History
Bob Gilbert purchased this convertible in
May of 1990. Check out his detailed
restoration saga.
Information from the tags
Vehicle identification tag
 | Vehicle ID number: 61076705533 (6 = 1966 model year, 10767 = model [Corsa
convertible], 05533 = 5533rd Corvair built in Oshawa that year) |
Body tag
| Body number: 264950 (4950th Corvair body built in Oshawa that year) |
| Body build date: 4/21/66, second shift |
| Paint: Provincial White (code C) |
| Top: Black (code 02) |
| Upholstery: Black (code 758) |
| Options: power top (code C06) turbocharger (code L87), 4-speed transmission (code
M20) |
Other codes
| Engine code: T0412RL (T = built in Tonawanda, NY, 0412 = built on 4/11 [1966
assumed, and confirmed by GM Canada summary info], RL = suffix for turbo block); This is
the original engine number but it is gone |
| Transmission code: R0224 (R = 4-speed built in Saginaw, MI, 0224 = built on 02/24
[1966 assumed]) |
| Differential code: Can't make it out--area where code is located is too rusty |
| Alternator code: Unknown at this time |
| Starter code: Unknown at this time |
| Distributor code: Unknown at this time |
| Carburetor code: Unknown at this time |
| Turbo serial number: Unknown at this time |
| Voltage regulator code: Unknown at this time |
| Ignition coil code: Unknown at this time |
Build sheet information
Unfortunately, the original seats are long gone so there was not an opportunity to
check them for a build tag.
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:
| Options (not found on body tag): tinted windshield (code A02), Positraction
(a.k.a. limited-slip differential, code G81), simulated wire wheel covers (code P02),
7.00x13 whitewall tires (code P54) |
| Production date: 4/28/66 |
| Shipping date: 5/4/66 |
| Delivered to dealer: GM Products in Montreal, QC. What Bob was told verbally was
that somebody in a GM Montreal dealership got it. Bob has the dealer code number but it
doesn't help after all of these years. |
Pictures
Check out Bob's pictures of the
body restoration and
engine restoration. |
