1966 Production Numbers

Production Numbers - 1966

In 1966, the series are the 2nd and 3rd numbers of the Fisher Body style number and the model (body style) are the last two numbers. Fremont was the only U.S. assembly plant to match the Fisher Body style number series with either the L6 or V8 engine with an L6 having an odd 3rd digit and the V8 with an even 3rd digit. All other U.S. plants Fisher Body Number plants used an even 3rd digit regardless of engine type. The production numbers shown by series/model are based on the GM VIN designations, not the Fisher Body style designations. See my Trim Tag Decoder CD for more detailed information.

The Series/Model columns correspond to VIN series & body style and not Fisher Body plate Style numbers.

1966 Production Year Calendar	Six Cylinder		Eight Cylinder
1966 Production Year Calendar	Series/ Model	Produced	Series/ Model	Produced	Total
Chevelle 300, 2-door sedan Export Total	13111	11,401 67 11,468	13211	2,120 15 2,135	13,521 82 13,603
Chevelle 300, 4-door sedan Export Total	13169	11,178 691 11,869	13269	3,129 64 3,193	14,307 755 15,062
300 Deluxe, 2-door sedan Export Total	13311	8,792 384 9,176	13411	2,967 38 3,005	11,759 422 12,181
300 Deluxe, 4-door wagon Export Total	13335	5,064 119 5,183	13435	4,936 92 5,028	10,000 211 10,211
300 Deluxe, 4-door sedan Export Total	13369	17,348 587 17,935	13469	7,368 167 7,535	24,716 754 25,470
300 Deluxe, 2-door sedan pickup Export Total	13380	3,278 146 3,424	13480	5,772 125 5,897	9,050 271 9,321
Malibu, 4-door wagon Export Total	13535	3,686 71 3,757	13635	17,758 220 17,978	21,444 291 21,735
Malibu, 4-door sport sedan Export Total	13539	4,892 230 5,122	13639	19,303 602 19,905	24,195 832 25,027
Malibu, sport coupe Export Total	13517	27,145 1,035 28,180	13617	129,022 1,518 130,540	156,167 2,553 158,720
Malibu, convertible Export Total	13567	2,527 22 2,549	13667	11,588 48 11,636	14,115 70 14,185
Malibu, 4-door sedan Export Total	13569	15,134 1,294 16,428	13669	26,815 536 27,351	41,949 1,830 43,779
Malibu, 2-door sedan pickup Export Total	13580	1,382 79 1,461	13680	24,229 108 24,337	25,611 187 25,798
SS 396, sport coupe Export Total	n/a	n/a	13817	66,380 463 66,843	66,380 463 66,843
SS 396, convertible Export Total	n/a	n/a	13867	5,393 36 5,429	5,393 36 5,429
Total Production Export Total		111,827 4,725 116,552		326,780 4,032 330,812	438,364 8,757 447,364

This total production number agrees with Chevrolet's Accumulative Production Report of August 2, 1966.

Caveats:
(1) The total production according to the reported last VIN of each assembly plant totals 446,633 leaving 731 units built in the U.S. unaccounted for in the above figures.
(2) Production for Canada is listed at 23,688 units but specific series/model are not included in the series/model figures for 1966. The 23,688 number is pretty evenly split between 6-cylinder and 8-cylinder engines with 11,731 6-cylinder models and 11,957 8-cylinder models built. However, it is known from Vintage Vehicle Services documentation that there were 230 series/model 13267 V8 300 convertibles built and 5,081 13617 V8 Malibu sport coupes built.
(3) GM of Canada did not include all model lines of its U.S. counterpart, only the 300 series and Malibu series were produced. As a sort of compensation, a 300 series convertible was offered in Canada and the base sedan pickup was based on the 300 series and not the 300 Deluxe series.

1966 Chevelle Production

Legend: Blue is L6, Red is V8

Plot Number	Series	Description
1	13111/13211	Chevelle 300, 2-door sedan
2	13169/13269	Chevelle 300, 4-door sedan
3	13311/13411	300 Deluxe, 2-door sedan
4	13335/13435	300 Deluxe, 4-door wagon
5	13369/13469	300 Deluxe, 4-door sedan
6	13380/13480	300 Deluxe, 2-door sedan pickup
7	13535/13635	Malibu, 4-door wagon
8	13569/13639	Malibu, 4-door sport sedan
9	13517/13617	Malibu, sport coupe
10	13567/13667	Malibu, convertible
11	13569/13669	Malibu, 4-door sedan
12	13580/13680	Malibu, 2-door sedan pickup
13	13817	SS 396, sport coupe
14	13867	SS 396, convertible