1966 Chevelle Body Number Plates ~ Flint, MI. (FL1)

1966 Trim Tag Codes

[ 1966 ] | [ 1970 ]

It is known that in 1966 Flint coded all trim tag style numbers with an even 3rd digit so the Fisher Body Style number is not a valid resource to tell if the car was a V8 or L6.

More 1966 Chevelle trim tag information can be found on my 1966/1967 Chevelle Reference CD.

10E ~ Body Date - October 5th week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
757  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  763 B ~ Black Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
YY  PAINT ~ Lemonwood Yellow (lower-upper)
Group option codes: W-2LG

Group 1 W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]

11A ~ Body Date - November 1st week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
914  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  763 A ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat)
DD  PAINT ~ Danube Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: 2M

Group 2 M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35]

11E ~ Body Date - November 5th week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
1692  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  797 S ~ Ivory Imitation Leather, head rest (bucket seat)
FF  PAINT ~ Marina Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: E-2LGSR-4F-5Y

Group 1 E ~ Tinted glass (all) [RPO A01]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]
  S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73]
  R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80]
Group 4 F ~ Comfort & Convenience Group [RPO Z19]
Group 5 Y ~ Deluxe seat belts [RPO A39]

12D ~ Body Date - December 4th week
ST
  66-13517 ~ 1966 Malibu Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
5992  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  746 A ~ Medium Red Renville Cloth, Imitation Leather (bench seat)
RR  PAINT ~ Regal Red (lower-upper)
Group option codes: 2M

Group 2 M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35]

12A ~ Body Date - December 1st week
ST
  66-13617 ~ 1966 Malibu Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
4642  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  761-A ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat)
RR  PAINT ~ Regal Red (lower-upper)
Group option codes: W-2L-5Y

Group 1 W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02]
Group 2 M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35]
Group 5 Y ~ Deluxe seat belts [RPO A39]
(Sequence #108279)

12D ~ Body Date - December 4th week
ST
  66-13617 ~ 1966 Malibu Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
5992  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  746 A ~ Medium Red Renville Cloth, Imitation Leather (bench seat)
RR  PAINT ~ Regal Red (lower-upper)
Group option codes: 2M

Group 2 M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35]

12D ~ Body Date - December 4th week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
2615  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  761-A ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat)
F-F  PAINT ~ Marina Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: W 2L

Group 1 W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]


Fake trim tag - See this page for more information.

01A ~ Body Date - January 1st week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
5214  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  761-D ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat) (no such designation as -D)
A-2  PAINT ~ Tuxedo Black, black vinyl top (lower-upper)
Group option codes: W 2L

Group 1 E ~ Tinted glass (all) [RPO A01]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M210

01A ~ Body Date - January 1st week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
3102  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  797-B ~ Ivory Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
D-2  PAINT ~ Mist Blue, black vinyl top (lower-upper)
Group option codes: W 2L

Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M210
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]
  R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80]

01C ~ Body Date - January 1st week
ST
  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
3406  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  763-B ~ Black Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
N-2  PAINT ~ Madeira Maroon, black vinyl top (lower-upper)
Group option codes: E 2LG

Group 1 E ~ Tinted glass (all) [RPO A01]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M210
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]

04A ~ Body Date - April 1st week
ST  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
6765  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  763-B ~ Black Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
R-2  PAINT ~ Regal Red, black vinyl top (lower-upper)
Group option codes: 2G 5Y

Group 2 G ~ Center console [RPO D55]
Group 5 Y ~ Deluxe seat belts [RPO A39]

Note there is no optional transmission code in group 2. This 66 SS396 came with the standard (RPO M13) Heavy Duty 3-speed transmission, hence no optional transmission type code is on the body plate. Other plants have been known to code the standard H.D. 3-speed transmission with the letter "B."

04C ~ Body Date - April 3rd week
ST  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
7007  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  761-A ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat)
F-F  PAINT ~ Marina Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: 2L

Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]
(Sequence #130151)

04D ~ Body Date - April 4th week
ST  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
7076  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  761-A ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat)
M-M  PAINT ~ Aztec Bronze (lower-upper)
Group option codes: W 2QR

Group 1 W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02]
Group 2 Q ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M21] *
  R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80]

04D ~ Body Date - April 4th week
ST  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
7141  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR  763-B ~ Black Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
F-F  PAINT ~ Marina Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: 2LGS 5Y

Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]
  S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73]
Group 5 Y ~ Deluxe seat belts [RPO A39]
Warning...Trim tag was attached to an Atlanta-built 1966 SS396 advertised on eBay.

05B ~ Body Date - May 2nd week
ST  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
7944  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 790-B ~ Medium Aztec Bronze Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
M-M  PAINT ~ Aztec Bronze (lower-upper)
Group option codes: E 2LGS

Group 1 E ~ Tinted glass (all) [RPO A01]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]
  S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73]

05D ~ Body Date - May 4th week
ST  66-13817 ~ 1966 SS396 Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
8588  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 797-B ~ Ivory Imitation Leather (bucket seat)
F-F  PAINT ~ Marina Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: E 2LGR

Group 1 E ~ Tinted glass (all) [RPO A01]
Group 2 L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20]
  G ~ Center console [RPO D55]
  R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80]
Group 4 F ~ Comfort & convenience group (Type B) / Malibu [RPO Z19]
Group 5 Y ~ Deluxe seat belts [RPO A39]

06B ~ Body Date - June 2nd week
ST  66-13617 ~ 1966 Malibu Sport Coupe
FL1 ~ Body Assembly ~ Flint, Michigan
21898  BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 761-A ~ Black Imitation Leather (bench seat)
F-F  PAINT ~ Marina Blue (lower-upper)
Group option codes: none


* There is great speculation about what the "Q" code meant 1966 & 1967. I have data on at least 19 1966 & 1967 trim tags from Atlanta, Flint, and Kansas City with this code where no other transmission code is shown.

It's found on bucket seat cars, bench seat cars, SS396 series, Malibu series, and even one base 13480 El Camino so it's not unique to a seat type or series. The question is why would Fisher Body put a "Q" on a trim tag for an M21 when, as far as Fisher Body was concerned, a 4-speed should be a 4-speed as far as any floor pan modifications would be concerned?

The "Q" is used along side of the more typical "L" which is generally accepted to be a 4-speed (be it M20, M21, or M22) and, of course, there are "L" coded trim tags in the same time frames as "Q" coded ones found. It's found on bucket seat cars, bench seat cars, SS396 series, Malibu series, and even one base 13480 El Camino so it's not unique to a seat type or series. It's found in the same body build time frames as "L" coded tags so it's not an early vs. late thing either.

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