OK... here's the story.
I've owned my '65 since 1986. When I bought it, it was a Nova 400, 194 ci, PG, white, red interior. By chance, I met the grandson of the original owner who told me a lot about the car. I KNOW it was always a 6 cyl. When decoding the cowl tag yesterday, here is what I found:
03C D
ST 65-11637 NOR10294 BDY
TR 791 C-C PAINT
W 2MP
5L
Two things struck me:
1. 11637 codes a V8! Obviously a factory mistake... the car was never tampered with.
2. The body sequence number seems to be missing a digit.
The VIN is 11537Nxxxxxx - Correct for a 6 cyl car.
Obviously, the factory screwed up from time to time!!!!
I've owned my '65 since 1986. When I bought it, it was a Nova 400, 194 ci, PG, white, red interior. By chance, I met the grandson of the original owner who told me a lot about the car. I KNOW it was always a 6 cyl. When decoding the cowl tag yesterday, here is what I found:
03C D
ST 65-11637 NOR10294 BDY
TR 791 C-C PAINT
W 2MP
5L
Two things struck me:
1. 11637 codes a V8! Obviously a factory mistake... the car was never tampered with.
2. The body sequence number seems to be missing a digit.
The VIN is 11537Nxxxxxx - Correct for a 6 cyl car.
Obviously, the factory screwed up from time to time!!!!