76 owner myself.
New 76 Vette owner
Burning Brakes
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From: B'ham Alabama
Originally Posted by jbierschwale
Didn't those steering wheels come in Chevy Citations too? 
It didn't come on a Citation,...but it DID come on Chevelle Malibu SS, Camaro Z-28, K-5 Sport Blazer, AND the infamous Vega GT's.
This was Chevrolet's "Sport" steering wheel before it ever became the Corvette wheel. It first came on the scene in 1970 on the Camaro Z-28's. and continued in the Camaro lineup all the way through 1981. It just so happened to come on the 1976 Vega GT's, which is what stuck in everyone's mind.
I personally love the way they feel in your hand, and I even like the way they look. Just a little touch of unique!!
Last edited by Vet76te; Dec 5, 2006 at 09:01 AM.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by Vet76te
It didn't come on a Citation,...but it DID come on Chevelle Malibu SS, Camaro Z-28, K-5 Sport Blazer, AND the infamous Vega GT's.
This was Chevrolet's "Sport" steering wheel before it ever became the Corvette wheel. It first came on the scene in 1970 on the Camaro Z-28's. and continued in the Camaro lineup all the way through 1981. It just so happened to come on the 1976 Vega GT's, which is what stuck in everyone's mind.
I personally love the way they feel in your hand, and I even like the way they look. Just a little touch of unique!!
This was Chevrolet's "Sport" steering wheel before it ever became the Corvette wheel. It first came on the scene in 1970 on the Camaro Z-28's. and continued in the Camaro lineup all the way through 1981. It just so happened to come on the 1976 Vega GT's, which is what stuck in everyone's mind.
I personally love the way they feel in your hand, and I even like the way they look. Just a little touch of unique!!
Wow I had no idea it was installed in so many cars. Yikes...
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From: Canton North Carolina
WOOHOO! Another 76 owning North Carolinian! Welcome! This forum is full of great information and great owners. When you get a chance, enter your vin number to see when it was manufactured and falls in with the rest of the other vin numbers. On this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1386200 . You will have to enter you vin number on this web site :
http://www.c3registry.org/ .
Scott
http://www.c3registry.org/ .
Scott
Last edited by m1tommygun; Dec 5, 2006 at 12:02 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: B'ham Alabama
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Wow I had no idea it was installed in so many cars. Yikes...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nova-...QQcmdZViewItem
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by m1tommygun
WOOHOO! Another 76 owning North Carolinian! Welcome! This forum is full of great information and great owners. When you get a chance, enter your vin number to see when it was manufactured and falls in with the rest of the other vin numbers. On this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1386200 . You will have to enter you vin number on this web site :
http://www.c3registry.org/ .
Scott
http://www.c3registry.org/ .
Scott
Is there one like that for us '77 guys?
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From: Canton North Carolina
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Is there one like that for us '77 guys?
I know you can get you vette's birth date on the c3 registry, but you may have to start a thread for 77's, like the one on 76's. It would be interesting to see when your vette was made, and where other owner's vettes fall in.
Scott
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by m1tommygun
I know you can get you vette's birth date on the c3 registry, but you may have to start a thread for 77's, like the one on 76's. It would be interesting to see when your vette was made, and where other owner's vettes fall in.
Scott
Scott
I actually know the date...it's on a sticker on my car, but I would think a '77 thread would be cool. I want whoever made the '76 one to start it since I don't have the foggiest how to go about this.
Racer
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From: Buffalo New York
The build dates are not exact. My '76 has a door plate that says E11. Since production started in August, that translates to December 11. Using the C3 registry with my VIN, it shows up as December 14. Just a little FYI.
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I never understood why them created all the codes for the dates. Why not code it like a computer would. Is it because they didn't understand how the date would roll over at a millennium change?
BlK091177STLCP350350L82
Black, Sep, 11, 1977, St. Louis, 350ci, TH350, L82
BlK091177STLCP350350L82
Black, Sep, 11, 1977, St. Louis, 350ci, TH350, L82