1962 Mopar S Series Plymouth Valiant Dodge Lancer Chrysler Imperial Passenger Car Parts Catalog

Description

1962 Mopar S Series Plymouth Valiant Dodge Lancer Chrysler Imperial Passenger Car Parts Catalog

The 1962 Mopar S Series Plymouth Valiant Dodge Lancer Chrysler Imperial Passenger Car Parts Catalog is a wide-ranging parts reference for 1962 Chrysler Motors Corporation passenger cars. Published under MoPar Parts and Accessories, it organizes part numbers, model applications, quantities used per car, identifying descriptions and dimensions, and change points tied to vehicle serial, engine, or body numbers. The catalog covers Plymouth, Valiant, Dodge, Lancer, Chrysler, and Imperial lines, with model-designation and serial-number information at the front and extensive grouped parts listings, illustrations, package breakdowns, and indexes throughout.

This is a parts catalog rather than a step-by-step service or workshop manual. Its strength is identifying the correct component, checking model application, tracing a part by group or Part Type Code, and seeing how assemblies and service packages are broken down. For restoration work, parts sourcing, interchange research, inventory checks, or verifying a period part number, the catalog gives a level of model-specific detail that is difficult to reproduce from generic replacement-parts lists.

File Details

• Manual type: Passenger Car Parts Catalog
• Series: 1962 S Series
• Brand and vehicle lines: MoPar; Plymouth, Valiant, Dodge, Lancer, Chrysler, Imperial
• Language: English
• Page count: 1066 pages
• File format: PDF
• Publication number: 81-690-0290
• Cover date: September 1961
• Publisher shown: Chrysler Motors Corporation, MoPar Parts and Accessories

Vehicle and Model Coverage

The catalog explains the 1962 model-code system before the main parts sections. The letter S identifies the 1962 series, while make letters identify Plymouth, Valiant, Dodge, Lancer, Chrysler, and Imperial. The model information pages then separate chassis, cylinder count, price class, and first vehicle serial numbers so a part listing can be matched to the correct car.

Named model coverage includes Plymouth Savoy, Savoy Suburban, Belvedere, Belvedere Suburban, Fury, Fury Suburban, and Fury Sport; Valiant V100, Valiant Suburban V100, Valiant V200, Valiant Suburban V200, and Valiant Signet 200; Lancer 170, Lancer Suburban 170, Lancer 770, Lancer Suburban 770, and Lancer GT; Dodge Dart, Dart Suburban, Dart 330, Dart 330 Suburban, Dart 440, Dart 440 Suburban, Polara 500, and Custom 880. Chrysler entries include Newport, Newport Suburban, 300, 300-H, New Yorker, and New Yorker Suburban, while Imperial coverage includes Imperial Custom, Crown, and LeBaron.

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The engine-identification section references 170 and 225 cu. in. six-cylinder engines and 318, 361, 383, and 413 cu. in. eight-cylinder applications. The catalog repeatedly uses engine size, model code, transmission type, body style, and other application notes to distinguish otherwise similar parts. Separate Police and Taxi material adds special-equipment applications, including heavy-duty transmission, axle, brake, electrical, engine, propeller-shaft, spring, wheel, and body listings where shown.

How the Parts Information Is Organized

Each listing is built around a Part Type Code system. The catalog states that its entries can include the part type code, part name, part number, model application, quantity used per vehicle, effective change points by vehicle serial number, engine number or body number, and descriptions or dimensions needed to identify a part. Illustrations appear at the beginning of groups and identify components by noun name and Part Type Code, which can then be followed into the corresponding numerical listing.

That structure makes the 1962 Mopar S Series Plymouth Valiant Dodge Lancer Chrysler Imperial Passenger Car Parts Catalog useful in several different ways. If the part name is known, the alphabetical index points toward its group and code. If the part number is already known, the numerical index provides the reverse route. When only the component location is known, the group illustrations can help identify the noun name and code before the detailed listing is checked. A vendor cross-reference is also included.

Chapters Covered

• General Information
  • Model Designation and Model Specifications
  • Serial Number Designation and Vehicle Serial Numbers
  • Engine Identification and Engine Numbers
  • Part Type Code System, Locating Parts, Specifying Information, Standard Parts, Symbols and Abbreviations
• Parts Packages
  • Service packages and component breakdowns for accessories, suspension, brakes, clutch, cooling, electrical, engine, fuel, universal joints, springs, steering, transmission, body and air conditioning
• Police – Taxi
  • 1962 Police Specials
  • 1962 Taxi Specials
• Group 1 – Accessories
  • Heaters and component parts, windshield washer systems, lamps, defogger equipment, power brake and other accessory listings
• Group 2 – Front Suspension
• Group 3 – Axle – Rear
• Group 4 – Brake – Parking
• Group 5 – Brake – Service
• Group 6 – Clutch
• Group 7 – Cooling
• Group 8 – Electrical
• Group 9 – Engine
  • Cylinder block, internal engine parts, valve gear, flywheel and torque-converter related listings
• Group 10 – Engine Oiling
  • Oil level indicator, oil pump, pump drive, pressure relief valve, strainer and filter listings
• Group 11 – Exhaust
• Group 12 – Fenders and Sheet Metal
• Group 13 – Frame
• Group 14 – Fuel
  • Carburetor assemblies, service parts, repair packages and gasket packages
• Group 15 – Hood
• Group 16 – Propeller Shaft & Universal Joint
• Group 17 – Springs
• Group 18 – Standard Parts
• Group 19 – Steering
  • Steering gear, power steering, linkage, seals, pumps and related packages
• Group 21 – Transmission
  • Standard and automatic transmission parts, seals, gaskets, oil pumps, governor and gearshift control components
• Group 22 – Wheels
• Group 23 – Body
  • Body hardware, locks, mouldings, panels, doors, glass-related components and other body listings
• Group 23 – Interior Trim
• Group 24 – Air Conditioning
• Alphabetical Index
• Numerical Index
• Vendor Cross Reference

Taken as a whole, the catalog gives a technician, restorer, parts specialist, or owner a structured route from vehicle identity to the applicable part number. The combination of model codes, engine applications, body styles, quantities, serial-number break information, illustrated groups, service-package contents, and multiple indexes is especially valuable when a 1962 component has several visually similar or application-specific versions. Rather than treating Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, Imperial, Valiant, and Lancer as a single undifferentiated range, the listings repeatedly separate applications by model code and equipment.

Illustrations and Assembly Identification

Many groups open with line illustrations that label individual components and assign their Part Type Codes. The accessory pages, for example, illustrate heater assemblies for Valiant and Lancer, Plymouth and Dodge, and Chrysler and Imperial, along with windshield-washer layouts and other equipment. Elsewhere the same catalog method is used to support identification of mechanical, electrical, body, and trim parts. These diagrams are particularly useful when a component name is unknown but its position within an assembly is clear.

The service-parts-package section adds another layer of detail by listing the pieces contained in complete packages. Examples in the catalog include brake-cylinder service packages, clutch packages, water-pump packages, ignition and electrical packages, engine gasket sets, carburetor repair packages, universal-joint packages, spring and shock-absorber packages, steering-gear overhaul and seal packages, and transmission seal-and-gasket packages. This can help determine whether a historical package number represents one component or a collection of related items.

Revision and Application Detail

The front matter explains the catalog’s loose-leaf revision system, and many individual pages carry later supersession dates. This matters because the listings can show changes or additions, application notes, and effective points rather than presenting every part as universal across the entire 1962 range. The symbols section also explains how changes, newly listed parts, use-as-required items, and model notes are marked.

Serial-number and engine-identification information is included to support correct application. The vehicle serial-number section explains the ten-digit coding system, including car-line, model-series, model-year, assembly-plant, and sequence-number positions. Engine identification explains the series and displacement coding used on the engine number and where the number is located on six- and eight-cylinder blocks. These identification pages are useful before committing to a part number when the same model family was produced with different engines or specifications.

Use This Catalog for Accurate 1962 Mopar Parts Identification

The 1962 Mopar S Series Plymouth Valiant Dodge Lancer Chrysler Imperial Passenger Car Parts Catalog is designed for the work that comes before ordering, replacing, restoring, or comparing parts: identifying the component, confirming the model and equipment application, checking the correct part number, and understanding the pieces that belong to an assembly or service package. Correct model codes, engine applications, serial-number notes, quantities, and illustrated group references can prevent costly mistakes when working with six decades of superseded, used, reproduction, or new-old-stock parts.

After payment, the catalog is supplied as an instant PDF download with no physical shipping. It can be opened on compatible phones, tablets, and computers and printed when a paper reference is more convenient at the bench, in the garage, or while checking parts inventory.