<VV> A/C Production

[tkalp at cox.net]

Bill,

The dealer installed air was very much the same as the factory air.  The best way to tell if your car is a factory air car is to look at the accessory line of the body tag.  There should be a letter E between the 2 and 3 on the acc. line.  The E before the 2 would indicate the tinted window option.  Some people say that the factory used brown sealer while the dealer usually used black.

The Body tag decoding information is availabe on Ken Sullivan's web site:

http://www.corvairkid.com/65-67rpocode.htm

Less than 3% of all Corvairs had Factory Air and it was only available from '61-'67.

T. Kalp
Wichita, KS



---- "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
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> Hi guys, I have a question on factory A/C installations.  Does the presence of a Frigidaire compressor, built-in vents in the dash (rectangular in upper center, balls on each end), and five-knob temperature control for heat and A/C combined, always indicate a factory C64 air conditioning installation? Or is it possible that the dealer unit (I don't have the option number, but I know Chevy has a code for dealer-installed A/C) would have the same features?
> 
> I'm trying to determine if my car's A/C is factory or dealer installed.  It has ALL of the features mentioned above, but with one issue.  According to what I know, tinted glass was fitted on all GM's factory A/C installations.  My '66 Monza Sport Sedan has an aftermarket tinted windshield, and what I'm sure is original, but clear (non-tinted) "Safety LOF Plate" side and rear glass.
> 
> Thanks...Bill Hershkowitz 66 Monza Sport Sedan 110 PG A/C
> 
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