[C2] Trim tag
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Trim tag
I’m thinking about purchasing the 65 Corvette and I’m trying to decode the trim tag. I have most of it figured out, but I’m uncertain of the stamping on the bottom of the tag. Has anyone seen this before any additional comments on the trim tag and decoding would be greatly appreciated, thanks everyone
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ECL codes was not used on AO Smith bodied cars or standard black interior. you only have clues that can be added or removed over the years
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All you can get is built Dec 2 at the AO Smith plant, convertible body # 1515 for the year, was built Silver with black vinyl interior and sold by dealer Dec 14, 1964. (14 appears to be a change to whatever they stamped first)
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The delivery date was supposed to be stamped on the VIN tag (that is the purpose of the "DD" section on the VIN tag), but some dealerships apparently stamped it on the trim tag while other dealerships failed to stamp it at all.
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This is correct. The reason that dealers stamped the date on the trim tag vs the VIN tag (where it was supposed to be stamped) is that the trim tag is soft aluminum and the VIN tag is hard stainless steel...much easier to stamp the trim tag. You'll see very few VIN tags or trim tags stamped with the delivery date.
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my guess would be it follows the vin sequence the second and third digit in the vin is 19 which breaks down to a Corvette and 467 means convertible.
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Here's my '67's trim tag:
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Well 63-64 are all together unique and can be tricky. 65-67 are basically the same and easy once you remember what plant it came from
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