Yesterday I took this picture of the tag on a US model 65 Impala SS convert 4 speed car. Does anyone know what the stamped "28" might signify? I'm not sure I recall seeing something like this before.
You have to use a hosting site or be a contributor. I'd guess if its factory, maybe a shift number? Or inspector number? I don't recall seeing a number stamped like that except for a special build/order like say a government run in a custom colour, which I doubt would apply to a 4 speed SS convertible.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Funny as this sounds I saw a data plate somewhere on line today with that same 28 stamping but with my old brain I'm having trouble finding it again. I watch 65 Impala SSs so it might have been on one.
Paint around that data plate looks to be blue. So is it a Canadian car? But then again it doesn't say GM Canada on the plate.
Ok so I found it. It was on ebay but the listing is now ended .
Now to tax my memory a bit more I think the data tag said 163675 and the VIN said 164675. There were pics of each tag. The 163 would indicated an Impala 6 cylinder and 164 would be an Impala 8 cylinder.
Here's the listing but only the 1 pic now. www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Chevrolet-Impala-Convertible-Tuxedo-Black-w-Red-Interior/253461537596
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
Some assembly plants did different things, like this stamp for instance
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1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
Buried in this ebay auction is pictures of the data tag on a rather nice 65 Impala SS convertible.
Once again it is a 65 Impala ( or SS ) convertible manufactured at the StLouis plant.
Once again it has the 28 stamped manually into the data plate.
I detect a pattern.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
As far as I've seen, in Canada it's legal to swap cowl tags although the deception side of it could likely get to be a legal issue if it's for monetary gain.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
