1965 conv

[Bill #42673]

I have samll block engine I believe is correct but not orig. to car. The block casting number is 3782870. The casting code is: A 115 -which I believe is Jan. 11 1965. The car build code is E-10 (Dec. 10 1964).
The engine code is: 128232 F0118 HD -which I believe is Flint small block Jan 18 but the 'HD' is not listed in corvette codes for 1965. Also the serial number is too high for corvettes produced. Could this be out of an Impala? My serial number is 194675s 104932

[Mike M.]

Re: 1965 conv

its out of a 65 300 PG pass car chev. mike

[Bill #42673]

Re: 1965 conv

Thanks for info,Mike. What is a 300 PG? Do you know horsepower? How can I find out, I heard there is a black book with all chevy code numbers for engine types.

[Bob R.]

300HP Powerglide *NM*

[Mike M.]

Re: 1965 conv

Chevy by the numbers a helpful book. old motors manuals also lists suffix with applications. mike

[Wayne M.]

327/300 PG 4bbl, probably installed new in ...

.. a Biscayne / Belair / Impala at the Framingham Mass. assy. plant, on Feb 3rd or 4th, 1965.

PS: Your Corvette is very close to the VIN of my very first car; a '65 convertible # 04835; F1212HT, W1209AL, P0829.

[Verne Frantz]

Re: 327/300 PG 4bbl, probably installed new in ...

Wayne,
I don't believe Bill posted an assembly plant code with that VIN. The "F" is for Flint engine assembly. Even if it had been coded for Framingham, the code would have been "G".(in front of the sequence #)

Verne

[Wayne M.]

Here's how I determined "probable" assy. location

Verne -- Yes, I was aware that the "F" in the block code refers to Flint assy, and that Framingham plant uses the code "G" (in the VIN tag, maybe elsewhere, but not on the motor, and not before 1968, at least).

Let's ask Bill if there is a number "5" preceding the VIN derivative 128232. I don't know if other assy. plants used the same format as St.Louis.

Here's more precise info on that 327 HD code. It was RPO L-74, 327 Turbo-Fire V-8 AFB Carb, Powerglide, installed in model designations 154-156-164-16600 (which are the common series names I mentioned before.

Now, my reason for selecting a "probable" Framingham final assy. is that, of the 10 or so plants that produced passenger cars of these series, only Framingham had monthly end-of-production VIN numbers that came close to corresponding to the assy. of Bill's motor. Fremont Calif. was in the ballpark, but they made Chevelles, not Chev. passenger cars; and if Fremont, the VIN # would be almost the last day of Feb production, which is too much spread from Jan 18th block assy for high volume plants.

[Verne Frantz]

Re: Here's how I determined "probable" assy. locat

Wayne,
Well, I certainly never did conceive that could have been how you came to your deduction. I simply thought you were deceived by the "F".
Sounds like a reasonable "detective" approach (I don't have the monthly production figures for '65). But it is based on a probable time period between engine assenbly and final vehicle assembly. We know that time period has it's exceptions, so I guess the key word is "probable".
Thanks for the explanation.
Verne.

[Bill #42673]

Re: 1965 conv

Wayne- Thanks for responding and help! The code did have an assembly location of 'F' so it did come out Flint. Engine code is 128232 F0118 HD which i balieve is Jan 18 1965