63 SS Nova COPO ???????

[Verne_Frantz]

Chris,
That is a real Chevy-II block (or at least pan), judging by the position of the dipstick.

Verne

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Verne, I had three of those pans with the dipstick attached for the V8 conversion. I never claimed my conversion to be a COPO .

If the literature says three were made, then it must be true... or not? If it is rarer then hens teeth and numbers matching they need to yank the master upgrade and correct the paint. I asked the seller for photos of TT and stamp pad.

[JayR]

The engine code is F0923DE. The DE is a Chevy II 283 V/8 w/Powerglide. My book says 1962. Anybody got any better info than this?
Bob

[Dog427435]

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If it means anything, I have a copy of Chevrolet's production records for the '63 model year. According to those numbers, there were 3 Chevy-IIs built with a 283 V8, and ONE 4-spd.

Verne

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I show the same thing - 3 with 283 & 1 - 4 spd- but it does not show a model id number pertaining to this or an RPO number. How could you verify this as real?
COPO # would have to be on trim tag?

[wagonman]

i will se wayne bushey in a few weeks.....i will definately bring this up.

a factory built 1963 nova! wow!

i would love to be the person to inform him on this,but i truly feel i'm not the one that should....

i'm just a student on this!!!!!!!

so i will go and stand in the corner now.....


i am truly humbled at these docs....3 63 v8 novas built from the factory......

as mentioned from jayR in an earlier post"'never say never' when it comes to cars built in this era. It seems anything was possible."

how true that seems to be......

ok,

now it would be interesting to see the engine casting date,suffix code.ex manifolds casting dates.and see if they used a v8 version of the powerglide.one more forward clutch if my memory serves me.

[JayR]

Just polled a few owners of 63 Chevy II's built in Oakland. Seems they all had 4 digit numbers at the end of the ACC line, and all different. One owner said the dealer had the number from his car as the stock# on the sales agreement. It also seems transmission code M35 was the only actual RPO code they used on the cowl tag. All the rest are single letter codes. It may be of interest that Canadian built Chevy II's had the actual RPO codes on the cowl tag, sometimes including the engine. The ACC line on my L79 read M20L79A81. The A81 was the rare, bucket seat headrest option.

Bob

[x Baldwin Motion]

stevesnovasite thread on this copo 63 nova

[wagonman]

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Just polled a few owners of 63 Chevy II's built in Oakland. Seems they all had 4 digit numbers at the end of the ACC line, and all different. One owner said the dealer had the number from his car as the stock# on the sales agreement. It also seems transmission code M35 was the only actual RPO code they used on the cowl tag. All the rest are single letter codes. It may be of interest that Canadian built Chevy II's had the actual RPO codes on the cowl tag, sometimes including the engine. The ACC line on my L79 read M20L79A81. The A81 was the rare, bucket seat headrest option.

Bob

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here is the tag on my Oakland built 63 super sport factory Air car.....and it does not show a/c on the cowl tag....i purchase this car from the original owner in 1989 so i know it's indeed factory a/c.its a irmine white car originaly.much of the car is still original..

back seat
headliner
drive train
rear package tray cardboard
dashpad

etc...

[wagonman]

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Mark,
'63 283s were commonly available with 3-spds so the hole for the Z-bar pivot should be on all of them.
As for COPO, a look at the cowl tag should provide an answer.

Verne

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yes but a #194 casting early 63 nova 283 would have a chevyII specific clutch pivot hole location.............

all other 283 blocks are different!!!

[wagonman]

quite simply put..

there are zero 63 chevyII's with a factory installed V8

also vin's were not installed on 1963 chevyII power plants...

just engine suffix code and assy date...