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Decoding my 1962 CHEVY II NOVA 400 Station Wagon L6-3spd
VIN # 20435O133917
2=1962 / 04=CHEVY II NOVA 400 / 35=4-dr 2-seat station wagon / O=Oakland, Cal. / 133917=production #
 
Body Identification Tag

LINE 1: Build month and week

Month

Week

01 = January
02 = February
03 = March
04 = April
05 = May
06 = June
07 = July
08 = August
09 = September
10 = October
11 = November
12 = December
 
A = First Week
B = Second Week
C = Third Week
D = Fourth Week
E = Fifth Week

LINE 2: Year, Model and Body, Assembly Plant, Sequence Number

Year Model Number Body Code Assembly Plant Sequence #
62=1962 01 = Chevy II 100, L4
02 = Chevy II 100, L6
03 = Chevy II 300, L4
04 = Chevy II 300, L6*
04 = Chevy II Nova 400, L6**

*if body code in (11, 45, 69)
*if body code in (35, 37, 41, 49, 67)
11 = 2 door sedan
35 = 4 door 2 row wagon
37 = 2 door coupe
41 = 2 door sedan
45 = 4 door 3 row wagon
49 = 4 door sedan
67 = 2 door convertible
69 = 4 door sedan
FR = Framingham, MA
NW = Norwood, OH
OA = Oakland, CA
WR = Willow Run, MI
 
133917
LINE 3: Trim and Paint

Interior Trim

Exterior Paint (Upper/Lower)

721 = Aqua Vinyl Buckets
722 = Aqua & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
738 = Blue Cloth/Vinyl Bench
739 = Blue Cloth/Vinyl Bench
740 = Blue & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
741 = Blue & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
742 = Blue Vinyl Bench
749 = Aqua Vinyl Bench
750 = Aqua Cloth/Vinyl Bench
752 = Aqua Cloth/Vinyl Bench
753 = Aqua Vinyl Bench
754 = Aqua Vinyl Bench
760 = Fawn Cloth/Vinyl Bench
761 = Fawn Vinyl Bench
762 = Fawn Cloth/Vinyl Bench
763 = Fawn Cloth/Vinyl Bench
765 = Fawn Vinyl Bench
766 = Fawn & Ivory Vinyl Bench
767 = Fawn & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
770 = Fawn & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
772 = Red & Ivory Cloth/Vinyl Bench
774 = Red & Ivory Cloth/Vinyl Bench
775 = Red & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
776 = Red Cloth/Vinyl Bench
777 = Red Vinyl Bench
778 = Red & Ivory Cloth/Vinyl Bench
786 = Red & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
787 = Gold & Ivory Cloth/Vinyl Bench
789 = Gold & Ivory Vinyl Bench
790 = Gold & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
791 = Gold & Ivory Vinyl Buckets
 

900 = Tuxedo Black
 903 = Surf Green
 905 = Laurel Green
 912 = Silver Blue
 914 = Nassau Blue
 917 = Twilight Turquoise
 918 = Twilight Blue
 920 = Autumn Gold
 923 = Roman Red
 925 = Corona Cream
 927 = Anniversary Gold
 936 = Ermine White
 938 = Abode Beige
 940 = Satin Silver
 948 = Honduras Maroon
950 = Ermine White/Tuxedo Black
953 = Ermine White/Surf Green
955 = Surf Green/Laurel Green
959 = Ermine White/Silver Blue
962 = Silver Blue/Nassau Blue
963 = Ermine White/Twilight Blue
965 = Twilight Turquoise/Twilight Blue
970 = Abode Beige/Autumn Gold
973 = Ermine White/Roman Red
984 = Ermine White/Satin Silver
 

 
Engine Code F0112HF
 
F=6cyl. built in Flint MI / 01= January / 12= day / HF= Automatic Trans
I know...This should be an "HB" = 3spd ...Well I have been told that the engine has never been replaced.  Oh well what can I do?  When I get to the engine rebuild I might find one that's correct.  But would that make it legit...no.  So I'm not that concerned over it.  It is what it is.
Engine & Trans

6-cylinder
H - 194cid w/3-speed manual
HB - 194cid w/3-speed and HD clutch
HF - 194cid w/Powerglide
HG - 194cid w/Powerglide
HL - 194cid w/3-speed manual (Taxi)
HM - 194cid w/Powerglide (Taxi)
HT - 194cid w/3-speed manual and posi-vent (Taxi)
HU - 194cid w/Powerglide and posi-ven
(Taxi)

 
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