being very 
>near the reported end of '62 convert production (15908 out of a total of 16569) 
>and the previously published fact that 1963 production began in Sept '63.
> 
> Regards,
> Bob Helt >>