Fisher Body Number Plate Properties - Kansas City, Missouri (KAN)

»» Uses dash character (-) between year and style.

»» Uses dash character (-) after interior trim color and denotes seat type; "A" for front bench seat or "B" for front bucket seats. This notation is, for all practical purposes, redundant because there are different trim codes for bench or bucket seats that are the same color and material anyway. For example, code 761 is a Black Imitation Leather bench seat where code 763 is the same Black Imitation Leather bucket seat.

»» Three examples of trim code with -S following the trim number in lieu of -B on bucket seat Chevelles. It is believed to indicate optional headrests, RPO A81 on bucket seat models, but no documented proof has surfaced to date. Since there were only 2,380 RPO A81 units sold for bucket seats and 689 RPO A82 units for bench seats the low production numbers may hamper proving or disproving the code.

»» Separates lower-upper body colors with dash character (-).

»» A 4-digit number is listed after the body date code. Source of this number is not known.

»» Group options coded.

»» All body plates from at least the 1st week of February (02A) have a small hole on the bottom of the plate just left of the 'BODY BY FISHER" stamping. Sometime between 03C and 04B this hole became smaller.

One possible reason was put forth by a Pontiac enthusiast. "Pontiac announced that starting Feb 1, 1966, a 3/16" dia. punched hole in the data plate (where it says "Body By Fisher") would indicate a body assembly that had anchorage provisions for shoulder straps. And, starting Mar 1, 1966, shoulder straps would be offered as a dealer or factory installed option. The punched hole was to indicate a car that could have the shoulder straps added using the dealer accessory package, prior to that the anchorage provisions would be missing."

It is noticed that all final assembly plant's trim tags began getting this small hole around the same time frame, late January in some cases and mid February in most.

»» The Style designation does not indicate a V8 or L6 engine, only the VIN plate can identify that. There are numerous examples of body plate styles with an even 3rd-digit such as 13617 and the VIN showing an odd 3rd-digit such as 13517.