Hi Everyone,

I just got a 1978 yesterday. I am wondering how many are just like mine. I found production numbers and stuff, but I was wondering if there is anyway to put them together. Like I know there were 40,274 base coupes made, 2,074 were red, and 4,067 had red leather interiors. I am looking for a way to figure out how many were red, with a red leather interior. And also the other options.

Is there any way to figure that stuff out or am I out of luck? Also, where are the rpo codes in it?

It is a 1978. It has 13,514 miles on it. All original. I got it from the original owner who has worked with me for the last 25 years. I am the second person to ever drive it! It has never seen rain, and never even been wet. The guy I got it from has never washed it! It has only been floored three times! All of them when it was fairly new, and it was at the track. It went a 14.71 at 90 something mph. He has the slip, he just needs to dig it out. It is red on red with red t-tops. It has the L-82 engine. It has the radio with no options. Sport mirrors. Power windows and locks. rear window defogger. A/C. Auto trans. Tilt/telescope wheel. Power antenna. Dual rear speakers. Aluminum wheels. Convenience Group. I am not sure if it has the gear option. Howard, the guy I got it from, says he thinks they are 3.55.

Any help would be great!

Thanks!

Rick

Not the best pic, I'll post more when I get them!

 

Looks and sounds like a great car. You're lucky to have found it. Good luck with it.

 

If I could be nosey, what did you have to dish out.

 

Great find - Enjoy

 

3.55 gear must be a 4 speed car. If it never got wet how did wipe the
dust off of it, dry.

 

[QUOTE=Rick Moroso]Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a way to figure out how many were red, with a red interior. and also the other options.

Is there any way to figure that stuff out or am I out of luck? Also, where are the rpo codes in it?



Any help would be great!

Thanks!

Rick

Not the best pic, I'll post more when I get them!

/QUOTE]

If you are lucky, the RPO codes are listed on the build sheet which is usually stashed somewhere in the car. The most likely place, unfortunately, is on top of the gas tank. However, I have a '76 and could never find it anywhere and I understand that somewhere along the line they stopped putting them in the cars. I'm not sure which year that was. With the C4's, they glued them to the back of one of the compartments behind the seats. As for details regarding color combinations, I don't believe that info was ever published.

 

He remembered it being 3.55s, but he wasn't positive. It is definately a auto. Yes that is what he did. Just used a duster and wax. He never got it dirty enough to need washing.

 

Your lucky. My 81 goes out for a 5 mile country ride and it gets cover
around the wheel flairs with farmers field dirt and cow shixx

 

Cool car!

Sorry, there is no way to know the rarity of option combinations. All you can do is guess. This does not stop people from guessing but the supporting documentation is not available.

-Mark.

 

With the quantity you are listing for cars with Red Interiors, I take it your car is Leather? If it is not, only 1,221 had cloth.

Regardless, nicely done!

 

Nice car!!!

Whats the status on your other project? Have not seen any updates lately... And I seem to remember it being VERY nice!

 

cool car and good story. good luck with it

 

Sweeet car Rick, I thought you guys were Ford people but see you race a number of Corvettes. Do you road race as well as drags?
Congrats on the new girl

 

Thanks, and yes it is leather. I forgot to say that.


Thanks! The body is back on the frame, and it is waiting for my buddy in Wisconson to call and tell me to bring it to him for paint and body. I robbed the 572 from it and put it in our '61, so now I will need to decide on an engine combo for it again.

It looks like this right now.



Thanks everyone else too!

Rick

 

Thanks! Really we have a lot more Chevy p/ns than Ford, but we are trying to fix that. The '68 is an old roadrace car that I was going to fix and race, but I figured out I could only run in the nostalgia type races/classes, or be uncompetitive, so we are fixing it for the street. The only real race cars we have are drag.

 

Sounds like an NCRS Ssurvivor candidate. If nothing has been removed (or at least you got anything taken off), I'd take to an NCRS show... would be cool.

Enjoy!

As for exterior/interior combinations, I don't think that level of detail was retained by GM back during that era. NCRS members may know otherwise. You should look up your local NCRS chapter. You can get a 1978 NCRS guide for your C3 for under $30 that helps alot with deciphering all of the date codes on your car; I bought one for my '69 at the Kissimmee NCRS show in early 2005.

 

Alright, thanks for the info! There are a couple small things that have been changed, but I do have every part.

Rick

 

Rick,

You are welcome. Stop back and give us updates as you get into the C3 (repairs, improvements etc.). Quite the body of knowledge here.

Here's a buddy in OH that may be able to help you out with info from NCRS:

Paul Borowski, Massillon,Ohio NCRS # 26140

I'll send a 'Private Message' to Paul via the forum and see if he can offer some info.

 

Looks great, I have one just like it but a lot more miles!!

 

The NCRS national convention is in MA this year.
This is one fastback that should be in the exhibition hall !!