ORIGINAL Specifications - Danchuk

1 SpecificationsSECTION17 ORIGINALIN THIS SECTION: ENGINE DATA body STyLES I. D. INfORmATION CAST NumBERS ENGINE NumBERS interior DATA PAINT NumBERS This section is probably the most valuable section in the catalog for the guys restoring a Tri-Five, or just a fan. Here you will find information on how to decipher your VIN tag and Cowl tag; which will tell you where your car was built, what engine and transmission came with it, and if it started life as a Bel Air, 210 or 150 model. You can find what your cars ORIGINAL color scheme was, and what interior came with it. If the dealer made changes, this tag will tell you that as well. You will also find information regarding accessory items that were added when the car was will find a representation of all the body styles; hardtop, convertible, sedan, Nomad or wagon for all three years, as well as what the side trim looked like to help your figure out which model you have.

2 We have included ORIGINAL power specs on the en-gines that were available, engine ID Codes that tell you which plant manufactured it and when. There are numbers for axle ID Tags, casting numbers for heads, intakes, distributors, radiators and more, as well as a schematic showing you where to find the ID Tag locations on the body , engine, trans, rear axle and where the VIN Number is stamped on the frame. We round out the section with a breakdown of the interior and exterior color codes, and we threw in some color samples just for good measure. Every-thing you want to know about your car is probably right here in the ORIGINAL Specifications SpecsTHE VIN TAGThe stainless steel VIN tag is welded to the driver s door pillar post.

3 Coded into this tag is the following information:ABCDC H E V R O L E TV C 5 7 F 1 2 5 0 7A. This part of the code may be either one or two letters. If two, the first letter will always be a V . This indicates that the car has a V8 engine. The second letter will tell you the model series of the car. For model series identification, see Cylinder 8 CylinderA 1500 (exc. 1508) VA 1500 (exc. 1508)B 2100 VB 2100C 2400 VC 2400D 1508 VD 1508E 2900 (1955) VE 2900 (1955)B. These two numbers indicate the year of the This is one letter only, indicating where the car was - Atlanta, GA L - Los Angeles, CA B - Baltimore, MD N - Norwood, OHF - Flint, MI O - Oakland, CA J - Janesville, WI S - St.

4 Louis, MOK - Kansas City, MO T - Tarrytown, NYD. The last sequence of numbers is the serial number of the car. At a given body plant this number was not duplicated. The 1955 and 1956 starting number was 1001 at each assembly plant. The 1957 starting number was 100001 at each assembly plant. Corvettes (2900 series) were numbered separately. THE COwL TAG This aluminum plate is riveted to the cowl. On the 1955-56 cars it is found on the top of the firewall on the passenger side, except on 1955-56 air conditioned cars. The cowl tag on A/C cars can be found on the driver s side. The 1957 cowl tag can be found on the firewall in the engine compartment. There were two positions for the 1957 tag.

5 For the first design, it is on the cowl toe panel; for the second design, it is located under the heater control These two numbers indicate the year of the This number gives information for determining the model and series. It is a combination of numerals and, sometimes, letters. This number was assigned by the Fisher body plant. C. This sequence of numbers represents the numerical produc-tion at the Fisher body plant. This is a non-duplicating number, beginning with 1 , for the first body This is either one or two letters, indicating which Fisher body plant produced that - Atlanta, GA M - Baltimore, MDCL - Cleveland, OH N - Norwood, OHF - Flint, MI O - Oakland, CAJ - Janesville, WI S - St.

6 Louis, MOK - Kansas City, MO T - Tarrytown, NYL- Lansing, MI VN - Van Nuys, CAE. This set of three numbers represents the interior combination of fabric type and color. Refer to the interior combinations charts beginning on page 510 for a complete list of the combinations available in 1955, 1956 and 1957. This three digit number ap-pears in the first column of each DIVISIONGENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONCORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE BODYMUST BEAR THESE NUMBERSADBCEFGSTYLE 56-1039 DBODY N0 VN47569 trim 579 PAINT 708 ACC. A/CBODY BY FISHERVIN TAGSPHONE : (800) 854-6911 AIR body STyLESTwO-TEN body STyLESONE-fIfTy body STyLES'55 BEL AIR CONVERTIBLE'55 BEL AIR 2-DOOR HARDTOP'55 BEL AIR 4-DOOR SEDAN'55 BEL AIR 2-DOOR SEDAN'55 BEL AIR 4-DOOR wAGON'55 BEL AIR NOmAD2-DOOR wAGON'55 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR HARDTOP'55 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR SEDAN'55 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR SEDAN'55 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR wAGON'55 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR wAGON'55 ONE-fIfTy 4-DOOR SEDAN'55 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOOR SEDAN& uTILITy SEDAN'55 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOOR wAGON1955 body STyLESF.

7 This set of three numbers, sometimes followed by a letter, represents the exte-rior paint combination. Please refer to the Paint Combination and Two-Tone Color Combination charts starting on page 512 for a complete list of the paint combinations available. This three digit number appears in the first column of each To the right of ACC are stamped letters that indicate the accessories installed at the factory. Not all accessories were indicated on the cowl tag, but major items, such as air conditioning, were. A partial list of the factory installed accessory codes includes:COwL TAG INfORmATION CONTINuED fROm PREVIOuS PAGE'55 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOORSEDAN DELIVERyAC - Air ConditioningCP - Padded DashEZI - Tinted GlassSA - Power Seats (Only)WA - Power Windows (Only)

8 WS - Power Window and Seats'55 body STyLES506 SpecificationsOriginal SpecsBEL AIR body STyLESTwO-TEN body STyLESONE-fIfTy body STyLES1956 body STyLES'56 BEL AIR CONVERTIBLE'56 BEL AIR 4-DOOR HARDTOP'56 BEL AIR 2-DOOR HARDTOP'56 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR HARDTOP'56 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR HARDTOP'56 ONE-fIfTy 4-DOOR SEDAN'56 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOOR SEDAN& uTILITy SEDAN'56 BEL AIR 4-DOOR SEDAN'56 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR SEDAN'56 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOOR wAGON'56 BEL AIR 2-DOOR SEDAN'56 BEL AIR 4-DOOR wAGON'56 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR wAGON'56 BEL AIR NOmAD2-DOOR wAGON'56 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR wAGON'56 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR SEDAN'56 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOORSEDAN DELIVERy'56 body STyLESPHONE : (800) 854-6911 AIR body STyLESTwO-TEN body STyLESONE-fIfTy body STyLES1957 body STyLES'57 BEL AIR CONVERTIBLE'57 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR HARDTOP'57 ONE-fIfTy 4-DOOR SEDAN'57 BEL AIR 2-DOOR HARDTOP'57 BEL AIR 4-DOOR HARDTOP'57 BEL AIR 4-DOOR SEDAN'57 BEL AIR 2-DOOR SEDAN'57 BEL AIR 4-DOOR wAGON'57 BEL AIR NOmAD wAGON'57 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR HARDTOP'57 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR SEDAN'57 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR SEDAN'57 TwO-TEN 4-DOOR wAGON'57 TwO-TEN 2-DOOR wAGON'57 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOOR SEDAN& uTILITy SEDAN'57 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOOR wAGON'57 ONE-fIfTy 2-DOORSEDAN DELIVERy'57 body STyLES508 SpecificationsOriginal Specs1955 EnginesEngine Source Designation.

9 F - Flint, T - TonawandaModel Year Designation: 55 Example: 0001065F55 YThis engine is the 65th 2400 series 6 cylinder built at the Flint plant, designed to be used with a powerglide EnginesEngine Source Designation: F - Flint, T - TonawandaModel Year Designation: 56 Example: 0001050T56 GCThis engine is the 50th 2100 series 8 cylinder built at the Tonawanda plant, designed to be used with an overdrive equipped EnginesEngine Source Designation:F -Flint, T -Tonawanda, C-CanadaModel Year Designation: 57 Example: F301 AThe 3 or 4-digit number following the letter designates the day and month the engine was produced. Example shown produced March 1st. If it had been built Oct.

10 19, it would read ENGINE DATA AND POwER TEAmS1956 ENGINE DATA AND POwER TEAmS1957 ENGINE DATA AND POwER TEAmS1955-57 ENGINE IDENTIfICATION CODESExCEPTIONS ANDABBREVIATIONS:Please see page 510-511 for interior Combination chart exceptions. See page 515 for the table listing all paint color ab-breviations used in the Paint Combination and Two-Tone Color Combination charts. Engine Models CID Comp. Ration Bore Stroke Gross Horsepower Net Horsepower Fuel System Transmission Blue Flame 123 6 Cyl. Passenger 235 3-9/16" 3-15/16" 123 @ 3800 RPM 109 @ 3600 RPM Single Barrel 3-Speed Overdrive Blue Flame 136 6 Cyl. Passenger 235 3-9/16" 3-15/16" 136 @ 4200 RPM 121 @ 3800 RPM Single Barrel Powerglide Turbo Fire V8 Passenger 265 3-3/4" 3" 162 @ 4400 RPM 137 @ 4000 RPM Two Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG Turbo Fire V8 Passenger 265 3-3/4" 3" 180 @ 4600 RPM 137 @ 4200 RPM Four Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG Engine Models CID Comp.