1965 Chevelle Body Number Plates ~ Atlanta, GA. (ATL)
August 1964 - February 1965
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[ August 1964 - February 1965 ] | [ March - August ]
It is unknown if in 1965 Atlanta 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.
09C ~ Body Date - September 3rd week
ST 65-13669 ~ 1965 Malibu 4-Door Sedan
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
413 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 750- ~ Medium Turquoise Ramada Cloth, Imitation
Leather (bench seat)
C-C PAINT ~ Ermine White (lower-upper)
2LMPSR 3C 5W
Group 2 | K ~ Air conditioning [RPO C60] |
M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] | |
P ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] | |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] | |
R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80] | |
Group 3 | C ~ Instrument panel pad [RPO B70] |
Group 5 | W ~ Seat belts, custom deluxe (with retractors) [RPO A49] |

11C ~ Body Date - November 3rd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
1732 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 796- ~ Ivory Pattern Imitation Leather (bucket
seat) (turquoise trim)
K-K PAINT ~ Artesian Turquoise (lower-upper)
W 2KMS 5WL
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
Group 2 | K ~ Air conditioning [RPO C60] |
M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] | |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] | |
Group 5 | W ~ Seat belts, custom deluxe (with retractors) [RPO A49] |
L ~ unknown *
(Sequence #105219)

12C ~ Body Date - December 3rd week
ST 65-13269 ~ 1965 300 4-Door Sedan
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
461 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 764- ~ Light Fawn Rialto Cloth, Imitation
Leather (bench seat)
H-H PAINT ~ Willow Green (lower-upper)
2 ~ Believed to be the body assembly platform number or inspector's
stamp
L

12C ~ Body Date - December 3rd week
ST 65-13637 ~ 1965 Malibu Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
3132 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 772- ~ Medium Red Ramada Cloth, Imitation
Leather (bench seat)
N-N PAINT ~ Madeira Maroon (lower-upper)
W 2KMPS 5WL
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
Group 2 | K ~ Air conditioning [RPO C60] |
M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] | |
P ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] | |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] | |
Group 5 | W ~ Seat belts, custom deluxe (with retractors) [RPO A49] |
L ~ unknown *

01B ~ Body Date - January 2nd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5211 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 714 ~ Black Pattern Imitation Leather
(bucket seat)
Y-Y PAINT ~ Crocus Yellow(lower-upper)
W 2S 3C
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
Group 2 | S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] |
Group 3 | C ~ Instrument panel pad [RPO B70] |
Some unique features of this trim tag:
* There is no hyphen character after the trim code
* Note there is no optional transmission listed in Group 2 - this Malibu
SS came with a manual 3-speed w/overdrive and column shift.
* There is no 'odd' letter "L" on the 4th line

Illegal in so many ways...found on craigslist 6/26/2012
01B ~ Body Date - January 2nd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5397 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 792- ~ Ivory Pattern Imitation Leather (bucket
seat) (black trim)
K-K PAINT ~ Artesian Turquoise (lower-upper)
2MS
Group 2 | M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] |
L ~ unknown *

01B ~ Body Date - January 2nd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5196 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 714- ~ Black Pattern Imitation Leather (bucket
seat)
J-J PAINT ~ Cypress Green (lower-upper)
EX 2KMPR 3B 4F 5OL
Group 1 | E ~ Tinted glass (all) [RPO A01] |
X ~ Power windows [RPO A31] | |
Group 2 | K ~ Air conditioning [RPO C60] |
M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] | |
P ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] | |
R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80] | |
Group 3 | B ~ Rear window defogger [RPO C50] |
Group 4 | F ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] |
Group 5 | O ~ Suspect sat belt delete [RPO A62] |

01C ~ Body Date - January 3rd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5460 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 770- ~ Light Fawn Pattern Imitation Leather
(bucket seat)
S-S PAINT ~ Sierra Tan (lower-upper)
W 2MPR
L
4 ~ Believed to be the body assembly platform number or inspector's
stamp
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
Group 2 | M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] |
P ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] | |
R ~ Rear speaker [RPO U80] |
(Sequence #118836)

01C ~ Body Date - January 3rd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5721 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 714- ~ Black Pattern Imitation Leather (bucket
seat)
R-R PAINT ~ Regal Red (lower-upper)
W 2LS 5WL
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
Group 2 | L ~ 4-speed transmission [RPO M20] |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] | |
Group 5 | W ~ Seat belts, custom deluxe (with retractors) [RPO A49] |

01D ~ Body Date - January 4th week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5991 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 799- ~ Medium Slate Pattern Imitation Leather,
Turquoise Carpet/Trim (bucket seat)
W-A PAINT ~ Glacier Gray, Tuxedo Black (lower-upper)
WO 2MPS 3C
L ~ Unknown
5 ~ Believed to be the body assembly platform number or inspector's
stamp
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
O ~ Two-tone paint | |
Group 2 | M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] |
P ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] | |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] | |
Group 3 | C ~ Instrument panel pad [RPO B70] |


02B ~ Body Date - February 2nd week
ST 65-13637 ~ 1965 Malibu Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
5212 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 739- ~ Medium Blue Ramada Cloth, Imitation
Leather (bench seat)
D-C PAINT ~ Mist Blue, Ermine White (lower-upper)
O 2S
L
Group 1 | O ~ Two-tone paint [RPO 950] |
Group 2 | S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] |

02C ~ Body Date - February 3rd week
ST 65-13837 ~ 1965 Malibu SS Sport Coupe
ATL ~ Body Assembly ~ Atlanta, Georgia
6587 BODY ~ Fisher Body unit number
TR 741- ~ Medium Blue Pattern Imitation Leather
(bucket seat)
D-D PAINT ~ Mist Blue (lower-upper)
W 2MPS 5O
L ~ Unknown
4 ~ Believed to be the body assembly platform number or inspector's
stamp
Group 1 | W ~ Tinted windshield (only) [RPO A02] |
Group 2 | M ~ Powerglide transmission [RPO M35] |
P ~ Comfort & Convenience group [RPO Z01/Z13] | |
S ~ Rear antenna [RPO U73] | |
Group 5 | O ~ Suspect seat belt delete [RPO A62] |

* See 1965 trim tag codes
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