1971 Chevelle Regular Production Options by Series/Model*
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Options not listed by model codes as in previous years, only by Chevrolet Division car lines. This page will only list the RPO code, quantity sold, possible number of units the option was available on, and the percentage of those sold vs. possible. One exception is when the figure 128,600 is shown in the Units Possible column, that is the Monte Carlo.
Chevrolet did not retain any records on combinations of options. This means it is impossible to know how many of any particular series and model came with any combination of options such as how many convertibles were built with a 4-speed and/or a specific optional engine or how many 2-door sport coupes came with a radio.
Line items with
are items shown on some dealer new car records but not shown as options reported by GM.RPO | Description | Quantity Reported Sold |
Units Possible |
% |
AK1 | Seat Belts & Front Shoulder Harness - Deluxe | 91,887 | 521,161 | 18 |
AQ2 | Electric Seat Back Lock Release | 195 | 353,656 | -- |
AS4 | Rear Seat Shoulder Harness - Deluxe | 245 | 515,635 | -- |
AU3 | Electric Door Locks | 6,430 | 516,797 | 1 |
A01 | Tinted Glass - All Windows | 370,582 | 514,668 | 72 |
A02 | Tinted Glass - Windshield | 6,827 | 128,600 | 2 |
A31 | Windows - Electric Control | 10,774 | 128,600 | 8 |
A33 | Tail Gate Window - Electric | 18,479 | 32,675 | 57 |
A39 | Custom Deluxe Seat Belts, Front & Rear | 799 | 5,089 | 16 |
A41 | Front Seat Electric Control 4-Way | 1,744 | 128,600 | 1 |
A46 | Front Seat Electric Control 4-Way Bucket | 1,186 | 128,600 | 1 |
A51 | Strato-Bucket Seats | 52,638 | 370,285 | 14 |
A85 | Deluxe Shoulder Harness | 72 | 5,089 | 1 |
A90 | Rear Compartment Lid Release - Electric Control | 3,060 | 128,600 | 2 |
B37 | Floor Mats | 127,473 | 515,625 | 25 |
B85 | Body Side Molding Upper | 24,174 | 128,600 | 19 |
B90 | Door Window Frame Molding | 9,547 | 106,324 | 9 |
B93 | Door Edge Guards | 170,733 | 509,076 | 34 |
C05 | Folding Top | 5,089 | 5,089 | 100 |
C08 | Exterior Soft Trim Roof Cover | 240,635 | 469,409 | 51 |
C50 | Rear Window Defroster | 36,416 | 464,690 | 8 |
C51 | Rear Window Deflector | 9,239 | 32,970 | 28 |
C60 | Air Conditioning - Deluxe | 311,464 | 493,418 | 63 |
D35 D33 |
Outside Mirror - Remote
Control (shown on build sheets) (5) n/a when SS Equipment ordered as this was part of the SS Equipment option package. (GM's Options When Installed By Chevrolet worksheet and build sheets) (5) |
97,133 | 516,797 | 19 |
D34 | Vanity Visor Mirror | 26,334 | 514,668 | 5 |
D55 | Front Compartment Console (requires A51) | 46,614 | 370,285 | 13 |
D88 | Sport Stripes (Malibu sport coupe, convertible, or El Camino) (incl with SS) | 13,382 | 241,685 | 4 |
F40 | Special Front and Rear Suspension | 17,711 | 245,898 | 5 |
F41 | Special Performance Front and Rear Suspension (incl with SS) | 16,431 | 279,378 | 6 |
G67 | Rear Shock Absorber Level Control | 2,297 | 128,600 | 2 |
G80 | Rear Axle - Positraction | 33,994 | 504,044 | 7 |
JL2 | Front Disc Brakes | 83,868 | 359,591 | 23 |
J50 | Vacuum Power Brake Equipment | 124,996 | 359,591 | 35 |
K30 | Cruise Master Speed Control | n/a | n/a | - |
K85 | A/C Generator 63 amp | 3,620 | 521,161 | 1 |
LS3 | Engine - V8, 400 Cu. In.,
4-bbl carburetor (4 - Excluding Monte Carlo) Engine - V8, 400 Cu. In., 4-bbl carburetor (3* - Monte Carlo only) Engine - V8, 400 Cu. In., 4-bbl carburetor (total) |
9,023 8,633 17,656 |
364,818 128,600 493,418 |
2 7 4 |
LS5 | Engine - V8, 454 Cu. In.
Hi Performance (4 - Excluding Monte Carlo) Engine - V8, 454 Cu. In. Hi Performance (3* - Monte Carlo only) Engine - V8, 454 Cu. In. Hi Performance (total) |
7,583 1,919 9,502 |
235,465 128,600 364,065 |
3 1 3 |
L48 | Engine - V8, 350 Cu. In. | 78,771 | 493,418 | 16 |
L65 | Engine - V8, 350 Cu. In., 2-bbl carburetor | 119,379 | 364,818 | 33 |
MC1 | Heavy Duty 3-speed Transmission | 548 | 364,518 | -- |
M11 | Floor Shift Transmission | 2,511 | 364,818 | 1 |
M20 | 4-Speed Transmission
(4 - Excluding Monte Carlo) 4-Speed Transmission (3* - Monte Carlo only) 4-Speed Transmission (total) |
9,437 349 9,786 |
364,818 128,600 493,418 |
3 <1 2 |
M22 | 4-Speed Transmission - Heavy Duty | 3,035 | 235,465 | 1 |
M35 | Powerglide Transmission
(4 - Excluding Monte Carlo) Powerglide Transmission (3* - Monte Carlo only) Powerglide Transmission (total) |
64,569 2,056 66,625 |
392,561 128,600 521,161 |
16 2 13 |
M38 | Three Speed Automatic Transmission,
TH350 (4 - Excluding Monte Carlo) Three Speed Automatic Transmission, TH350 (3* - Monte Carlo only) Three Speed Automatic Transmission, TH350 (total) |
302,859 99,629 402,488 |
364,818 128,600 493,418 |
83 77 82 |
M40 | Three Speed Automatic Transmission,
TH400 (4 - Excluding Monte Carlo) Three Speed Automatic Transmission, TH400 (3* - Monte Carlo only) Three Speed Automatic Transmission, TH400 (total) |
11,050 10,283 21,333 |
364,818 128,600 493,418 |
3 8 4 |
NK2 | Deluxe Steering Wheel | 1,898 | 515,625 | -- |
NK4 | Sport Steering Wheel | 8,962 | 561,161 | 2 |
N33 | Steering Wheel - Tilt Type | 41,853 | 521,161 | 8 |
N40 | Power Steering | 477,812 | 521,161 | 92 |
PA3 | Special Wheel Trim Cover | 24,009 | 128,600 | 19 |
PK2 | G78-14B G/B White Stripe | 16,807 | 42,299 | 40 |
PL3 | E78-14B B/B White Stripe | 153,912 | 345,898 | 44 |
PM6 | G78-14D G/B White Stripe | 11,587 | 42,299 | 27 |
PM7 | F60-15B G/B White Letter | 19,542 | 235,456 | 8 |
PU8 | G78-15B G/B White Stripe | 101,248 | 128,600 | 79 |
P01 | Wheel Trim Cover | 208,162 | 388,197 | 54 |
P02 | Deluxe Wheel Trim Cover | 8,392 | 506,296 | 2 |
P90 | G70-15B G/B White Stripe | 22,904 | 128,600 | 18 |
T58 | Rear Wheel Opening Skirt | 17,602 | 128,600 | 14 |
T60 | Heavy Duty Battery | 36,319 | 521,161 | 7 |
UM1 | AM Push Button Radio & Tape Player | 22,164 | 474,018 | 5 |
UM2 | AM/FM Push Button Radio & Tape Player | 3,923 | 474,018 | 1 |
U14 | Instrument Panel Gauges | 16,994 | 381,182 | 4 |
U35 | Electric Clock | 42,174 | 392,561 | 11 |
U63 | Radio - Push Button | 423,833 | 521,161 | 81 |
U69 | Radio - AM/FM Push Button | 39,079 | 521,161 | 7 |
U76 | Windshield Antenna | 510,724 | 521,161 | 98 |
U79 | AM/FM Stereo Equipment | 7,894 | 474,018 | 2 |
U80 | Auxiliary Rear Speaker | 90,512 | 474,018 | 19 |
V01 | Heavy Duty Radiator | 5,353 | 521,161 | 1 |
V30 | Front & Rear Bumper Guards | 37,640 | 516,797 | 7 |
V55 | Roof Luggage Carrier | 17,121 | 32,970 | 52 |
YD1 | Axle For Trailering | 1,663 | 493,560 | -- |
YF3 | Heavy Chevy Package (includes 541 built at Oshawa) | 6,727 | 17,117 | 39 |
ZJ7 | Special Wheel, Hub Cap & Trim Ring | 109,037 | 344,726 | 32 |
ZJ9 | Auxiliary Lighting Group | 36,996 | 516,797 | 7 |
ZL2 | Special Ducted Hood, requires SS option and LS5 (1) | 4,079 | 235,465 | 2 |
ZP5 | Appearance Group | n/a | n/a | -- |
ZQ2 | Operating Convenience Group | n/a | n/a | -- |
ZQ9 | Rear Axle - Performance Ratio | 302 | 274,700 | -- |
Z15 | SS Group | 19,293 | 231,101 | 8 |
Z20 | Monte Carlo SS | 1,919 | 128,600 | 1 |
Z35 | 300 Deluxe trim option - Canada only on 13437 series Chevelle | n/a | n/a | - |
703 | Interior Trim Vinyl | 16,775 | 54,433 | 31 |
705 | Interior Trim Vinyl | 69,826 | 328,799 | 21 |
714 | Interior Trim Vinyl | 39,475 | 298,997 | 13 |
721 | Interior Trim Vinyl | 35,036 | 457,399 | 8 |
726 | Interior Trim Vinyl | 1,945 | 20,775 | 9 |
731 | Interior Trim Vinyl | 43,613 | 287,173 | 15 |
956 | Color Combination - Two Tone | 5,991 | 426,631 | 1 |
960 | Color Combination - Two Tone | 4,150 | 426,631 | 1 |
968 | Color Combination - Two Tone | 3,140 | 426,631 | 1 |
969 | Color Combination - Two Tone | 4,511 | 426,631 | |
971 | Color Combination - Two Tone | 2,090 | 426,631 | -- |
977 | Color Combination - Two Tone | 3,685 | 426,631 | 1 |
Notes:
(1) No mention is made of the LS3 engine in my current documentation, only the LS5 & LS6 even though the LS6 was never released for sale in the Chevelle.
(2) It's not known how the figure of 364,065 units possible is arrived at. The LS5 mandated the Z15 SS Group option yet only 231,101 of the Z15 SS Group options are reported sold and any other optional V8 could be ordered with the Z15 SS Group option.
(3*) Monte Carlo only - Reference http://www.firstgenmc.com/tech/productionnumbers.shtml.
(4) Excluding Monte Carlo
(5)
GM Options When Installed By Chevrolet
Build sheet examples
In research the majority of D35 option codes are on SS optioned Chevelles when D33 seems to be arbitrary between SS and non-SS optioned Chevelles and varies by plant and time of production.
RPO Z15 is now simply SS Group since any optional 8-cylinder engine is offered with the SS option. Different plants will display the Z15 option in different ways on their build sheets such as Z15 SS EQP PKG, Z15 SS GROUP, and when ordered with the LS5 it may be shown as Z15 SS 454 PKG or SS 454 GROUP.
* Figures based on Len Williamson's Tailfins & Bowtie publication.