Spitfire80

Anyone...

I want to find out the history of my corvette.
From the factory in 1980 to this date.

If its possible, where do I start ?

Thanks

S80

RonR80

I called GM in Oshawa and gave them the vin , $40 later they sent me the info sheet all the options, not a bad little package, You can also go to the liscence bureau and ask for a buyers package , that will give you the past owners to a certain year, Your car is from the USA if I re-call, Ron

Spitfire80

Besides the seller(4yrs ago), I have ownerships of the previous owner from California...

Curious to find out where she was built and shipped out and so on...

Would be a nice document to my files.

Who do I call in the US ?



Phil

gbvette62

You should be able to get a copy of the original invoice for your car from www.gmmediaarchive.com.

These contain the original delivering dealer, list of options and the cost of your car. GM has them for most Chevrolets from 1977 up, and they charge $50 for the service. For an additional $50 they will provide you with a Vintage Vehicle Information kit, that provides both specific info about your car (based on VIN and trim tag info you must provide), and generic info about your year vehicle.

Easy Mike

St. Louis, Missouri at the GM facility, now closed. The plant code of S (for St. Louis) is in the VIN and the VIN derivitives.



The Corvette Building is behind the water tank at the upper left.

A couple of working days after the time/build date on the trim tag. The NCRS might be able to provide information concerning the original dealership where you car was shipped. http://www.ncrs.org/

Go here http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...x.php?cmd=area and see if you can obtain a copy of the original dealer invoice for your car.

Your best source for original documentation for your car would be from previous owners.

Good luck with the hunt.

BKarol

This is what you get for your $50. Mine was shipped to Central Chevrolet in Springfield, Ma which is still open. My trim tag was attached May 15th.

Easy Mike

Note Date Shipped and Date of Invoice at the top of the invoice. 5/18/78

Karol's car came out of paint on May 15th (trim tag with date code was attached between the first and second color coats). The painted body was worked into the assembly line. The car would have needed day or day and a half to have been completed. Invoice date and tentative ship date are May 18.

Tagged on Monday; finished and ready to go on Thursday.

Good stuff.

RonR80

Great info , but on the Canadian side it's a little different , unless things changed I could not get info on cars that came to Canada. That's why I called GM in Oshawa, but I may try a few of these places again to see. Ron

RonR80

Here's a copy of the one from Canada part of it , there's a few pages not sure why it's so small

vette54728702

very cool info !

Easy Mike

Just curious; if your car left St. Louis on February 4th, when was it delivered in Canada?

RonR80

Good question , it's on the sheet I know it went to a dealer in Rigaud Que ,

RonR80

I'll find out I forgot last night, Ron

Mike Ward

The delivery date is not shown on the GM Canada paperwork.

talltxin

NCRS is a good place to start finding out the dealership and other info. I think it is $40.00 maybe????

RonR80

Right on Mike , I looked on the sheet and it does not say, but it went to Belisle Chev Olds LTD. in Rigaud Quebec. 458 came this color and 5020 same model no only. All options except trailer hitch, Gymkana suspension . I wonder if the build sheet would say, it's still on the tank and readable. Ron

Mike Ward

The build sheet would have the same info as your sheet from GM Oshawa.

RonR80

So it's not worth taking the tank off, I should have done it last year ,I had the rear end out,IDIOT,

vette54728702

Ron - If it were mine, I would drop that tank and carefully remove the tank sticker and preserve it ... frame it and hang it on the wall. That's what I did with mine. They will just get dirty and possibly wet leaving it on the tank... and you know how people LOVE a car with the tank sticker.

Mike Ward

Tank stickers can be faked as we all know. GM Oshawa paperwork can always be re-verified at any time. Ron has the best possible document already in his hands.