1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

[Wayne M.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Tom, I own a 67 400 hp car with AC and AIR. The unusual part is that the car was sold new in Canada even though K 19 was not required there at that time. I have the GM of Canada paperwork that documents this.

Steve -- is yours the one I mention in post #17 (page 1) of this long thread ?

[Steve B.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Steve -- is yours the one I mention in post #17 (page 1) of this long thread ?

Hi Wayne, yes the car that you mentioned in your earlier post is my car.

[Mark D.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Hi Wayne, yes the car that you mentioned in your earlier post is my car.

Steve's a tree hugger:-))

[Joe L.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Reading these replies got me thinking. Did K-19 only come on cars with big blocks destined for California? I had a 67 base engine 327 delivered in California that only had the PCV on the oil fill tube and breather hole to air cleaner system. What is/is not required?

Tom

Tom------


No, all Corvettes delivered to California for the 1967 model year had to be equipped with K-19 regardless of what engine was originally installed. The only exception was L-88. If you had a car that was originally delivered to California and didn't have K-19, then someone removed it (or, the car was not actually originally delivered to California---originally delivered means delivered from the factory to a dealer in California, not just to a customer in California).

As far as could K-19 be ordered in other states, this has been a controversy for years. For the 1966 model year GM says that K-19 was only available for cars delivered to California. For 1967, I don't know.

[Wayne M.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

No, all Corvettes delivered to California for the 1967 model year had to be equipped with K-19 regardless of what engine was originally installed. The only exception was L-88. If you had a car that was originally delivered to California and didn't have K-19, then someone removed it (or, the car was not actually originally delivered to California---originally delivered means delivered from the factory to a dealer in California, not just to a customer in California).

As far as could K-19 be ordered in other states, this has been a controversy for years. For the 1966 model year GM says that K-19 was only available for cars delivered to California. For 1967, I don't know.

Here's what Chevrolet Service News (Sept-Oct 1965) had to say about A.I.R.

"...mandatory on all 1966 Chevrolet, Chevelle, Chevy II, Corvette and Corvair engines in California (except the 90hp 153 cu.in. L4, and the 425hp - 427 cu.in. V8) and on all 10 series trucks. It is available optionally (RPO K19) in all other states."

Just assuming that the availability/mandatory situation would be the same for the 1967 model year.

[Dale S.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Steve, Thank you for your response. Do you know if these cars are in the C-2 Registry? I went thur the 1966 and 1967 C-2 registry several years ago and do not want to do that again. Looks like 58 K-19 now. Dale

[Steve B.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Dale, I would guess that the cars that I mentioned are not in the registry.

[Dale S.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Thank you Ara, 1966. 9. 300HP 2 AC, 4. 350HP 1 AC, 5. 390HP 0 AC, 425 none required. !967 18. 300HP 2 AC, 7. 350HP 1 AC, 8. 390HP 1 AC, 3. 400HP 2 AC 4. 435 58 K-19 Dale

[Tom R.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Thank you Joe. That is what I suspected. As long as DMV accepted it as is, I'll keep quiet about it and be thankful it's registered here.
Tom

[Joe L.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Here's what Chevrolet Service News (Sept-Oct 1965) had to say about A.I.R.

"...mandatory on all 1966 Chevrolet, Chevelle, Chevy II, Corvette and Corvair engines in California (except the 90hp 153 cu.in. L4, and the 425hp - 427 cu.in. V8) and on all 10 series trucks. It is available optionally (RPO K19) in all other states."

Just assuming that the availability/mandatory situation would be the same for the 1967 model year.

Wayne-----


The Chevrolet Service News you cited is at odds with what it says in the 1966 Chevrolet Order Guide. That says that K-19 is "required for and exclusive to cars registered in California".

[Joe L.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Thank you Joe. That is what I suspected. As long as DMV accepted it as is, I'll keep quiet about it and be thankful it's registered here.
Tom

Tom-----


The engine suffix code is what verifies if the car was built with K-19 or not. That's what DMV is supposed to use to determine the correct original configuration for smog purposes. Of course, this is such "ancient history" by now that it's likely not even used.

[Dale S.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Thank you to Mike P. We have 2 more K-19 Corvettes, one 435HP, and 1 400HP, the 400HP has 18 options. One of them might be AC. I wil add that when I find out. Dale

[Dale S.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

I have 2380 K-19 built in 1966 and 2573 K-19 in 1967. Someone correct me if this is wrong. Thank you Dale

[Ara G.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

Thank you to Mike P. We have 2 more K-19 Corvettes, one 435HP, and 1 400HP, the 400HP has 18 options. One of them might be AC. I wil add that when I find out. Dale

Dale, no AC on a 435. The 400 you are referring to with tons of options has AC I believe....I know the owner...confirm with him....That's a lot of plumbing in the engine bay with AC and AIR, etc...Very cool thread..ARA

[Gary J.]

Re: 1966 & 1967 K-19 Corvette owners

In seeing that my '66 BB with AC so far is only 5 that are registrar, would make it kinda rare. I bet with my car being a Mossport in color would make it rarer.