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Can you decode my cowl tag for me please? The guy I bought it from said it was a factory big block what size? here are the number from left to right:
07D
65-16637-STL023550-BODY
879           C-C Paint
E2L
3C4P5W

Thanks  

Answer
Chevy Cowl Tag Decoder
Here are the results of the codes you've entered:

Style:
6516637  

Year: 1965  
Series: Impala SS  
Body Style: 2-Dr Sport Coupe  
Engine: 8 Cyl  
   
Body:
STL023550  

Serial #: 023550  
   
Trim:
879  

Series: Impala SS  
Interior Color: Red  
Material: Vinyl Cloth Leather

   

   
Paint:
CC  

Lower Body Color:  Ermine White  
Upper Body Color: Ermine White
This is as much of the tag that I can decode with my referance material.  

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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