<VV> 1963 SPYDER CONVERT ~ Only the VIN can tell for sure?

[J R Read]

YEP - Here is one place to look.  There are others.

http://home.comcast.net/~mkellstrand/corvairs/resources/vin/vin_detail.html

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie" <chaz at properproper.com>
To: "'Bryan Blackwell'" <bryan at skiblack.com>; "'James Weppelman'" 
<jweppel at hotmail.com>
Cc: "'Virtual Vairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 1963 SPYDER CONVERT ~ Only the VIN can tell for sure?


> Wouldn't the VIN tell if it was October 1962, an early 1963, or very late
> (after '64s were online) ?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Blackwell
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 6:08 PM
> To: James Weppelman
> Cc: Virtual Vairs
> Subject: Re: <VV> 1963 SPYDER CONVERT
>
> No, that would be early build '63.  Changeover was more like late 
> July/early
> August, but hopefully we'll get a more precise answer.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Mar 11, 2013, at 9:00 PM, James Weppelman wrote:
>
>> GENTELMAN,
>> WOULD A 1963 CORVAIR BUILT IN THE 1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER BE CONSIDERED A 
>> LATE
> BUILD DATE?
>> CAR IM WORKING ON HAS 63 INTERIOR,BLOCK NUMBER, VIN ETC ALL CORRECT FOR
> 63.
>> BUT IT HAD 1 REPAINT AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS 64 ROCKER PANEL TRIM AND
> WHEEL WELL TRIM,AND ALSO 64 TAILIGHTS.
>> ANY CHANCE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED BECAUSE MYBE IT WAS THE END OF THE
> YEAR RUN?
>> I DOUBT IT, JUST ASKING.
>> JIM
>> PITTSBURGH