vin date trim tag problem
12-15-2007, 05:00 PM
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vin date trim tag problem
I am considering purchase of a 1967 corvette convertible and I am still very new to NCRS. Is there any way the vin #104552 which is a final monthly vin date of november 1966 could match up with a trim tag F19 which indicates a body date of january 19,1967? I dont understand how this could be correct and wander if trim tag is fake? Thanks for help.
12-15-2007, 05:10 PM
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is this an AO smith body or St louis body. posting a pic would help
12-15-2007, 05:19 PM
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after the body sequence number for an AO smith body it will have AO. and for an St louis body after the paint code and interior code it will have two letters behind it. but thats another thead
12-16-2007, 02:33 PM
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What's the body build date code stamped at the upper left of the trim tag (just to the right of "style" and above the "67")? It will be a letter and two numbers.
12-16-2007, 04:57 PM
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According to his initial post, the body build date was stamped F19 or January 19, 1967. An AOS body with this build date should have a corresponding VIN of around 9000 to 9800 based on the Corvette Birthday Book. (Assuming a 1-2 week lag time between body build at AOS and final car build in St Louis.)
12-17-2007, 01:41 PM
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Numbers are fishy - can't have a body built in January '67 on a car that was produced in November '66; either the VIN or the trim tag has been swapped.
12-17-2007, 02:42 PM
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Just curious... are the colors exceptionally popular (red, black) or maybe less so (i.e., green)?
Color change is the most obvious reason for a trim tag change.
Color change is the most obvious reason for a trim tag change.
12-17-2007, 02:47 PM
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My Goodwood green car is now extremely rare. All of the originals have now been painted red, black, and blue. 
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12-17-2007, 02:55 PM
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12-17-2007, 05:42 PM
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None taken by me. Remember a few years ago when all of the 67 Wanted Ads said they would buy any color but green?
When I bought my 67 as a project it was freshly painted with bc/cc in Claret Maroon, which is close to the color of dried blood and was butt ugly. I had it sanded off within 6 months and decided I would not be painting it Goodwood Green, in fact almost any other 67 color would have been my choice over GG. I'm glad I changed my mind and went with the original color. I really like it now and the guy who sprayed it using Sikkens bc/cc did an outstanding job. And I'm glad I put a black stinger on it instead of the more acceptable white. It just looks better with the black interior. I figured I would sell the car when I finished it like I usually do and a sometimes a car that is painted the right color is easier to move. Changing out the trim tag for a different color is pretty common now but I didn't consider it. GG isn't my all-time favorite color but it ain't so bad.
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When I bought my 67 as a project it was freshly painted with bc/cc in Claret Maroon, which is close to the color of dried blood and was butt ugly. I had it sanded off within 6 months and decided I would not be painting it Goodwood Green, in fact almost any other 67 color would have been my choice over GG. I'm glad I changed my mind and went with the original color. I really like it now and the guy who sprayed it using Sikkens bc/cc did an outstanding job. And I'm glad I put a black stinger on it instead of the more acceptable white. It just looks better with the black interior. I figured I would sell the car when I finished it like I usually do and a sometimes a car that is painted the right color is easier to move. Changing out the trim tag for a different color is pretty common now but I didn't consider it. GG isn't my all-time favorite color but it ain't so bad.
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Goodwood Green rocks........
12-17-2007, 06:54 PM
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In 1990 NCRS Restorer Vol 16 #4 there was a great article on a 1967 convert. It was vin #8862. It had a body build of F15 (jan 15) and a body # A-0611. This is the closest trim tag info I have for the F19 on a AO Smith convert that you looked at. The body build date and the body number look OK for the F19 and A-0654.
The problem is trim and vin tags don't go together.
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The problem is trim and vin tags don't go together.
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12-17-2007, 11:31 PM
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67 numbers
Here are my 67 vert numbers for a St Louis car, I have not figured out the white crayon numbers with a circle around them mean on the underside by tank and the two doors #129??
Build date E01, vin# 105052, body #S2817
Tank sheet numbers: ex. delivery date 12-09-66
order #18207 and hand written # top right corner #49 (not sure what it means)
do all these #'s tie into a Dec 1 1966 birthday?
Build date E01, vin# 105052, body #S2817
Tank sheet numbers: ex. delivery date 12-09-66
order #18207 and hand written # top right corner #49 (not sure what it means)
do all these #'s tie into a Dec 1 1966 birthday?
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