'64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

[Steven B.]

I have never seen a '64 Ermine White with Silver interior. 'An interesting combination.



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[George C.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

I like it.....alot ! I wonder if it is "real" ?? Vin #'s look Genuine. If it's a true Canadian Corvette, delivered to a Chevrolet Dealer in Canada it would have documentation from GM of Canada. Love to see that. Save the Wave.>George

[Wayne M.]

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..... If it's a true Canadian Corvette, delivered to a Chevrolet Dealer in Canada it would have documentation from GM of Canada. Love to see that....

George -- my copy of the 1964 GM Canada records shows NO 1964 VIN 05646; the nearest are 05405, 05682 and 05767.

Prior to 1967, even the GM Canada records didn't show the options; just the date shipped, order number, year and body style, serial #, trim (interior), paint, and dealer number. Even the interior would show only [blank] if black vinyl (ie. std); 2490 [no suffix] if solid-colored vinyl; 2491 if two-tone; 2898 if leather; 2899 if two-tone.

[George C.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

Hi Wayne, Thanks for the info. You have two very nice Corvettes. Save the Wave.>George

[Andy S.]

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George -- my copy of the 1964 GM Canada records shows NO 1964 VIN 05646; the nearest are 05405, 05682 and 05767.

Prior to 1967, even the GM Canada records didn't show the options; just the date shipped, order number, year and body style, serial #, trim (interior), paint, and dealer number. Even the interior would show only [blank] if black vinyl (ie. std); 2490 [no suffix] if solid-colored vinyl; 2491 if two-tone; 2898 if leather; 2899 if two-tone.

Hi

I was reading your post with interest, do you have copies of Canadian GM records for 1964? and would you share them?

Thanks!
Andy

[Wayne M.]

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I was reading your post with interest, do you have copies of Canadian GM records for 1964? and would you share them?....

Andy -- I see you're in British Columbia. Out of the 238 Corvettes delivered new to Canadian dealers (GM data published in Corvette Restorer, Summer 1991), I have two sheets of 1964 model year GM data that include 117 of them, with one line of data per car. I only have from SOP (start of production that ended up in Canada) [1st car on list is VIN 00052 -- there may be a few others on an earlier sheet] to VIN 05858 (end of first sheet). I'm probably missing only the next sheet, as the 3rd sheet starts with VIN 14585 and ends at 21948. Now there may be a 4th sheet with a few more, but I doubt it.

If you know / suspect that your car was originally shipped north, do you already have the info from GM Canada Vintage program ? If you don't, send me your VIN and I will let you know if it's there.

In terms of "sharing", I'm only willing to trade either of my data sheets for the one I'm missing . I don't think that Vintage program can provide any more info than mentioned in my previous post, other than to name the dealer -- the microfiche records that I have only show the dealer number.

[Michael H.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

I have never seen a '64 Ermine White with Silver interior. 'An interesting combination.



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If it's a 365 HP, I wonder why it has a steering stabilizer and small oil pan?

[Jim T.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

If it's a 365 HP, I wonder why it has a steering stabilizer and small oil pan?

Good catch Michael. I like 64's and wish I could buy this one. Do you think the price is reasonable for a upgraded high performance 64?

[Andy S.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

Andy -- I see you're in British Columbia. Out of the 238 Corvettes delivered new to Canadian dealers (GM data published in Corvette Restorer, Summer 1991), I have two sheets of 1964 model year GM data that include 117 of them, with one line of data per car. I only have from SOP (start of production that ended up in Canada) [1st car on list is VIN 00052 -- there may be a few others on an earlier sheet] to VIN 05858 (end of first sheet). I'm probably missing only the next sheet, as the 3rd sheet starts with VIN 14585 and ends at 21948. Now there may be a 4th sheet with a few more, but I doubt it.

If you know / suspect that your car was originally shipped north, do you already have the info from GM Canada Vintage program ? If you don't, send me your VIN and I will let you know if it's there.

In terms of "sharing", I'm only willing to trade either of my data sheets for the one I'm missing . I don't think that Vintage program can provide any more info than mentioned in my previous post, other than to name the dealer -- the microfiche records that I have only show the dealer number.

Hi

Thanks for your note.. My vin is 116990 and the car may not have been sold in Canada... the name of the dealer or number may be on interest too!

Thanks

Andy

[Wayne M.]

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Thanks for your note.. My vin is 116990 and the car may not have been sold in Canada... the name of the dealer or number may be on interest too!..

Andy --- Yes, your # 16990 shows on the GM Canada imported vehicle and shipping record.

Date shipped 05_13; model 867; serial S116990; trim 2491; paint 23AA; dealer No. 6349.

Paint 23AA really means 923 (Riverside Red); and the trim 2491 indicates the '491' associated with two-tone vinyl interiors. Dealer # 6349 is probably in Quebec province. GM vintage program would probably give you the name. I'm guessing that your interior is the red/white combo; I'd be surprised if GM vintage would have enough info specific to that car to verify the latter.

[Steven B.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

If it's a 365 HP, I wonder why it has a steering stabilizer and small oil pan?

Hmmmmm. Do you think it may be another one of one. There seem to be alot of them.

I was fortunate to drive a couple of '64's in the mid 60's. One was owned by the fellow I bought my '57 from---a Silver/Red Leather coupe, FI, 4 speed, KO's and the other a Daytona Blue/Blue & Silver interior, hardtop only, 365 HP, 4 speed. 'Great cars.

[Andy S.]

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Andy --- Yes, your # 16990 shows on the GM Canada imported vehicle and shipping record.

Date shipped 05_13; model 867; serial S116990; trim 2491; paint 23AA; dealer No. 6349.

Paint 23AA really means 923 (Riverside Red); and the trim 2491 indicates the '491' associated with two-tone vinyl interiors. Dealer # 6349 is probably in Quebec province. GM vintage program would probably give you the name. I'm guessing that your interior is the red/white combo; I'd be surprised if GM vintage would have enough info specific to that car to verify the latter.

Hello Wayne!

Thanks for the info! The data is consistent with my trim tags...

It would be great to somehow find the name of the dealership...

If they were still in existence? ... do you think they would they still use the same dealership number?

Thanks

Andy

Ps: is a May 1st. build date consistent with a May 13th shipping date?

[Wayne M.]

Re: '64 White Conv. with Silver Interior

Thanks for the info! The data is consistent with my trim tags... It would be great to somehow find the name of the dealership... If they were still in existence? ... do you think they would they still use the same dealership number?
Ps: is a May 1st. build date consistent with a May 13th shipping date?

Andy -- Here's the link to GM Canada Vintage; there's a toll-free # for Canadians . Ask for George Zapora. He should be able to give you the name of dealer # 6349; might be a charge for this, as he'll want to sell you the package.

http://www.gm.ca/gm/english/shopping/parts/vintage

There are 2 date columns on GM Canada microfiche records back in the '64-66 timeframe. In your case both the first column (date shipped) and the 6th column (arrival date) are the same; [05_13]. Don't think this has anything to do with St. Louis birthday date, but rather when the car arrived on Canadian soil at a some defined GM import location. Sometimes the shipped date is several days after the arrival date. Does this mean shipped to the dealer ? Was there only a single import location for all US produced vehicles destined for Canada ? Ask George. [BTW, don't tell him where you got the info I've given ].

I might mention that when I said that dealer 4-digit numbers that started with a 6 probably meant a Quebec dealer, I should add that some northern and (?) extreme eastern Ontario dealers that were handled out of the Quebec zone office also had numbers beginning in 6. Example is my home town, Chapleau Ontario, on the CPR railway, in the middle of the bush. The local Chev Dealer (Northern Motors) was number 6210 (or more correctly 96210, as they added a 5th prefix digit starting in 1967; 8 for Quebec and 9 for Ontario (I believe).