Part / Feature |
Differences |
Sources |
Photos |
Notes |
Air cleaner decal
(non-turbo) |
Design unique to Canada
and differs from 1965 to 1966 in terms of the content; font also differs
slightly |
Stan East,
James Hogarth |
Decal from #5943 ('65)
Decal from #0771 ('66) |
Exact repro
available from James Hogarth
(Bob Slusher
had the decals reproduced
and kept the camera-ready artwork) |
Back-up light housing |
"Made in Canada" stamped on back side |
Stan East |
Restored housing from #1602 |
Not all Canadian cars had "Made in Canada"
housings though, it depended on what source had delivered to the plant. <1/2 likely
have Canadian ones |
Battery cables |
Different part number stamped on
negative cable; no part number
stamped on positive cable
Note: No research has been done
yet on cables for RPO T60 (HD battery option) |
Bording Ostergaard,
Stan East |
Negative battery cable from
#0053
Negative battery cable from
#1602 |
Negative cable:
 | 2987280 ('65
and very early '66) |
|
2987257 ('66 after mid-September or so--note cable from #0053, an early '66 car, has
first number) |
Positive cable: no number stamped |
|
Body build
sheet |
Different size and format |
Bording Ostergaard |
Body build sheet
from #9543 |
Many cars still have them
because they were very often put inside the driver's seat upholstery, often
in the seat back |
Body tag |
Design unique to Canada; is painted body
color;
options are shown using standard RPO codes |
Stan East, Kent
Sullivan |
Body tag from
#0053
Body tag from #2673 |
At least two options that appear on '66 U.S. body tags, tinted
glass, all (A01) and deluxe seat belts
(A39), do not appear on '66 Canadian body tags; At
least two options that appear on '66 Canadian body tags, headrest front
seats (A82) and 4-speed transmission (M20), do not appear on '66 U.S. body
tags; Discrepancies like this were likely due to differences in production
responsibilities between the body construction and final assembly lines in
U.S. and Canada. |
Dash wiring harness |
Different wire
colors; turn signal flasher mounts on
fuse block;
flasher is made by HCS Ltd.
(#1264H) |
Stan East, Kent
Sullivan |
Fuse block
from #0053 |
|
|
Defroster duct |
No cardboard baffles stapled to
the outlets |
Bording Ostergaard,
Rob Hall,
James Hogarth,
Kent
Sullivan,
Duane
Wentlandt |
Defroster duct from #6049 |
None of the ducts examined have
any traces of the baffles: no cardboard pieces and no stapes or staple
holes. Who knows why these were not used in Canada! |
Differential
case |
Code stamped on forward right side instead of lower
left |
Stan East |
Differential case from #5943 |
This is documented on page 2 of
section 0 of the '65 Canadian shop manual but they kept the U.S. picture,
which is pretty confusing!
The picture has a red box around
the code. It's quite hard to see. It runs vertically with the base of the
characters pointing to the right (forward in the car). The code is AA0303.
The letters look to have been stamped individually and the numbers in groups
of two. |
Distributor cap |
"Made in Canada" stamped on cap |
Stan East |
Distributor cap from #7647 |
|
Engine compartment interior
color |
Painted same color as exterior
(body) color |
Stan East |
Restored engine compartment from #1602 |
Gloss level
is the same as exterior but not polished |
Exterior paint |
Was always acrylic enamel rather than acrylic lacquer
1966-specific differences: three more colors available in Canada (18 vs. 15): Blue
Charcoal, Cypress Green (same as U.S. '65 color), & Plum Mist; three
name differences: "Royal Mist", instead of "Danube
Blue", "Laurel Mist", instead of "Willow Green", "Provincial"
White, instead of "Ermine" White
|
Stan East, Eric Starkey, John Gray,
Kent
Sullivan, Dave Newell |
Paint
chip charts on Gary Aubé's
web site |
At least two of the
three colors unique to Canada in 1966 were used on Buicks, Oldsmobiles,
and Pontiacs in 1966. That’s why GM Canada had them in their paint
operation, and went ahead and used them on Chevrolets. |
|
Fuel pump |
Stamped with "Made in Canada" |
Rob Hall,
Bording Ostergaard |
Pump bottom view from a '65
car (VIN not known)
Pump top view from a '65 car
(VIN not known) |
Rob Hall found the pump in the
pictures at left on a low mileage engine from a '65 Canadian-built Corsa
that was wrecked. The engine is quite original; had original spark plug
wires, for example. |
Glass |
Stamped with DCL insignia (regular and tinted)
and does not have date code |
Stan East,
Rob Hall |
Vent window glass from #7647
Tinted vent window glass
from #2635 |
DCL stands
for Duplate Canada Limited; On tinted glass, "DCL" is replaced with
"Shadelite" |
Headlights |
"Made in Canada" was stamped on
back of bulb |
Stan East,
Bording Ostergaard,
Kent
Sullivan |
Headlight
from #0053 |
All cars examined had "U.S.A."
molded in the glass (front) but some have "Made in Canada" stamped on the
back |
Ignition coil |
Made of aluminum; silver in
color; "Made in
Canada" in raised lettering |
Stan East,
Kent
Sullivan |
Restored
ignition coil from #1602 |
|
|
Ignition rotor |
Stamped with "Made in Canada" |
Rob Hall |
Rotor from a '65 car (VIN not known) |
Rob Hall found the rotor in the
picture at left on a low mileage engine from a '65 Canadian-built Corsa that
was wrecked. The engine is quite original; had original spark plug wires,
for example. |
Horns |
Stamped with "Made in Canada" |
Rob Hall |
Horn from #7647 |
|
Inner to outer fender support |
Welded on outboard side of flanges on US cars and on
inboard side on Canadian cars |
James Hogarth |
Driver's
side flange weld from #0053
Passenger side flange
weld from #1602 |
|
Jacking sheet |
Design unique to Canada |
Stan East |
Reproduction jacking sheet from #1602 |
Exact repro
available from
Bording Ostergaard |
|
Limited slip
differential warning decal |
Design unique to Canada |
Rob Hall |
Limited slip diff decal from
#3402 |
Similar design to the polarity
warning decal |
Oil filter |
Bilingual label |
Stan East |
Filter and box #1
Filter and box #2 |
Discontinued by AC in Canada
by 2000. James Hogarth
ordered a case in 1994 and got only 8 white
Canadian ones; rest were blue. |
Owner's manual |
Many differences, starting with the cover; also
available in French |
Stan East,
Andrew Gurudata |
Owner's manual
from #9543
Owner's manual
from #0053 |
Check out Andrew's
comparison
of 1966 U.S. and Canadian manuals |
| Owner protection plan book |
Design unique to Canada--last six digits of VIN were stamped on
cover of booklet |
Dave Newell |
Warranty book
from #9543
Warranty book
from #0053 |
One book was shared among all GM makes in Canada--marque name was
stamped on cover |
Parking light / turn signal housing |
"Made in Canada" stamped on back side |
Stan East |
Parking light / turn
signal housing from #1602 |
The stamps
are hard to see so they are enclosed in red boxes. |
Polarity warning decal |
Unique to Canada--no U.S. equivalent |
Stan East |
Polarity warning decal from
#0053
Reproduction polarity warning decal from #1602 |
Exact repro
available from
Bording Ostergaard |
Radio |
"Made in Canada" tag affixed to passenger
front corner or side |
Stan East |
Radio tag from #1602 |
|
Rear view mirror (outside, non-remote) |
Does not have Chevy bowtie |
Bob Slusher |
Outside rear view
mirror from #0053 |
This is because there was no Chevy division in
Canada! |
Seat belts |
Design unique to Canada (regular and deluxe) |
Stan East |
Deluxe rear seat belt from
#0053 |
|
Shock absorbers |
"Delco Canada" stamp |
Bob Gilbert,
Rob Hall,
Bording Ostergaard |
Front shock absorber from
#5533
Rear shock absorbers from
#5533
Rear shock absorber from #7647 |
1965:
"Delco Canada" is in the same size font as part number and date code
1966: "Delco Canada" is in a larger size font than part number and date code |
|
Spark plug wires |
Cars 7647 and 2673 have their
original wires. 7647's wires are stamped "G. M. Radio" while 2673's wires are
stamped "Packard Radio" (identical to U.S. wires) |
Rob Hall,
Stan East, Kent
Sullivan |
Spark plug wire from #7647 |
It appears
that U.S. and Canadian-sourced wires were
used interchangeably, based on cars 7647, 2673, and
various other 1960-66 Canadian Corvairs examined by
Shaun McGarvey and
Dave Binnie. |
Tail light housing |
"Made in Canada" stamped on back side |
Stan East |
Restored housing from #1602 |
Not all Canadian cars had "Made in Canada"
housings though, it depended on what source had delivered to the plant. <1/2 likely
have Canadian ones |
Tires, including spare |
Manufactured by Dominion Royal
or B.F.
Goodrich rather than U.S.
Royal |
Stan East, Kent
Sullivan |
Tire from #2673, pt. 1
Tire from #2673, pt. 2
Tire from #2673, pt.
3 |
Car
2673 has its five original tires: B.F. Goodrich Silvertown 660 whitewalls |
Trunk interior
color |
Painted same color as exterior
(body) color |
Stan East |
Trunk
interior from #0053 |
Gloss level
is the same as exterior but not polished. Stan says that splatter paint could be ordered as an
option--very rare |
Trunk mat |
Sponge rubber backed
coarse weave cloth; looks very similar to the U.S. mat
pattern-wise |
James Hogarth |
Trunk
mat (front) from #0053
Trunk mat
(back) from #0053 |
|
VIN tag |
Number format unique to Canada; "G.M.
Canada" stamped on tag, "D.D." stamped on tag |
Stan East |
VIN tag from
#1602 |
"D.D"
indicated where the dealer was supposed to stamp the date delivered to the
customer. No examples exist of this actually being done though. |
| VIN stamp (hidden) |
Has different location: driver's
side frame rail on the vertical portion; The numbers are stamped between the gas tank hold
down strap mount and the second cage nut area |
John Gray |
N/A |
|
Voltage regulator |
"Made in Canada" stamped on lid |
Stan East |
Restored voltage regulator from #1602 |
|
|
Wheels |
They
were stamped "CANAD" on the inside lip
(and also "KELS") |
Stan East,
Rob Hall |
5-bolt 13" x
5.5" wheel (VIN not known) |
Note that all Corvair wheels
(steel and wire) were made by Kelsey-Hayes. K-H had plants in both the U.S.
and Canada. The Canadian plant was in Windsor, ON. Thanks to
Dave Newell
for this information. |
Windshield washer
refill bottle label |
Different design and part number for both the
factory-installed bottle and dealer-installed bottle |
Stan East,
Rob Hall,
James Hogarth,
Chris King |
Factory-installed
washer bottle label from #3920
Dealer-installed
washer bottle label from #8703
Dealer-installed washer bottle label repro (based on #5943) |
Part number of factory-installed
bottle is 5772464; dealer-installed bottle is 5772465.
As in the U.S., the
factory-installed bottle and bracket were discontinued for 1966.
Exact repro of the dealer-installed bottle label available from
Bob Slusher. |
Part / Feature |
Source |
Notes |
Air filter |
Stan East, James Hogarth,
Kent
Sullivan |
Car 2673 has its original filter
but nowhere is there a stamp indicating place of manufacture |
Alternator |
Stan East |
Cars 0053 & 2673 have their
original alternators but nowhere is there a stamp indicating place of
manufacture |
|
Battery |
Kent
Sullivan |
Canadian
parts books indicate
same Delco part #s ("555" and "569" [HD]) |
Fan belt |
Stan East,
Bording Ostergaard,
Kent
Sullivan |
Car 2673 has its original belt
and it does not include the place of manufacture; Bording and Stan have some G.M.
replacement belts that
include "Canada" in verbiage
written on package and have "GM 3780981", then a "1"
inside a circle, followed by "28" or a "97" stenciled on the belts |
|
Glovebox stickers (tire pressure
& engine warning) |
Kent
Sullivan |
Cars 0053 & 2673 have their
original stickers and they both say "U.S.A."
|
|
Horn relay |
Kent
Sullivan |
Cars 0053 & 2673 have their
original relays and they both say "U.S.A." |
Rear view mirror (inside, day/night) |
Bob Slusher,
Kent
Sullivan |
After
examining several cars, there do not appear to be any differences |
|
Speedometer |
Stan East,
Rob Hall |
Stan's
research did not turn up any Canadian speedos. Rob Hall looked at 50 or so
that he has for parts and none are marked Canada. |
|
Speedometer cable |
Bording Ostergaard |
Bording has a replacement cable
that indicates Canada on the package but the place of manufacture is not
indicated anywhere on the part |
|
Turbo carburetor automatic choke
cover |
Kent
Sullivan;
Steve Goodman |
Car 0053 has this part but
all turbo carb auto choke covers say "Made in Canada" (Steve checked several at his shop) |
|
Windshield washer
refill bottle |
Kent
Sullivan |
All U.S. and Canadian cars
surveyed (about 12) have bottles stamped "Canada 1961" on the bottom and
most also say
Adell Chemical Corp. Detroit, Mich." |
Wiper arms and blades |
Stan East,
Kent
Sullivan |
Car 2673 has its original wipers
but nowhere is there a stamp indicating place of manufacture |
|
Wiper motor |
Kent
Sullivan |
Cars 0053 & 2673 have their
original motors and they both say "U.S.A." |
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