1959-1963 cowl tags

[Carl 1962]

Carl,
Here is the tag from my next project, to add to your collection.
Steven

Thanks Steven, this is an ermine white 62 SS Impala sport coupe built 2nd week March 62 at Tarrytown with red bucket seat interior and tinted windshield.

 

[Carl 1962]

Carl heres the one from the race car.

Thanks Barry, looks like a surf green Belair sport coupe (bubbletop if you prefer), built 3rd week February 62 at Flint with green interior and tinted windshield.

 

[SLAMPALA61]

Hi Carl,
Here is the tag off my 61 , curious as to what the acc codes represent .

 

[Carl 1962]

Hi Carl,
Here is the tag off my 61 , curious as to what the acc codes represent .

That's a mangled tag, but it's an ermine white Impala sport coupe built (hard to tell) at Norwood OH with red and white interior and the ACC code relates to the trunk badge for a V8 engine (283).

 

[SLAMPALA61]

That's a mangled tag, but it's an ermine white Impala sport coupe built (hard to tell) at Norwood OH with red and white interior and the ACC code relates to the trunk badge for a V8 engine (283).

Yes it is, thanks.

 

[Barry Taylor]

Here you go Carl! Neighbor’s car.

 

[327]

Hey Carl , Here is the tag from my car.

 

[Carl 1962]

Here you go Carl! Neighbor’s car.

Thanks Barry, what's your neighbor's name so I can record it in his name.

 

[Carl 1962]

Hey Carl , Here is the tag from my car.

Thanks 327, a laurel green V8 Impala sport coupe built at Oshawa Canada with green bench seat interior and padded dash. The 6,955th Impala sport coupe built at Oshawa in the 62 model year.

 

[327]

Thanks Carl.

 

[327]

Is 6a the first week of June ?

 

[327]

Correction 6A . Or was that the code for the padded dash.?

 

[Barry Taylor]

Here you go Carl! Neighbor’s car.View attachment 114082

Neighbor is Adrian Vasquez

 

[Carl 1962]

Correction 6A . Or was that the code for the padded dash.?

Canadian cowl tags in the 59-62 period did not have a date code like US tags did, and the BSO (Body Special Option) codes were also different to US codes. 6A is the code for padded dash, which only Oshawa did, no US Fisher plant typed a code for padded dash on the cowl tag in 62.

 

[327]

You confirmed what I thought. Thanks Carl.

 

[faverde]

Carl, from my 63. Plus the broadcast sheet. Interested in your decode.

 

[Carl 1962]

Very nice to have a broadcast sheet, good score. The cowl tag decodes as an autumn gold Impala sport coupe built 1st week May 63 (May 7th) at Van Nuys CA with red bench seat interior and powerglide transmission.

I have to use a 1962 order form to decode the broadcast sheet because I don't have a copy of a 1963 order form, so hopefully this is accurate. The broadcast sheet confirms the build date and the 7 at the end of the ACC codes confirms May 7th. The dealer code and zone are for Alaska Sales and Service, in Anchorage Alaska, does this align with any other paperwork or previous ownership history? The model, trim and color are confirmed. The options are interesting and show how much is not coded on the cowl tag.

The VIN confirms the car is a V8 and there's no code for an optional engine so it was a 283, confirmed by the engine code D on the bottom line. The cowl tag confirms a powerglide transmission and so does code D for a 283 with powerglide transmission, but the broadcast sheet doesn't have a 1 in the Trans box, which is strange because it should have (or at least it would have in 62). The Axle box has a 1 so it should have positraction, and it should also have power steering and HD battery, which makes sense for a car sold in Alaska. The Generator codes are different in 63 so Gen code 1 will be for a higher amp alternator than standard, but I'm not sure of the amp rating. The radio codes are also different in 63, but code 3 is probably push button radio with front antenna, as per 62. It should have a 2-speed windshield wiper/washer and seat belts front and rear. The door lock key code is self explanatory and the other codes all mean something that contributed to the build of this car, the code for rear differential ratio for example, but I don't have those codes.

If anyone has order forms that could assist to break down the codes, please send me some photos so I can use them for future reference.

 

[Murphdog]

Carl, from my 63. Plus the broadcast sheet. Interested in your decode.

Faverde,
Where might one look for this broadcast sheet?
Jeff

 

[59K9]

carl, while you're at it, what does this tell you...

 

[Tex63]

Thanks Barry, what's your neighbor's name so I can record it in his name.

Need a poll to see how many of Barry's neighbors have 409 cars