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CHEVROLET

Body Plate Identification
 
1960 - 1961 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975
1962 Chevy body plate
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1962

 
Location: Riveted to the top left cowl under the hood.
          Corvair - Attached to left rear wheel housing in engine compartment.
          Corvette's do not have body plates.
Build Date: Month, Week
01-12 Jan-Dec, A-E 1st thru 5th week
10D
Style: Year, Series, Body Style
62-1847
Body: Factory Identification, Production Sequence
JA 4XXX
Trim: Trim Color and Material Used
892
Paint: Lower and Upper Body Color
927
ACC.: Factory Installed Accessories
EZI
 
Style
Corvair 500
Nova 400
Code
Body Style
Code
Body Style
0527 Club Coupe 0435 4 dr. Sta. Wagon
Corvair 700
 0437 2 dr. Sport Coupe
0727 Club Coupe 0441 2 dr. Sedan
0735 4 dr. Sta. Wagon 0449 4 dr. Sedan
0769 4 dr. Sedan 0467 2 dr. Convertible
Corvair Monza
Biscayne
0927 Club Coupe
2
 1111,1211
3
 2 dr. Sedan
0935 4 dr. Sta. Wagon 1135,1235
3
 4 dr. Sta. Wagon
0967 Convertible
2
 1169,1269
3
 4 dr. Sedan
0969 4 dr. Sedan
Bel-Air
Corvette
 1511,1611
3
 2 dr. Sedan
867 Convertible 1535,1635
3
 4 dr. Sta. Wagon
Chevy II 100
 1537,1637
3
 2 dr. Sport Coupe
0111,0211
4
 2 dr. Sedan 1545,1645
3
 4 dr. Sta. Wagon
0135,0235
4
 2 dr. Sta. Wagon 1569,1669
3
 4 dr. Sedan
0169,0269
4
 4 dr. Sedan
Impala
Chevy II 300
 1735,1835
3
 4 dr. Sta. Wagon
0311,0411
4
 2 dr. Sedan 1739,1839
3
 4 dr. Sport Sedan
0345,0445
4
 4 dr. Sta. Wagon 1745,1845
3
 4 dr. Sta. Wagon
0369,0469
4
 4 dr. Sedan 1747,1847
3
 2 dr. Sport Coupe
1
  1767,1867
3
 2 dr. Convertible
1
1769,1869
3
 4 dr. Sedan
 
Assembly Plant
Code
Plant
Code
Plant
A Atlanta, GA L Los Angeles, CA
B Baltimore, MD N Norwood, OH
F Flint, MI O Oakland, CA
G Framingham, MA S St. Louis, MO
J Janesville, WI T Tarrytown, NY
K Kansas, MO W Willow Run, MI
 
Trim
Corvair Monza
Chevy II 100
Code
Color
Code
Color
712,715 Black
6
 752 Aqua
5, 6
719,755 Aqua
6
 754 Aqua
6
732,736 Blue
6
 760 Fawn
5, 6
735 Blue
5, 6
 761,765 Fawn
6
748 Aqua
5, 6
 766 Red
5, 6
758,769 Fawn
6
 777 Red
6
759 Fawn
5, 6
Impala
782 Red
5, 6
 814,815 Black
6
781,785 Red
6
 821,827,829 Green
6
793 Gold
5, 6
 826 Green
5, 6
795,799 Gold
6
 831,836 Blue
6
Nova 400
 842 Blue
5, 6
721,753 Aqua
6
 843,847 Blue
5, 6
722 Aqua/Ivory
6
 845,847,854 Aqua
6
739 Blue
5, 6
 853 Aqua
5, 6
740,741 Blue/Ivory
6
 856,867,870 Fawn
6
742 Blue
6
 866 Fawn
5, 6
750 Aqua
5, 6
 874 Red
5, 6
763 Fawn
5, 6
 875,879,886 Red
6
766 Fawn
6
 890,891,894 Gold
6
767,770 Fawn/Ivory
6
 892 Gold
5, 6
772,774 Red/Ivory
5, 6
Bel-Air
775,786 Red/Ivory
5, 6
 823 Green
5, 6
787 Gold
5, 6
 839 Blue
5, 6
789 Gold
6
 850 Aqua
5, 6
790,791 Gold/Ivory
5, 6
 863 Fawn
5, 6
Corvair
 872 Red
5, 6
731 Blue
5, 6
Biscayne
745,751 Aqua
5, 6
 852 Aqua
5, 6
756,757 Fawn
5, 6
 855 Aqua
6
779,780 Red
5, 6
 860 Fawn
5, 6
Chevy II 300
 861,865 Fawn
6
738 Blue
5, 6
 876 Red
5, 6
749 Aqua
5, 6
 877 Red
6
762 Fawn
5, 6
  
778 Red
6
 
PAINT
Code
Color
Code
Color
900
7
 Tuxedo Black 940
7
 Satin Silver
903 Surf Green 948
7
 Honduras Maroon
905 Laurel Green 950 White/Black
912 Silver Blue 953 White/Seafoam Green
914 Nassau Blue 955 Surf Green/Laurel Green
917 Twilight Turquoise 959 White/Silver Blue
918 Twilight Blue 962 Silver Blue/Nassau Blue
920
7
 Autumn Gold 963 White/Twilight Blue
923
7
 Roman Red 965 Twilight Turq./Twilight Turq.
925 Coronna Cream 970 Adobe Beige/Autumn Gold
927 Anniversary Gold 973 White/Red
936
7
 Ermine White 984 White/Satin Silver
938
7
 Adobe Beige Paint Chip Palette
 
ACCESSORY
Code, RPO
ACC
Code, RPO
ACC
C Padded dash PW, 426 Pwr window
E, EZI,398 Tinted glass S 2 tone spd line pnt
EZW, F Tinted windshield SA, 380 Pwr window
FWS, 482 Full bench seat SPEC Special pnt color
IP, 427 Padded dash SPL Special pnt color
L, 685 4 Speed SPORT, 240 SS
PAD, 427 Padded dash SSK, 240 SS 409
PE Pwr window/seats WA, 426 Pwr window
P-S-W Pwr window/seats WS Pwr window/seats
 
 

1- Option Super Sport

2- Option Spyder

3- Second digit

1, 3, 5, 7 = 6 cylinder

2, 4, 6, 8 = 8 cylinder

4- First two digits

01, 03 = 4 Cylinder

02, 04 = 6 Cylinder

5- Cloth

6- Vinyl

7- Corvette included. Prior to 1963 there were no codes on the corvette to positively identify the paint.

 
 
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