<VV> more vin# ?

[Mel Francis]

Well, enough of my trying to do this from memory! Sorry for any
misinformation up to this point.
Here's the Auto Facts site: http://www.autofacts.ca/classics/vininfo.htm
, with this Corvair info.
Chevrolet Corvair 1960 to 1964 
1st digit - Model Year. (0) 1960, (1) 1961, (2) 1962, (3) 1963, (4)
1964.
2nd and 3rd digits - Trim.  (05) 500, (07) 700, (09) 900, (06) Spyder,
(R1) Truck.
4th and 5th digits - Model.  (27) Coupe, (35) Wagon, (67) Convertible,
(69) Sedan.
6th digit - Plant. (F) Flint, MI, (K) Kansas City, (O) Oakland, CA, (L)
Los Angeles, CA, (S) St. Louis, MO, (W) Willow Run.
7th to 12th digits - Sequential production number 
Your 10735W249584 is a 1961, 700, Wagon, built at Willow Run and is
number 249584 down the line.
Your 30927W282198 is a 1963, 900, Coupe, built at willow Run and is
number 282198 down the line.
Notice below, that 1 is for Chevrolet, in the later series cars, but I
had the digit in the wrong location. Shows what 15 years of inactivity
can do to memory!
Chevrolet Corvair 1965 to 1969 
1st digit - Make. (1) Chevrolet.
2nd and 3rd digits - Trim.  (01) 500, (05) Monza, (07) Corsa.
4th and 5th digits - Model.  (37) Coupe, (39) Sedan, (67) Convertible.
6th digit - Year. (5) 1965, (6) 1966, (7) 1967, (8) 1968, (9) 1969.
7th digit - Plant. (K) Kansas City, (O) Oakland, CA, (L) Los Angeles,
CA, (W) Willow Run.
8th to 13th digits - Sequential production number