denson1932
Well Known Member
Some websites (not this one) incorrectly state the information to be gleaned from the cowl tag:
"The STYLE part of the cowl tag tells us the year and body style of the car. In the example above, the first two digits, “60” represents 1960, and if it were “63” it would mean 1963. The following 4 digits tell us what series and body style it is. In the example above, “1837” means it’s an Impala Sport Coupe with a V8 engine. Find your 4-digit style number sequentially in the list below. "
In actuality; the Body by Fisher-installed cowl tag typically lists the V-8 body style even if equipped with a 6-cyl engine. The Chevrolet-installed VIN tag shows the true body Style designation with 'even' digit for V-8 and odd digit for 6-cyl.
One can only wonder how many bought a project car and paid more thinking it was originally a V-8.
"The STYLE part of the cowl tag tells us the year and body style of the car. In the example above, the first two digits, “60” represents 1960, and if it were “63” it would mean 1963. The following 4 digits tell us what series and body style it is. In the example above, “1837” means it’s an Impala Sport Coupe with a V8 engine. Find your 4-digit style number sequentially in the list below. "
In actuality; the Body by Fisher-installed cowl tag typically lists the V-8 body style even if equipped with a 6-cyl engine. The Chevrolet-installed VIN tag shows the true body Style designation with 'even' digit for V-8 and odd digit for 6-cyl.
One can only wonder how many bought a project car and paid more thinking it was originally a V-8.