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Old Mar 24, 2022 | 09:20 AM
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Looking for feedback on whether this is a genuine build sheet / tank sticker:


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Old Mar 25, 2022 | 10:48 AM
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I would say things don't look right with the printing. The letters should align vertically from one line to the next and I'm not seeing that. It looks like it's got some authentic aging. There are other things I don't think are correct but maybe someone else will comment.
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Like AOS stated, the letters don’t line up correct. Not original.
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Old Mar 25, 2022 | 11:37 AM
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early 1978 tank sticker
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Old Mar 25, 2022 | 05:31 PM
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The options do not line up vertically ( this was from my first new Corvette in 1969 )
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The tank sticker in the original post is not typical factory production The spacing is not consistent with original tank stickers and there are mistakes in the sheet such as options like the 427 missing in the the second the line where the engine designation is.
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The sticker in question was presented along with other documentation on a car I was interested in.
Car is now sold but this may have put me off anyway so appreciate the feedback
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Originally Posted by DKM-106
The tank sticker in the original post is not typical factory production The spacing is not consistent with original tank stickers and there are mistakes in the sheet such as options like the 427 missing in the the second the line where the engine designation is.
Knew you would catch the missing 427.
How about the Positraction and Power Brake option lines reversed…..
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Originally Posted by ed427vette
Knew you would catch the missing 427.
How about the Positraction and Power Brake option lines reversed…..
That was what I caught, I then sent a text to DKM and asked his opinion.
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Old Mar 26, 2022 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by firstgenaddict
That was what I caught, I then sent a text to DKM and asked his opinion.
can I get to my tank sticker on my 75 without dropping tank. Just asking
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There is no 427 on my second line.
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Originally Posted by bbvette427
There is no 427 on my second line.
Yours is a L36 not L71. L36’s didn’t have ‘427’ in the line in 1969. That’s why when you compare tank stickers they must be similar in most respects as well as time frame.
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Old Mar 26, 2022 | 03:15 PM
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Does anyone know how this data was entered for the incoming orders that resulted in the tank sheets? I suppose it was a rudimentary database sort of thing on a room-sized computer (?) - Punch cards?
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