samuk

Guys, just got the tank sticker recovered, pls help on the codes.

So far

NEED HELP FIND THE DEALER

POSITRACTION RATIO

TRANSMISSION TYPE

CHEERS








Unknown ??219, Date received 8/08/12 - Exp Date of prod 8/00/00 - Order Number AW?020 - Zone 30 - Dealer 760 (0r780)

Model 19437 CORVETTE COUPE Paint 02972AA CAN-AM WHITE

02411AD - BRIGHT BLUE VINYL TRIM
02L46AA - 350-HP TURBO JET V8
02C60AM - 4-SEASON AIR CONDITIONING
02G81NA - POSITRACTION AXLE RATIO 3.70
02M21AB - 4 SPEED CLS RATIO TRANSMISSION
02PT7AA - F700/15 WHITE STRIPE TYRES
02U69AC - AM/FM BUTTON RADIO
02A01AA - SOFT TINTED GLASS
02GS4AA - POSITRACTION 3.70 RATIO
02J50CA - POWER BRAKES
02N37AA - TILT TELESCOPIC STEERING
02N40CA - POWER STEERING
02P02AA SPECIAL WHEEL COVERS
02TJ2AA - FRONTE FENDER //VER TRI
02UA6AA - AUDIO ALARM SYSTEM



Production plate info

Build date = B28 - September 28/1968
Paint Code = 972 (white, not the original color currently)
Trim Code = 411 (blue, seems to be correct)

Alan 71

Hi s,
Yes, the M-21 is the close ratio transmission... 13,741 cars.
2G81QA is the 3:70 positraction option... I don't have a production breakdown by ratio.
NICE FIND!!!!
Regards,
Alan

Easy Mike

You can see the vestiges of 3 70 R below the *** (Glass) on the sticker in all three pics.

107 for a job number.

The NCRS might be able to help with the original dealer. http://www.ncrs.org/

Congrats on finding the sticker and having most of it legible.

Alan 71

Hoi S,
I did a search of the NCRS Zone/ Dealer data but didn't find anything for 30/780.
Regards,
Alan

samuk

Alan, the dealer code seems 769, most likely.

Alan 71

Hi Flavio,
Most of the dealers in Zone 30 are located in Texas, with a couple in Alabama, and Kentucky.
I get nothing for dealer 769.
Regards,
Alan

samuk

Dealer most likely 709 Lew Williams Chevy Inc 2323 Ledpard BX-4877 Corpus Christi Texas

Anyone has an info on the dealer?.

Patrick73

If Lew Williams Chevrolet, they sold corvettes to a lot of US Naval Aviators in the late 60''s early 70's that were stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas. I think the dealership may be closed now. The dealership was a local landmark at a major intersection and well known--should be photos available if googled.

samuk

How accurate is the C3 site info???

RPO Option Percentage
Sold [%] Sales Price [$]
19437 Base Corvette Sport Coupe (350hp) 57.09% 4,781.00
A01 Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows 80.67% 16.90
C60 Air Conditioning 30.59% 428.70
G81 Positraction Rear Axle, all ratios 95.36% 46.35
J50 Power Brakes 43.54% 42.15
L46 350ci, 350hp Engine 33.14% 131.65
M21 4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio 35.45% 184.80
N37 Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column 26.64% 84.30
N40 Power Steering 58.99% 105.35
P02 Deluxe Wheel Covers 20.83% 57.95
PT7 White Stripe Tires, F70x15, nylon 55.15% 31.30
TJ2 Front Fender Louver Trim 30.86% 21.10
U69 AM-FM Radio 87.38% 172.75
UA6 Alarm System 32.08% 26.35
Total 0.0001%
(1 Cars) 6,130.65

Alan 71

Hi Flavio,
Option information was compiled and published by GM so the numbers and percentages are good
GM didn't, however, publish any information on option lists for individual cars; so it's only an informed guess on the rarity of a option combination on a particular car. AND, was that COMBINATION desirable?
The example often mentioned is when 3 speed transmissions were still standard. Very RARE, but not desirable to most people now.
Regards,
Alan

Mike Ward

No it's not accurate- it is a perfect example of demonstrating that any and all Corvettes appear to be 1 of 1 by using faulty statistical methods.

Do this exercise- delete all options. It will show that 4,781 Corvettes were built exactly that way. I've never see a zero option Corvette in real life. Where did they all go?

samuk

James Gainan has owned Gainans Chevrolet since 1975. The previous owners were William Holden (Gulf Coast Chevrolet, 1934-1959) and Lew Williams (1959-1975).

The facility was remodeled on the original site in 1968. James Gainan was the general manager for Lew Williams until he bought the dealership in 1975.

Since 1975 Gainans Chevrolet of Corpus Christi, Texas, has become one of the largest dealerships and is the only Chevrolet dealer in Corpus Christi. The Gainans feel that they have utilized their present facilities to its maximum potential.

LATER

Bradfords, owned by twin brothers James and Jack Bradford, had been a staple in the community since 1987, when the two brothers purchased it from the Corpus Christi Gainan family.

The former Village Park Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac Inc. at 2250 E. Main St. in Alice became Bradford's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac Inc. It later was renamed Bradfords Motor Cars.

Vence Lonestar Motors has 52 employees, all of whom worked for the Bradfords.

samuk

Anyone on what the G54 option, i cannot find references. (it looks like a G54).


Got it its GS4 axle code - 3.70.

Found this nice site with R.P.O. codes.


http://www.348-409.com/rpo1.html

Easy Mike

Sorry. You cannot extrapolate percentages that way. As you have discovered, you eventually reach zero or one of one.

Mike: I have seen exactly one no option car. A yellow '68 coupe. Once I realized what I was looking at, I fell in love with the car.

rponfick

Sorry to hijack old post, but can anyone explain how the numbers break down on a "Received date" of 8/08/12, for a car build date code of B-28 (Sept. 28, 1968)?

My tank sticker appears to have a received date of 8/12/20 (I am guessing a little), with a trim tag build date of F03 (Jan. 3, 1969).

I just can't figure out how these numbers are deciphered. Is the first number the year, then the month, then the date?

Thanks, Ralph

7T1vette

It's bad taste to hijack a thread...but hijacking a two year old one is rather odd. Best to just start a new thread with your questions.

rponfick

I was doing a search and this one came up with the same issue, and good photo of tank sticker.

Sorry to offend anyone.

Ralph

Easy Mike

Y/MM/DD In your example, St. Louis received the order for your car on December 20, 1968 (8/12/20), but you're cheating a bit. My hunch is that the order for a car assembled on 1/3/69 was received three or four weeks earlier than December 20, 1968. Don't quote me on that since stranger things have happened, but finishing a car two weeks after the order was recceived would be a super human effort.

rponfick

Thanks Mike. I agree it appears a little fast. But my tranny is dated Dec. 16, differential is Dec. 17, and build date of Jan. 3, means they were really humping the week before Christmas, 1968.

But, like you say, stranger things have happened.

Ralph