63 SS Nova COPO ???????

[JayR]

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JAYR, It would help to know the build date of the body (upper left hand corner) and a ACC codes.
Hopefully others who are inquiring will be able to provide casting # and date from the block.
Verne

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Trim Tag Info:

03C

STYLE 63-0437 BODY OA15227

TRIM 7-702 13 PAINT 922

ACC W P X M35 2455

Bob

[Verne_Frantz]

Bob,
It is not common at all to see a number like the 2455 on the ACC line. It is not a typical cryptic option code. From my experience with these cars, I"d say that is a COPO or F&SO order number.

As I stated before, information compiled by CHEVROLET CORP indicates 3 V8 '63 Chevy-IIs were factory built. Those are real documents.

Verne

[wagonman]

As I stated before, information compiled by CHEVROLET CORP indicates 3 V8 '63 Chevy-IIs were factory built. Those are real documents.

Verne



would love to see these doc's......

does wayne bushey know about these three vehicles?

[Paul_S]

Verne,

Do these documents say anything else? -as to separating production by plant.

I don't have an issue with the Sept. assembled engine in a 03C car... these were not in full production. A short run of engines to fill the service demand and three factory builds.. you better believe their going to be sitting around for a while. Very low on the priority list compared to High volume $$ making production.

All of the Oakland data plates I've seen have a four digit code after the accessories. -not sure what it's for. Well, I've probably only seen 6 Oakland plates since most I see is Norwood. What happened to the Oakland plant after '63?

[x Baldwin Motion]

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Bob,
It is not common at all to see a number like the 2455 on the ACC line. It is not a typical cryptic option code. From my experience with these cars, I"d say that is a COPO or F&SO order number.

As I stated before, information compiled by CHEVROLET CORP indicates 3 V8 '63 Chevy-IIs were factory built. Those are real documents.

Verne

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wow!! so this appears to be a REAL copo 63 nova SS

[Dog427435]

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[Paul_S]

Thanks for posting the production info.. yes, very interesting.

I believe this is the first Oakland tag I've seen with an RPO but maybe it's not uncommon for that plant.

[Verne_Frantz]

Well, I have to admit that I don't spend much time collecting info from Novas. It's very interesting that the 4 digit code is indeed common on them. The only such codes I've seen on full size cars were absolutely COPO or F&SO.

Thanks to Glenn for posting the Chevy documents. Those are the ones I was referring to that I have.
And no, they don't show any production totals by plant. Those were different forms and only showed monthly ending VINs, with no other information about the cars.

I also find it interesting that Oakland used both cryptic codes and RPO#s at the same time. No full size plant did that in the 58-64 time period.

Verne

[JayR]

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Bob,
It is not common at all to see a number like the 2455 on the ACC line. It is not a typical cryptic option code. From my experience with these cars, I"d say that is a COPO or F&SO order number.

As I stated before, information compiled by CHEVROLET CORP indicates 3 V8 '63 Chevy-IIs were factory built. Those are real documents. Verne

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Verne, I learned many years ago to 'never say never' when it comes to cars built in this era. It seems anything was possible. The production info showing 3 V/8 Chevy II's built in 1963 is very interesting. Thank you for posting it. This is new stuff to me.

As for the Oakland trim tags, I believe I've also seen others with 4 digit numbers on the ACC line. The Oakland tags were always somewhat different than other plants. Note on this car they used the normal accessory codes on the ACC line, but the actual M35 RPO number for the transmission.
Bob

[wagonman]

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what exactly are these docs?

engine production numbers?