1964 El Camino Fisher Body Number Plate General Information
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Fremont is the only final assembly plant that coded the Fisher Body Number plate (aka trim tag) with the same style number as the series/model in the GM VIN. All other plants coded the style number with an even third digit so one cannot tell by the trim tag if the El Camino was an L6 or V8.
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Indications are the body numbers are sequential for the particular series/model per plant.
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A popular publication states, "The model designation number will coincide with the firewall trim tag model number on V-8 equipped cars only. The firewall trim tags were only stamped with a V-8 designation even if a six-cylinder was installed from the factory." This is an incorrect statement for 1964 Chevelles. There are numerous examples of trim tags with an odd 3rd-digit style on this website and even trim tags with an even 3rd digit and the VIN having an odd 3rd digit.
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Links to Fisher Body Number Plates (a.k.a., trim tag, cowl tag, firewall tag, etc.)
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- BA ~ Baltimore, Maryland
Click tag for more Baltimore examples...- Does not include the model year (64) before the model/series number at least for the 1963 calendar year (at least up to 12E body date). It is reported that this changed sometime during the 1964 calendar year.
- Does not include group option codes.
- Numbers are used to designate paint code.
El Camino bodies built at Euclid, OH.
- BF ~ Fremont, California
Click tag for more Fremont examples...- Assembly month not padded with leading zero where applicable.
- Both BODY and PAINT text precedes the body assembly plant and paint codes like Van Nuys.
- Unique to 1964 Fremont Chevelles, letters are used to designate paint code and a third letter designates the wheel color. Sometimes there is a space between the paint and wheel code, sometimes not.
- Unique to 1964 Fremont Chevelles is the first paint code letter is the upper body color and the second paint code letter is the lower body color.
- Early in Chevelle production, Fremont used the more common 3-digit paint code. Just when or why the change was made is unknown.
- EP ~ Euclid, Ohio
Click tag for more Euclid examples...- Euclid was a Fisher Body plant that shipped bodies to other plants for final assembly. Examples are shown for Baltimore, MD. and Kansas City, MO. final assembly with the designated final assembly noted by a single letter usually located below the Fisher Body unit number.
- KC ~ Kansas City, Missouri
Click tag for more Kansas City examples...- Assembly month padded with leading zero where applicable.
- Includes group option codes.
- Numbers are used to designate paint code.
- El Camino bodies built at Euclid, OH.
- VN ~ Van Nuys, California
Click tag for more Van Nuys examples...- Assembly month not padded with leading zero where applicable.
- Both BODY and PAINT text precedes the body assembly plant and paint codes like the Euclid, OH. plant.
- Includes group option codes.
- Numbers are used to designate paint code.
Anyone having a clear picture of 1964 Chevelle Body Number Plates (trim tags), please contact me here.
