General Motors option code

U16

U16: a General Motors factory option code reused for more than one part across 1963–1986 and 5 models — see the table for what it named each year, with installs and price where a source states them.

General Motors reused this code for more than one part over the years — read the "as named that year" column for what it meant on each row rather than assuming one meaning throughout.

5 models · 6 model years · 4 sources

White 1963 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop seen from the front three-quarter in an empty parking lot, showing the 1963 grille with its quad headlamps
1963 Chevrolet Impala sport coupe in white, catalogued at the source as an Impala SS Photo: BlueCrabRedCrab, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Every sourced appearance

Year Model As named that year Price Installs
1963 Chevrolet Impala SS Tachometer (12-16-1800) RPO Unknown Unknown
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Tachometer RPO $48.45 5,734 Reported
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Tachometer RPO $48.45 7,724 Reported
1965 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Tachometer RPO $47.40 Unknown
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Tachometer, V8 only RPO $47.40 8,025 Reported
1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 4-4-2 and Hurst/Olds Tachometer, engine RPO $52.66 Unknown
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Tachometer, V8 only RPO $47.40 3,653 Reported
1986 Chevrolet El Camino SS Tachometer (U39 required) RPO $90 Unknown

Every row traces to the source it links from on that model's own year page; this table only collects them in one place.