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Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/18/13 7:19pm Message 11 of 17
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Vette(s): 1979 Yellow L-82 Auto - SOLD 1994 1992 White ZO7 6 Spd - SOLD 1998 1978 Silver Anniversary L-82 4 Spd - SOLD 2006 1979 Silver L-82 4 Spd - 18,451 miles 1 owner car, found having been in storage 20 years. Purchased in 2010.
And mine has the wrong VIN build sheet... Cry


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Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/18/13 8:45pm Message 12 of 17
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Vette(s): 1977 T-Top,350,Auto Black Ruby Pearl,Steeroids R&P conversion
You can get a dealer invoice from these people. I think it is $50. I think they go back to 1977

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Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/21/13 6:33am Message 13 of 17
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Vette(s): 1978 25th Anniv Numbers Matching L82 Anniv paint, black interior all 25th badging
rraider1 said: You can get a dealer invoice from these people. I think it is $50. I think they go back to 1977

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Will try that. I was told by NCM

 I am sorry to have to tell you but the build records from the St. Louis Assembly Plant were never moved to Bowling Green, instead we have been told that all records were destroyed by GM.  We were told that at the time (late 1970s and early 1980s) people were not interested in the documents and the records were destroyed and not moved to Bowling Green.
 
I am sorry we cannot help you with this matter but if you have any further questions feel free to contact us.
 
Thank you for your inquiry and your support of the National Corvette Museum.


This was from Betty. We are just going to take care of the little things that we have found and keep going. Have not had the time to put the car on our lift yet to poke around under it.
 




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George Pavlisko
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2003 Vette 50th Anniv
1998 Land Rover 50th Anniv
1978 Rolls Royce
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Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/21/13 10:32am Message 14 of 17
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There have been several folks that have found the build sheet folded up, and stuck between the rear strut rod bracket and the diff on the '78 cars...I'd sure be taking a look to see if it was in yours! A lot easier than pulling the tank down. Thumbs Up

As far as the St. Louis build records, some were prolly destroyed, but some were also burned up in a fire at the storage facility, as the legend goes....
Gm was not then, and is not now, in the business of keeping records for future archeologists...they're in the bidness of selling cars...the Bowling Green plant has records because it was computerized, so there wasn't a lot of actual paperwork to be stored...it's a lot easier to store digital data. 


btw...now that my curiosity is up, is there something about your car that you think may "different" from the "accepted" norm?



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Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/21/13 2:11pm Message 15 of 17
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I received the dealer invoice on my 77 from the source I listed above. what is the different info from dealer invoice than that from the build sheet.


Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/21/13 7:43pm Message 16 of 17
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Adams' Apple said: There have been several folks that have found the build sheet folded up, and stuck between the rear strut rod bracket and the diff on the '78 cars...I'd sure be taking a look to see if it was in yours! A lot easier than pulling the tank down. Thumbs Up

As far as the St. Louis build records, some were prolly destroyed, but some were also burned up in a fire at the storage facility, as the legend goes....
Gm was not then, and is not now, in the business of keeping records for future archeologists...they're in the bidness of selling cars...the Bowling Green plant has records because it was computerized, so there wasn't a lot of actual paperwork to be stored...it's a lot easier to store digital data. 


btw...now that my curiosity is up, is there something about your car that you think may "different" from the "accepted" norm?




Yes a couple of things.
1.Handles like my race car. FLAT, NO LEAN, Hang out the rear and it just is happy.
2.Comes of the line like shot out of a cannon. The race car is 650+hp and this one does lay you back a LOT harder then 230 hp.
3. Rear locks in and two EVEN black streaks.
Other than that a normal car.





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George Pavlisko
1978 Vette 25th Anniv
2003 Vette 50th Anniv
1998 Land Rover 50th Anniv
1978 Rolls Royce
Other cars

Re: Has there ever been C3 COPO

Posted: 8/21/13 7:46pm Message 17 of 17
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rraider1 said: I received the dealer invoice on my 77 from the source I listed above. what is the different info from dealer invoice than that from the build sheet.


They sent me a free PDF on 1978 Special; Edition cars that has ALL the data locations and translation for what i MIGHT find. THANK you for the lead.
Invoice is as ordered BUILD SHEET is what was SHIPPED to the dealer. It is the marks and notes that tells the factory WHAT to put on the car.



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George Pavlisko
1978 Vette 25th Anniv
2003 Vette 50th Anniv
1998 Land Rover 50th Anniv
1978 Rolls Royce
Other cars

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