'62 Loadside Registry

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1962 Loadside Registry

369 Loadsides were built in model year 1962, the final year of production. The '62 Loadside is the least-produced of all Corvair models. The trucks were built in both Flint, MI and St. Louis, MO. Chevy production information furnished by Dave Newell makes it possible to tell which month a given Loadside was built.

As of August 17, 2007, there are 15 1962 Loadsides in this registry: 3 built in Flint and 11 built in St. Louis.

Decoding a Loadside VIN

Decoding a Loadside VIN is very straightforward. For example, in this sample VIN:

2R124S104789

bullet2 is the last digit of the model year (1962)
bulletR124 is the model (R124 = Rampside and Loadside; R125 = Corvan; R126 = Greenbrier)
bulletS is the production plant (St. Louis, MO; F = Flint, MI)
bullet104789 is the vehicle serial number (starts at 100001)

It is possible for vehicles to differ by only the letter ("S" or "F"), since numbering started at 100000 at both plants. However, with four models being produced, the number of such near-duplicates is likely to be fairly low.

Using the Registry

In the tables below:

bulletClick on a serial number to see more information about a Loadside
bulletClick on the owner's name to send her/him email
bulletSubtract 100000 to get the each Loadside's number in the production sequence at that plant

Flint, MI Production

Month Serial # Owner

City

State
August 100715 Harold Dexter Fenton MI
100917 Steve Smith Newark OH
October 103302 Bret Ullery Tampa FL

St. Louis, MO Production

Month Serial # Owner

City

State
August 100860 Bill Sturgis Tempe AZ
November 103997 via Kevin Thompson Santa Cruz CA
January 107058 Floyde Donham Campbellsville KY
107438 Rudy Scheindt Grantsville UT
February 109481 Marilyn and J.C. Ash Sand Springs OK
110345 Jeff Gauldin Morristown TN
March 110473 Jerry Goffe Albuquerque NM
111041 Corbin Tayloe Lewisville TX
April 111985 John Kirkman Oxford GA
May 115117 Burt Lippold Roy UT
July 117644 Vern McIntosh

Bend

OR
117802 Frank Sawberger Roanoke TX

As of 01/02/2003, I am aware of six other '62 Loadsides and have contacted the owners. I hope to hear from them soon!

If you're wondering about how Loadsides could be equipped, you can browse information on '62 FC standard equipment, tires, options, prices, and colors. Several Loadsides were used by the military and 3 of those in the registry to date have a military heritage.

If you have any information about '62 Loadsides, contact me via email. Thanks!

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