This ’62 Biscayne 2-door sedan is painted in Laurel Green Poly (paint code 905). Its powered by a 409 with single 4bbl carb, with 4-speed T-10 transmission. The blackwall tires and dog-dish hub caps complete the go-fast-on-a-budget look! This car … Continue reading →
The ultimate sleeper ’62 Chevy in many peoples eyes is a Bel Air Sport Coupe, aka Bubble Top with a 409 and a 4-speed. This is such a car, and it’s painted Twilight Blue Poly (paint code 918) with a … Continue reading →
The STYLE part of the cowl tag tells us the year and body style of the car. In the example above, the first two digits, “60” represents 1960, and if it were “63” it would mean 1963. The following 4 … Continue reading →
The links below will lead you to the appropriate page to decode each part of your cowl tag. STYLE decoder BODY (assembly plant) decoder TRIM (interior) decoder PAINT decoder ACC (accessories) decoder Date decoder Note: This cowl, or trim tag … Continue reading →
This scan of an 8×10 original press-release photo from GM Photographic shows a ’62 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-door Sedan. I’ve posted these scans at a high resolution of 2048 pixels wide. To see the image in full resolution, click on … Continue reading →
This old ad from Volkswagen shows a pile of classic 1950’s and 1960’s American cars. For fun, see how many of the cars you can identify! I’m sure you’ll spot a few of your favorite classics in the pile.
Continue reading →This is one bad ’62 Chevy Impala wagon!
Continue reading →Here is how to decode the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) on American made 1960 through 1964 Chevrolet B-body (full size) cars. Locate the VIN tag on the left door jamb. It should be spot welded to the hinge pillar. Note: … Continue reading →
