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ORIGINAL Specifications This Section Is Probably the Most Valuable Section SECTION in the Catalog for the Guys Restoring a Tri-Five, Or Just a Fan ORIGINAL Specifications This section is probably the most valuable section 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 17 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, IN THIS SECTION: this tag will tell you that as well. You will also find information regarding accessory items that were • Engine Data added when the car was ordered. • Body STyles You will find a representation of all the body styles; • I. D. INformATion hardtop, convertible, sedan, Nomad or wagon for • Cast Numbers all three years, as well as what the side trim looked like to help your figure out which model you have. • Engine Numbers • Interior Data We have included original power specs on the en- • Paint Numbers 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 Section. C H E V R O L E T V C 5 7 F 1 2 5 0 7 A B C D The VIN Tag The stainless steel VIN tag is welded to the driver’s door pillar post. Coded into this tag is the following information: Specifications A. This part of the code may be either one or two letters. If two, C. This is one letter only, indicating where the car was assembled. 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 A - Atlanta, GA L - Los Angeles, CA the car. For model series identification, see below. B - Baltimore, MD N - Norwood, OH F - Flint, MI O - Oakland, CA 6 Cylinder 8 Cylinder J - Janesville, WI S - St. Louis, MO A 1500 (exc. 1508) VA 1500 (exc. 1508) K - Kansas City, MO T - Tarrytown, NY B 2100 VB 2100 VIN TAGS VIN C 2400 VC 2400 D. The last sequence of numbers is the serial number of the car. D 1508 VD 1508 At a given body plant this number was not duplicated. The 1955 E 2900 (1955) VE 2900 (1955) and 1956 starting number was 1001 at each assembly plant. The 1957 starting number was 100001 at each assembly plant. B. These two numbers indicate the year of the car. Corvettes (2900 series) were numbered separately. CHEVROLET DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION B A CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE BODY MUST BEAR THESE NUMBERS STYLE 56-1039D BODY N0 VN47569 C TRIM 579 PAINT 708 E ACC. A/C F BODY BY FISHER G D The COwL Tag This aluminum plate is riveted to the cowl. On the 1955-56 cars it D. This is either one or two letters, indicating which Fisher Body is found on the top of the firewall on the passenger side, except plant produced that body. 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 A - Atlanta, GA M - Baltimore, MD the firewall in the engine compartment. There were two positions CL - Cleveland, OH N - Norwood, OH for the 1957 tag. For the first design, it is on the cowl toe panel; F - Flint, MI O - Oakland, CA for the second design, it is located under the heater control valve. J - Janesville, WI S - St. Louis, MO K - Kansas City, MO T - Tarrytown, NY A. These two numbers indicate the year of the car. L- Lansing, MI VN - Van Nuys, CA B. This number gives information for determining the model and E. This set of three numbers represents the interior combination series. It is a combination of numerals and, sometimes, letters. of fabric type and color. Refer to the Interior combinations charts This number was assigned by the Fisher Body plant. beginning on page 510 for a complete list of the combinations available in 1955, 1956 and 1957. This three digit number ap- C. This sequence of numbers represents the numerical produc- pears in the first column of each chart. tion at the Fisher Body plant. This is a non-duplicating number, beginning with ‘1’, for the first body produced. 504 Original Specs 1955 BODy STyLES Specifications Bel Air Body STyles TwO-Ten Body STyles One-FifTy Body STyles '55 Bel Air Convertible '55 TwO-Ten 2-Door Hardtop '55 One-FifTy 4-Door Sedan '55 BOD '55 '55 Bel Air 2-Door Hardtop '55 TwO-Ten 4-Door Sedan '55 One-FifTy 2-Door Sedan & Utility Sedan y ST y LES '55 Bel Air 4-Door Sedan '55 TwO-Ten 2-Door Sedan '55 One-FifTy 2-Door Wagon '55 Bel Air 2-Door Sedan '55 TwO-Ten 4-Door Wagon '55 One-FifTy 2-Door SEDAN DELIVERy '55 Bel Air 4-Door Wagon '55 TwO-Ten 2-Door Wagon '55 Bel Air NOmad 2-Door Wagon COwL Tag INformation Continued from previouS page F. This set of three numbers, sometimes G. To the right of “ACC” are stamped letters AC - Air Conditioning followed by a letter, represents the exte- that indicate the accessories installed at the CP - Padded Dash rior paint combination. Please refer to the factory. Not all accessories were indicated EZI - Tinted Glass Paint Combination and Two-Tone Color on the cowl tag, but major items, such as SA - Power Seats (Only) Combination charts starting on page 512 air conditioning, were. A partial list of the WA - Power Windows (Only) for a complete list of the paint combinations factory installed accessory codes includes: WS - Power Window and Seats available. This three digit number appears in the first column of each chart. Phone : (800) 854-6911 • www.danchuk.com 505 1956 BODy STyLES Bel Air Body STyles TwO-Ten Body STyles One-FifTy Body STyles '56 Bel Air Convertible '56 TwO-Ten 4-Door HARDTOP '56 One-FifTy 4-Door Sedan Specifications LES y '56 Bel Air 4-Door Hardtop '56 TwO-Ten 2-Door Hardtop '56 One-FifTy 2-Door Sedan & Utility Sedan ST y '56 BOD '56 '56 Bel Air 2-Door Hardtop '56 TwO-Ten 2-Door Sedan '56 One-FifTy 2-Door Wagon '56 Bel Air 4-Door Sedan '56 TwO-Ten 4-Door SEDAN '56 One-FifTy 2-Door SEDAN DELIVERy '56 Bel Air 2-Door Sedan '56 TwO-Ten 4-Door Wagon '56 Bel Air 4-Door Wagon '56 TwO-Ten 2-Door Wagon '56 Bel Air NOmad 2-Door Wagon 506 Original Specs 1957 BODy STyLES Specifications Bel Air Body STyles TwO-Ten Body STyles One-FifTy Body STyles '57 Bel Air Convertible '57 TwO-Ten 2-Door Hardtop '57 One-FifTy 4-Door Sedan '57 BOD '57 '57 Bel Air 2-Door Hardtop '57 TwO-Ten 4-Door Hardtop '57 One-FifTy 2-Door Sedan & Utility Sedan y ST y LES '57 Bel Air 4-Door Hardtop '57 TwO-Ten 4-Door Sedan '57 One-FifTy 2-Door Wagon '57 Bel Air 4-Door Sedan '57 TwO-Ten 2-Door Sedan '57 One-FifTy 2-Door SEDAN DELIVERy '57 Bel Air 2-Door Sedan '57 TwO-Ten 4-Door Wagon '57 Bel Air 4-Door Wagon '57 TwO-Ten 2-Door Wagon '57 Bel Air NOmad Wagon Phone : (800) 854-6911 • www.danchuk.com 507 1955 Engine Data and POwer TeamS Engine Models CID Comp. Ration Bore Stroke Gross Horsepower Net Horsepower Fuel System Transmission Blue Flame 123 6 Cyl. Passenger 235 7.5 3-9/16" 3-15/16" 123 @ 3800 RPM 109 @ 3600 RPM Single Barrel 3-Speed Overdrive Blue Flame 136 6 Cyl. Passenger 235 7.5 3-9/16" 3-15/16" 136 @ 4200 RPM 121 @ 3800 RPM Single Barrel Powerglide Turbo Fire V8 Passenger 265 8.0 3-3/4" 3" 162 @ 4400 RPM 137 @ 4000 RPM Two Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG Turbo Fire V8 Passenger 265 8.0 3-3/4" 3" 180 @ 4600 RPM 137 @ 4200 RPM Four Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG 1956 Engine Data and POwer TeamS Engine Models CID Comp. Ration Bore Stroke Gross Horsepower Net Horsepower Fuel System Transmission Blue Flame 140 6 Cyl. Passenger 235 8.0 3-9/16" 3-15/16" 140 @ 4200 RPM 125 @ 4000 RPM Single Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG Specifications Turbo Fire 162 V8 Passenger 265 8.0 3-3/4" 3" 162 @ 4400 RPM 137 @ 4000 RPM Two Barrel 3-Speed OD Turbo Fire 170 V8 Passenger 265 8.0 3-3/4" 3" 170 @ 4400 RPM 141 @ 4000 RPM Two Barrel Powerglide Turbo Fire 205 V8 Passenger 265 8.0 3-3/4" 3" 205 @ 4600 RPM 170 @ 4200 RPM Four Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG Turbo Fire 225 V8 Passenger 265 9.25 3-3/4" 3" 225 @ 5200 RPM 225 @ 4800 RPM Dual Four Barrel 3-Speed OD or PG 1957 Engine Data and POwer TeamS Engine Models CID Comp.
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