<VV> Article on decoding 1965-67 Fisher tag codes in MayCommunique

[Bill Hubbell]

Joe, let me reply for Kent by saying that his article was focused only on
decoding the accessory code line, as that is the one that has eluded us for
years.  The other lines are well understood, and explained in many other
locations.

The date code is in the first line, and consists of two numbers and a
letter.  The two numbers indicate the month, and the letter (A-E) indicates
the week (1-5).  Thus, 04C would mean the third week of April.  As for the
year, that is indicated in the VIN, although you would infer for months
09-12 (Sept-Dec) that the year it was built is actually the year prior (1963
for a 1964 car, etc).  As for the cars built in August, that can sometimes
be a little tricky, but the overall look of the car should solve that one.

BTW, for all you curious folks out there, I am working on the 1964 codes.
Most are known now, but there are still a few mysteries.  I hope to get
something out in the next few months, assuming work gives me the time.

Bill Hubbell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe West" <joew at diveaz.com>
To: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>; "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Article on decoding 1965-67 Fisher tag codes in
MayCommunique


> Hi Kent,
>
> As a novice decoder of body tags... I found your article to come in VERY
> handy... and very timely as we just purchased our first late model
> corvair.
>
> The only thing I missed in the article was how to decode the date the body
> was produced... it may have been there; but I didn't see it.
>
> Excellent article and clearly you invested a GREAT deal of time in
> researching it.  I am printing your article and putting it with my service
> manuals so that it is handy.
>
> Thanks so much for investing the time to research this for everyone.
>
> Joe West
>
>
> On 5/4/05 8:06 PM, "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> As the author, just thought I would ask to see if folks found it
>> interesting
>> and useful. Do you have any questions or comments?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Kent
>>
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