<VV> 65-66 differences

[James Davis]

The steering box is the way I tell.  Look for the firewall (trunk 
wall) reinforcement and the funny "U" joint on the column at the 
reinforcement on the 66's.  The 65's (without the telly column) have 
a single straight steering shaft (commonly known as the chest spear).
Jim Davis


At 08:57 AM 11/30/2005, aeroned at aol.com wrote:
>I'm getting interested (or obsessing) in figuring out more about my 
>Corvairs and when they were produced and have a question. My 66 
>coupe has a 65 nose bar and heater box (it has the small box that 
>goes into the rear inlet area). I've always assumed that this was an 
>indication that the car was rebodied at some time in its past. The 
>VIN and body tag indicate that it is a 66. The body tag has a build 
>date of the 4th week of Jan (01D). Could it be possible that they 
>were still using 65 heater boxes in Jan? The nose sheet metal could 
>have been replaced. The hidden VIN is buried under undercoating 
>that's in very good condition. Is there any other ways to determine 
>if the body is a 65 or a 66?
>
>Ned
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