Topic: Trim Tag/Build Date Info!!
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Lifetime MemberFrederick, MD - USA
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Vette(s): Frederick County Corvette Club (Maryland)
Tan 64 365 Hp Conv 4 sp
Red 72 4 sp Conv ..running a '68 327
Blue 76 Coupe L 48 4 sp
White 79 Coupe L 82 auto
Silver 98 Conv, 6 sp
35th Anniv '88 vette
JOEL.....
Where did you get this BIRTHDAY book.... ??????
I can find the last Vin produced in any month from 1961 thru 1972 model years BUT I can not find
this info for any other model years....
I assume your birthday book has this info.... and My Bookshelf would like a copy of that book...
Knowing they prduced X number of corvettes in August and looking at the calander you can determine how many days they actually worked so you can come darn close to figuring out when car #xxx903 was actually made...
I just can not find the figures for after 1972....
Bob G.
Where did you get this BIRTHDAY book.... ??????
I can find the last Vin produced in any month from 1961 thru 1972 model years BUT I can not find
this info for any other model years....
I assume your birthday book has this info.... and My Bookshelf would like a copy of that book...
Knowing they prduced X number of corvettes in August and looking at the calander you can determine how many days they actually worked so you can come darn close to figuring out when car #xxx903 was actually made...
I just can not find the figures for after 1972....
Bob G.
Bob
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#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
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Bob, The Corvette Birthday book is fairly accurate, but it is NOT 100% foolproof. It is a fair representation of final VINs for the day.
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The book is Aaaaalllll the way at the bottom of the page, so scroll down til ya cain't scroll no mo...
Click for LinkThe book is Aaaaalllll the way at the bottom of the page, so scroll down til ya cain't scroll no mo...
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Lifetime MemberFrederick, MD - USA
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Vette(s): Frederick County Corvette Club (Maryland)
Tan 64 365 Hp Conv 4 sp
Red 72 4 sp Conv ..running a '68 327
Blue 76 Coupe L 48 4 sp
White 79 Coupe L 82 auto
Silver 98 Conv, 6 sp
35th Anniv '88 vette
Thank you Joel.... The book is NOW on order....$12 + $4 for shipping... good deal for us nuts...
Bob G
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Thanks Joel, you "Da Man" for an old B@stard 
Just kidding, it's people like you that keep this place a great place. I actually celebrate my babies birthday every year since you got my the birth date like two years ago 
Just kidding, it's people like you that keep this place a great place. I actually celebrate my babies birthday every year since you got my the birth date like two years ago MARK
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Vette(s): 1978 metalic
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Wait 'til I talk to that Rootbeer lady for gettin me started 
, she's soooo concerned with every bodies birthday
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Start talk'in Mr.Aceinthehole hmm for Myrootbeerfloat car's birthday we're having rootbeer daukaries (sp?)
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Adams' Apple 2009-09-01 05:01:27
........ Wait 'til I talk to that Rootbeer lady for gettin me started , she's soooo concerned with every bodies birthday
WHOOP DE Doo
Start talk'in Mr.Aceinthehole hmm for Myrootbeerfloat car's birthday we're having rootbeer daukaries (sp?)(fixed quote box)
myrootbeerfloat said:
[QUOTE=aceinthehole]........ Wait 'til I talk to that Rootbeer lady for gettin me started , she's soooo concerned with every bodies birthday
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Start talk'in Mr.Aceinthehole hmm for Myrootbeerfloat car's birthday we're having rootbeer daukaries (sp?)
(fixed quote box)
Adams' Apple 2009-09-01 05:01:27
........ Wait 'til I talk to that Rootbeer lady for gettin me started , she's soooo concerned with every bodies birthday
WHOOP DE Doo
Start talk'in Mr.Aceinthehole hmm for Myrootbeerfloat car's birthday we're having rootbeer daukaries (sp?)(fixed quote box)
Does anyone know about the L88 Corvette on ebay ?? Do you think its real. Barry
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Vette(s): '78 Silver Anniversary T Top coupe,58k orig miles.
THM350 auto, 350 L48, JBM headers,Oyster White interior,.as of Nov '15 in process of painting.
Thanks for the info..My 78 Silver Anniversary has the B07 stamping on the metal tag upper driver's side body door jamb.
That puts the build date as October 1977.
Car was invoiced to the Oregon dealer in March 3rd of 1978, delivered March 10th..
The dealer is Guaranty Chevrolet, a family owned dealership which is still in business in Junction City Oregon.
Much of the small fun stuff about the old Corvettes is their histories..:)Jim
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#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
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From an October build date to March delivery date to the dealer is a looong time. Silver Anny cars were quite popular, too, so I wonder what happened? Is it possible another dealer took original delivery, it sat on the showroom floor for a while, then they assigned it to the other dealer? THings that make ya go....hmmmmmm...
On the L-88 on ebay, the general consensus amongst the eggsperts is that it is NOT original, or it has been "massaged"....too many discrepancies.
On the L-88 on ebay, the general consensus amongst the eggsperts is that it is NOT original, or it has been "massaged"....too many discrepancies.
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Vette(s): '78 Silver Anniversary T Top coupe,58k orig miles.
THM350 auto, 350 L48, JBM headers,Oyster White interior,.as of Nov '15 in process of painting.
Adam..."From an October build date to March delivery date to the dealer is a looong time. Silver Anny cars were quite popular, too, so I wonder what happened? Is it possible another dealer took original delivery, it sat on the showroom floor for a while, then they assigned it to the other dealer?.."
Adam,
Hard to tell about your "what if."on the lag between final assembly at the St Louis plant in October to the delivery to the Oregon dealer in Mrach 1978..
I can't recall what the weather was like in the 1977-winter..:) or early 1978..:)
My car has the Gymkhana suspension package..which from what I can tell denotes fewer than 13,000 of my particular Silver Anniversary corvette were made ..It has the L48 engine and automatic THM350 tranny.
Less than 13,000 cars doesn't seem like very many when one considers all the GM dealers operating back then..Jim
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