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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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Default 1968 Time Build Code = J09 ?

What does J09 mean on the time build code area on the trim tag? Is this January 9, 1968?
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The letters started with the first month of model year production, so in 1968 A is for August 1967. That makes J = May 1968.

May 09 is the date the trim tag was stamped and attached to the body. The car was completed a day or two later.
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The letters started with the first month of model year production, so in 1968 A is for August 1967. That makes J = May 1968.

May 09 is the date the trim tag was stamped and attached to the body. The car was completed a day or two later.
Mike - the serial # I am looking at is 18800 out of 28566 which is about 65% through the model run. That means that they would have built 35% of the Corvettes that year from May 10th through July 15th. Does this sound right to you?

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Production ended in August 1968, not July.

The last car built in April was 17676, the last in May was 20928 so your number makes sense.
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