1959-1963 cowl tags

[Carl 1962]

Her is trim tag from another car i have.

Thanks it's an ermine white (or used to be) 1960 convertible built at Van Nuys CA with turquoise interior, 348 and tinted windshield. The pop rivets mean the tag has been removed and replaced or it could be a tag off another car.

 

[Carl 1962]

donated some of its heart and soul to the Belair Sport Coupe

Thanks, it was a Roman red Impala sport coupe built 1st week November 61 (Nov 7th) at Van Nuys CA with red bench seat interior. The 6,633rd Impala sport coupe built at Van Nuys in the 62 model year.

 

[BSL409]

Carl, here is one from the Gumpy old man site i coped for you

 

[Carl 1962]

Carl, here is one from the Gumpy old man site i coped for you

Thanks, it's a jade green Biscayne 2-door sedan built at Oakland CA with green cloth and vinyl interior, 6 cylinder engine and a padded dash. This is only the 5th car built at Oakland that I've recorded for 1960 and the multiple trim numbers are a mystery, as is the 2843 on the end of the ACC line, but I suspect it might be a Govt order or something like that because 4 of the 5 I've recorded have a number like this and they are all Belairs or Biscaynes.

 

[Jerry B]

This is from a car being scrapped about 1985.

 

[Carl 1962]

This is from a car being scrapped about 1985.

Thanks Jerry, an ermine white over twilight blue SS Impala sport coupe built 3rd week July 62 at St Louis with aqua bucket seat interior, air cond and tinted glass.

 

[Joe R.]

Saw this one today. 1963 Impala four door sedan.

 

[Carl 1962]

Saw this one today. 1963 Impala four door sedan.

Canadian Impala 4-door sedan painted laurel green with green interior, padded dash and an AM radio

 

[DonSSDD]

Ever document one of these Carl?

'63 Meat Wagon | General car talk

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[Carl 1962]

Ever document one of these Carl?

'63 Meat Wagon | General car talk

www.348-409.com

Nope, but I'd like to. I've documented a 62 Biscayne that was converted to either a hearse or ambulance by Cotner-Bevington. It was originally white, so it was probably an ambulance and it had a split rear seat, which is pretty rare, only 2,330 wagons were built with that option.

 

[RussC]

Thought you might like to see these

 

[Carl 1962]

Thought you might like to see these

Thanks Russ, I hadn't recorded this one so it's now the 222nd 1962 Anniversary gold Impala I've recorded of the 16,925 that were built.

 

[1964SuperStocker]

Here is a fun one I just found in my photos. Carl, what can you tell us about this car?

 

[Carl 1962]

This is a Coronna cream Belair sport coupe (bubbletop) built 2nd week October 61 at Flint #2 plant MI, with fawn interior and tinted windshield. It was the 230th Belair bubbletop built at Flint #2 in the 62 model year.

 

[Fat Mike 348]

Hi Carl,can you please tell me some information about this cowl tag? I’m hoping it matches a Atlanta,Georgia Vin Tag for a 59’ El Camino -Thanks very much,Mike

 

[Carl 1962]

G'day Fat Mike, this is a Roman red El Camino built at Cleveland OH with a gray cloth and vinyl interior, air foam seat cushion and deluxe body equipment (fender ornaments, interior arm rests, passenger side sun visor and cigarette lighter). It could have been sent to the Chevrolet plant in Atlanta for mating to a chassis and final assembly, but the Cleveland Fisher plant practice of stamping a Chevrolet assembly plant code on the tag, which would have confirmed that it should have an Atlanta VIN, started a couple of hundred bodies later than this one. If you post a photo of the VIN, I'll confirm that it's in the right range to belong to this car.

 

[Fat Mike 348]

Here is the vin- H59A109810

Thanks again

 

[Fat Mike 348]

Carl, here is another possibility for that vin in Atlanta,thanks

 

[Carl 1962]

Here is the vin- H59A109810

Thanks again

The VIN H59A10981 is for an El Camino assembled at Atlanta, but is way too early for the cowl tag with body # EP 6073. This VIN is also screwed on, which is a bad sign, but in terms of matching to a cowl tag, it is the perfect VIN for the second cowl tag you posted with body # EP 556. This is an early body number and is very close to another Cleveland El Camino body I've recorded with an Atlanta VIN that is very close to this VIN. This means that cowl tag EP 556 is a match for VIN H59A109810.

 

[Fat Mike 348]

Thanks Carl, you’re the best!