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Build Date (1/6)
 1/11/13 12:46am
N0JRS
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STERLING, CO - USA

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My Corvettes are a 1978 L-82 Coupe with an automatic transmission. It has a Silver Anniversary paint scheme with an Oyster interior. I also have a 2003 Electron Blue convertible, Milestone Edition with an LS-1 and a six speed transmission.


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Can anyone help me figure out the build date for my car? The driver's side muffler says 3 78. Is there a place where the date is stated?
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Re: Build Date (2/6)
 1/11/13 1:25am
N0JRS
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STERLING, CO - USA

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My Corvettes are a 1978 L-82 Coupe with an automatic transmission. It has a Silver Anniversary paint scheme with an Oyster interior. I also have a 2003 Electron Blue convertible, Milestone Edition with an LS-1 and a six speed transmission.


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Found it. 
Re: Build Date (3/6)
 1/11/13 1:50pm
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Duncanville, TX - USA

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#1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/ Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight" #2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas


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Did you find the trim tag? If so, then decoding that will give you the approximate build date.... approximate because the date on the tag is when the tag was stamped, and installed on the car. It could be several days after that date that the car is actually completed. But the trim tag date is a close date, so that's what we use to determine the car's Birthday.Thumbs Up

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Re: Build Date (4/6)
 1/12/13 10:13pm
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STERLING, CO - USA

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My Corvettes are a 1978 L-82 Coupe with an automatic transmission. It has a Silver Anniversary paint scheme with an Oyster interior. I also have a 2003 Electron Blue convertible, Milestone Edition with an LS-1 and a six speed transmission.


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May 23, `1978
Re: Build Date (5/6)
 6/18/13 9:43pm
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glenview, IL - USA

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1969 427/400hp corvette conv


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try ''c3 registry'' com,,put in the last 5-6 of your vin and it gives you the date
Re: Build Date (6/6)
 6/19/13 4:24am
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC - USA

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1978 Silver Anniversary NCRS Five-Star Bowtie 50th Corvette Anniversary Display, Nashville, TN 1978 Pace Car VIN 2324 L82/M21


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An expected date of production is also listed on the build sheet and seems to coincide with the trim tag date code.
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