#0163: Bernie Pringle

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History

Bernie Pringle is the owner of this convertible. Currently it is the earliest car in the registry known to have survived!

Bernie related what he knew of the car's history:

"As far as I know, it was ordered by the Chevrolet dealer in downtown Calgary and was then taken as a driver by the dealer's wife. The car was later sold to Al Cutler, who did the original Crown conversion, after toasting the engine driving back from Edmonton to Calgary.

The car won a number of shows and was driven to Mexico and back. Al sold it to a friend of his and he sold it to me. It was written up in the CORSA magazine sometime in the early '70s; maybe 1972."

Information from the tags

Vehicle identification tag
bulletVehicle ID number: 610767000163 (6 = 1966 model year, 10767 = model [Corsa convertible], 000163 = 163rd Corvair built in Oshawa that year)
Body tag
bulletBody number: 260074 (74th Corvair body built in Oshawa that year)
bulletBuild build date: 08/09/65, first shift
bulletPaint: Regal Red (code R)
bulletTop: White (code 10)
bulletTrim: Red (code 740)
bulletOptions: power top (code C06), turbocharger (code L87), 4-speed transmission (code M20)

Other codes

bulletEngine code: Unknown at this time (Original engine is gone)
bulletTransmission code: Unknown at this time
bulletDifferential code: Unknown at this time
bulletAlternator code: Unknown at this time
bulletStarter code: Unknown at this time
bulletDistributor code: Unknown at this time
bulletCarburetor code: Unknown at this time
bulletTurbo serial number: Unknown at this time
bulletVoltage regulator code: Unknown at this time
bulletIgnition coil code: Unknown at this time

Build sheet information

Unknown at this time.

Information from GM Canada archives

The summary sheet verifies the information contained on the VIN tag and body tag and provides the original engine code. The summary also contains a few pieces of information not found anywhere else:

bulletOptions (not found on body tag): Unknown at this time
bulletProduction date: Unknown at this time
bulletShipping date: Unknown at this time
bulletDelivered to dealer: Unknown at this time

Pictures

Working on the car to get it ready for Corvairitis Treatment Day 2002!
 

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