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1960 CHEVROLET COWL TAG INFORMATION

spacerOn 1960 Chevrolets the Cowl Tag breaks down as follows:
bullet Line 1 indicate Month and Week of Manufacture
bullet Line 2 includes the "Style" and "Body" codes
bullet Line 3 includes the interior "Trim" code, and the exterior "Paint" code
bullet Line 4 was used to list the accessory codes

CHEVROLET DIV. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

 

 

7B

 

 

 

 

STYLE

60-1411

BODY

EP 16465

 

 

TRIM

804

PAINT

912

 

 

ACC.

xxX xxX

 

THIS CAR FINISHED WITH
Magic-Mirror ACRYLIC LACQUER
BODY BY FISHER

 

 

This Cowl Tag is broken down as follows:

Manufactured 2nd week of July

1960

1411 Series (Biscayne 2-Door Fleetmaster).

This was the 16465th body of this model Manufactured by Fisher at Cleveland Ohio.

It was trimmed in Gray Interior.

It was painted Royal Blue.

 

The first line indicates the month and week the car was manufactured.

Month Code

Month

Week Code

Week

1

January

A

1st Week

2

February

B

2nd Week

3

March

C

3rd Week

4

April

D

4th Week

5

May

E

5th Week

6

June

 

7

July

8

August

9

September

10

October

11

November

12

December

The second line shows the style and body codes.

Pos 1

Pos 2

 

 

 

 

Year

6

0

 

 

 

 

1960

 

 

Pos 3

Pos 4

 

 

Series

 

 

1

2

 

 

1100/1200 (Biscayne/Brookwood)

 

 

1

4

 

 

1300/1400 (Biscayne Fleetmaster)

 

 

1

6

 

 

1500/1600 (Bel Air/Parkwood/Kingswood)

 

 

1

8

 

 

1700/1800 (Impala/Nomad)

 

 

 

 

Pos 4

Pos 5

Style

 

 

 

 

1

1

2 Door Sedan

 

 

 

 

1

5

2 Door Wagon, 6 Passenger

 

 

 

 

1

9

4 Door Sedan

 

 

 

 

2

1

2 Door Utility Sedan

 

 

 

 

3

5

4 Door Wagon, 6 Passenger

 

 

 

 

3

7

2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe

 

 

 

 

3

9

4 Door Hardtop Sport Sedan

 

 

 

 

4

5

4 Door Wagon, 9 Passenger

 

 

 

 

6

7

2 Door Convertible

 

 

 

 

7

0

2 Door Sedan Delivery

 

 

 

 

8

0

2 Door Sedan Pickup (El Camino)

Code

Plant

Notes

AT

Atlanta, Georgia

 

BA

Baltimore, Maryland

 

EP

Cleveland, Ohio

Station Wagon, Sedan Delivery

FC

Flint, Michigan

 

FR

Framingham, Massechusetts

 

JA

Janesville, Wisconsin

 

KC

Kansas City, Missouri

 

LA

Lansing, Michigan

Cabriolet, Hardtop Coupe

NW

Norwood, Ohio

 

OA

Oakland, California

 

SL

Saint Louis, Missouri

 

TA

Tarrytown, New York

 

VN

Van Nuys, California

 

Line 3 shows the TRIM and PAINT CODES.

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BLOW-UP OF 1960 GRILLE