62 Belair Sport Coupe Bubble Top Find

[63 dream'n]

Bubble top envy ………nice car tooth

 

[Tooth]

Bubble top envy ………nice car tooth

Thanks Keith.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

Congrats on bringing her home!

Looking forward to seeing your progress. Are you going with a full pan, or piecing one together?

Cheers! TomK

 

[63 dream'n]

Are you still using the wheels and tires that you had purchased for the Belair/Biscayne or did you sell them with the car

 

[Tooth]

Congrats on bringing her home!

Looking forward to seeing your progress. Are you going with a full pan, or piecing one together?

Cheers! TomK

Most likely building my own. Rear floor boards are too low for my plans. Sheer, break, English wheel, and beed roller. Some welding and panel bond with seam sealer will work.

 

[Tooth]

Are you still using the wheels and tires that you had purchased for the Belair/Biscayne or did you sell them with the car

Yes Keith, I still have them "most definitely" will use them..

 

[Barry Taylor]

Nice score John! Now that you’ve got it home you’ll sleep better now!

 

[scott hall]

Glad you found one Tooth. If you want I’ll send you some idea pictures.

 

[Tooth]

Glad you found one Tooth. If you want I’ll send you some idea pictures.

Thanks Scott, that would be much appreciated...

 

[Tooth]

Here you are Carl, nothing too exciting. I believe a 6 cylinder automatic? Aqua Blue

 

[Tooth]

I haven't had time to research the tag yet I will do that today but it looks like Aqua Blue.

 

[Tooth]

So am I correct with the code being 1637 it's a v-8 car?

 

[Tooth]

With a little more research it’s a 62 Belair sport coupe 6 cylinder built in Flint Michigan. Aqua Blue.

 

[Carl 1962]

Here you are Carl, nothing too exciting. I believe a 6 cylinder automatic? Aqua Blue

Thanks Tooth, it is a twilight turquoise Belair sport coupe built 4th week November 61 at Janesville WI with an aqua cloth and vinyl interior. The VIN will confirm if it was a 6 cylinder car, it'll be 21537J14xxxx. Twilight turquoise is a real light color non-metallic, looks like this.

 

[Tooth]

Carl you are correct, I ran the Vin numbers. It was a 6 cylinder. But it said from Flint Michigan...

 

[our1962]

So am I correct with the code being 1637 it's a v-8 car?

What is the VIN# if 21637 V8 if 21537 6 cylinder

 

[Tooth]

What is the VIN# if 21637 V8 if 21537 6 cylinder

21537

 

[64ss409]

Note the JA on the trim tag, Janesville.

 

[Murphdog]

So what does the 336 on the cowl tag mean? 336th Belair, 336th Belair "Sport Coupe", or ????
I was tracking cowl tags (just 62 bubble tops) 20+ years ago. If I remember correctly when I compared cars from the same assembly plants consecutive build dates would have consecutive "336/build#'s". I came to the conclusion that the number was the consecutive number of a bubble top that had been built at that plant. Mainly because cars that were built late in the year did not have huge numbers. Could be all wet here. What say you Carl? Yes I threw all this data away not to many years ago as I thought I was done and did not know about this forum.
Jeff

 

[Carl 1962]

What is the VIN# if 21637 V8 if 21537 6 cylinder

That's correct, 21637 is a V8 (283, 327 or 409) and 21537 is a 6 cylinder.