Vince75Vette
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Originally Posted by GM Media Archive
For Chevrolet vehicles, model year 1977 and newer, we have a department that can provide you with a copy of the original vehicle invoice.
The vehicle invoice is the document that went with your vehicle as it left the assembly plant.
It lists the plant name, the date it shipped from the plant, how your vehicle was equipped when it left the plant, what dealership or facility it was sent to and the original invoice price.
You can order a copy of your invoice through the Vehicle Invoice Collection (via email or phone).
vehicleinvoice@gmmediaarchive.com or 734-261-5086. They charge a $50.00 USD fee for this service.
The vehicle invoice is the document that went with your vehicle as it left the assembly plant.
It lists the plant name, the date it shipped from the plant, how your vehicle was equipped when it left the plant, what dealership or facility it was sent to and the original invoice price.
You can order a copy of your invoice through the Vehicle Invoice Collection (via email or phone).
vehicleinvoice@gmmediaarchive.com or 734-261-5086. They charge a $50.00 USD fee for this service.
The best option is to take a look above the gas tank, and see if the build sheet is there (it may be in other places in the interior, too). I spotted and retrieved one by looking up from under the car (easier in an 80). A borescope might help, too.
Vehicle information kits are back online here, to help with statistical analysis of what options were likely to have been on the car.
https://www.gm.com/heritage/archive/...formation-kits
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Q. How can I obtain a build sheet for a Corvette built in St. Louis?
A. We do not know. We have been told by General Motors that all records from the St. Louis Plant were destroyed in a fire after the Assembly Plant was re-located to Bowling Green in mid-1981.
So, was there a fire at the St. Louis plant or not? I've also heard the same urban legend/myth myself, but I haven't been able to locate any documentation (online or otherwise) supporting the plant fire claim. Everything I've read points to GM merely moving Corvette manufacturing to Bowling Green in '81, but no mention of a fire.
And why on earth would GM not keep records on Corvettes until 1979? If that's the case, how would anyone officially be able to verify how a Corvette (up until 1979) actually left the factory? Where did you get that information from?
A. We do not know. We have been told by General Motors that all records from the St. Louis Plant were destroyed in a fire after the Assembly Plant was re-located to Bowling Green in mid-1981.
So, was there a fire at the St. Louis plant or not? I've also heard the same urban legend/myth myself, but I haven't been able to locate any documentation (online or otherwise) supporting the plant fire claim. Everything I've read points to GM merely moving Corvette manufacturing to Bowling Green in '81, but no mention of a fire.
And why on earth would GM not keep records on Corvettes until 1979? If that's the case, how would anyone officially be able to verify how a Corvette (up until 1979) actually left the factory? Where did you get that information from?
2012 CF discussion:
Corvette Myth: there was never a fire.
True, but even that amounts to a minor miracle. The Bowling Green build information was supposed to have been destroyed by plant personel. GM allowed the plant manager to donate the information to the National Corvette Museum.
For 77-81 St. Louis Corvettes, GM contracted with the Allied-Vaughn company to put copies of dealer invoices on microfiche. This information is available through the Heritage Center.
GM says the 68-76 build information records were destroyed.
Belleaire: at the time C3s were produced, factory documentation was meaningless. These days, it's priceless.
For 77-81 St. Louis Corvettes, GM contracted with the Allied-Vaughn company to put copies of dealer invoices on microfiche. This information is available through the Heritage Center.
GM says the 68-76 build information records were destroyed.
Belleaire: at the time C3s were produced, factory documentation was meaningless. These days, it's priceless.
So if the original dealer is no longer in business (as many are long gone), in which case there would be no Monroney sticker to recover,/get a copy of, how would anyone actually obtain accurate build sheet/data records on their Corvette? This knowledge almost seems 'tribal' in the hands of a very select few Corvette authorities/historians/NCRS judges/plant workers who have access to, have actual experience, or even understand the level of detail in order to spot fakes/clones of rare-optioned or rare Corvettes.
Inquiring minds want to know...
Inquiring minds want to know...
The best way to get accurate build data is the tank sticker, the dealer copy of the assembly order, or a dealer sales invoice. Unfortunately, the chances of obtaining any of these three things, if not already in the owner's possession, a half-century later is extremely rare.
