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Jun 15, 2005 | 04:05 PM

tompugh

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From: Glen Mills PA

trim tag ID needed

Hello, Can anyone help me ID this trim tag info? Especially the K24, does that indicate a build date. Thanks for any help Tom

CHEVROLET K24
TRIM ZQ4 974 PAINT

Jun 15, 2005 | 04:16 PM

Rowdy Rat

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Tom,

Based on the numbers that you provided (the ZQ4 trim code in particular), it looks as though you have a 1969 trim tag.

K24 indicates the body build date... This works out to be June 24, 1969.

ZQ4 is the interior code... Standard black vinyl interior.

974 is the exterior code... Monza red exterior.

Nice color combination!

Regards,

Jun 15, 2005 | 04:22 PM

Easy Mike

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K24 might be August '69 since there was no May '69 production. We'd know for sure with the consecutive unit number.

Jun 15, 2005 | 04:33 PM

Rowdy Rat

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mike

K24 might be August '69 since there was no May '69 production. We'd know for sure with the consecutive unit number.

Mike,

I'm going from memory on this one, but pretty sure that "K" is the June code for 1969... I sold my '69 last year, but I know it was a July built car with an "L" build code.

Regardless, your comment about cross-checking against the VIN is a good one. A Monza red paint code is pretty desirable in the used Corvette market... It's always nice to confirm that the trim tag is probably the one that was originally installed on the car.

Regards,

Stan Falenski

Jun 15, 2005 | 08:04 PM

stepinup

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Chevrolet by the numbers book says K represents June.

Jun 16, 2005 | 09:53 AM

tompugh

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How does the vin code confirm build date?

Jun 16, 2005 | 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tompugh

How does the vin code confirm build date?

It doesn't (exactly), but ending consecutive unit numbers are known for some months so it's a matter of taking ending numbers from two known months and determining where the VIN in question fits. As an oversimplistic example, let's say June '69 production ended with 501, July '69 ended with 750, and August '69 ended with 1000. The consecutive unit number in question is 777. We know it wasn't produced in June or July, so #777 would have been assembled in early August.

You can also use the Time Build date with the consecutive unit number and get closer. Let's say #774 has a Time Build date of August 5 and #778 has a Time Build Date of August 7. Our fictional #777 could have been assembled on the 5th, but since the first car assembled on the 7th was #778, we can conclude #777 was the last car built on the 6th.