Looks like you were close too us... less than 2500 away... you were born in October and we were in November. About 3-4 weeks apart... I am 11126 in Nov of 97

 

Hello my son
'04 born 4/15/04 number 27655.....Kerbecks received it 4/22/04 and shipped/ delivered it to me 4/27/04

 

StuzVette may be the youngest 2001 C5 on CF
born on 09/20/00 VIN#07580

 

That's close Silver98. Someone a few posts up has access to a website that gives born on dates, maybe he will look it up for you. Also we are close in our own personal birthdates.

 

Silver98 - I checked my website - for some reason they are missing a few days in October of 97 - here's what it shows
Monday 10/13/97 started production with VIN 8277
Thursday 10/16/97 started production with VIN 8677
I'm guessing yours was born on 10/15/97.

 

That may be the closest pair yet!

 

ttt

 

Born Thursday,March 5, 1998 and it was the 101st car off the line

 

Born on Date: 10-12-01
Last Five Vin.#: 10213

and I picked it up in Excelsior Springs, MO. 11-05-01

Don't think that I've seen anyone too close but then again

EBZ0602

this I think is the closest

 

2004 convertible

Born 11/10/2003

Car #13684

CRVETTE

 

If you guys are getting these dates/times off you build sheet, this is NOT your build (born on) date. Keep in mind that the build sheet is produced sometime prior to build start and accompanies the car down the assembly line. The only printed date/time on the build sheet is the targeted production day/time from the factory and not the actual build date/time. You can read more about this in the following thread:

Build Date Question

Hope this helps.

 

I'll play...

Friday, 04/11/03

 

Don't know the build date but, the last five digits of my VIN are 09106. It is a 2004 CE coupe.

Based on a chart I found at http://www.c5registry.com/MembersOnl...2004/index.htm I think my build date is September 26, 2003.

 

If the answer to this question was in here earlier I missed it - how are you guys finding the day your Corvette was built? The tag on the door of our 2000 says 01/00, which I assume is Jan. 2000?

2000 DBG 'vert - #17511

 

Careful, I think you may be putting out some erroneous information here. As stated at the top of the web pages that you're using as reference, "Numbers Reflect Start Of Production Day". The web site you are getting this from obtained this info from the assembly plant who at one time (but no longer) posted the same information on their web site, http://www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com/. The assembly plant web site used the following caveat for the info they posted: "Vehicle Identification Numbers are taken at the start of General Assembly Trim Department." The information that you're looking at really only gives you an indication of the VINs that started through the Trim Department that day, NOT the ones that actually came off the assembly line or had that day as their build day. (Definition of build date that I've most often seen is the date that the car was first started and was able to run/move under it's own power.) Keep in mind that at the start of any production day, there are cars left unfinished from the previous work day that must be completed before the cars started this work day can be completed and move off the production line. And, all the cars started on any particular day will not necessarily be completed that same day.

To further illustrate what I'm saying, look at post numbers 13 and 21 by Dr. Dan above. If you look at the web site you're using as reference, you should see that his car's VIN (#26241) most likely started through the Trim Department on Friday, Mar 21, 2003. However, from the GM Vehicle Inquiry System (VIS), it was determined that the actual build date for his car was Monday Mar 24, 2003. (Note: The web site also erroneously lists that Monday as Mar 22, when the actual date was Mar 24.) Your own car is another good example of this. I would agree that for it's VIN your car (#116303) most likely started through Trim on 12/22/98. However, with your car's VIN only being some 13 units away from VIN #116316 which the site says was the last car built on 12/23/98 before the Holiday, I would think it much more likely that your car was completed/built on 12/23/98 than 12/22/98.

There may be other ways, but the only way that I'm aware of for one to find the actual build date for their car is from the GM Vehicle Inquiry System (VIS). GM dealers and some of the members here on this Forum have access to inquire GM VIS.

Lastly, the numbers shown in red in the far right column for some of the model years at the site you're referencing are the planned units for build for that production day, NOT the actual number of units built. One might compare the Job Numbers for the start of that day with the Job Number for the start of the next production day for some idea of the cars that were produced on any production day. However, even this may not give you actual numbers as you are comparing Job Numbers at the start of Trim rather than at the end of the production line. On the car's build sheet, the Job Number appears as the Sequence Number. The Sequence Number is the number that really shows the sequence in which the later year Corvettes (C5/C6s) were built more so than the last 5 digits of the VIN. But then, that's another story for another day.

Hope this helps.

 

GM dealers and some of the members here on this Forum have access to GM's Vehicle Inquiry System (VIS). Through this system, they can inquire the car's history and some of the build information to include options (RPO Codes) for the car as equipped from the factory along with the build date. If you can't get your dealer to do it, post here and perhaps one of the members who has access will come along and help you.

Good luck.

 

Without getting into a long discussion on, "When life actually begins - at conception or birth . . ." I would agree with you that this website is certainly not exact 100% of the time, but most will probably be that day or the next. All depends on the definition of "Born On" - started or finished" Maybe an easier and more exact method would be to call this thread "Conceived Together Corvettes" ???

 

I know my exact build date because I ordered the car and kept up with it. The target production week was listed as that of 11/10/03. The dealership was invoiced for the car on 11/12/03 and told at that time the car was built 11/10 and would be delivered on 11/13/03, which it was.

CRVETTE

 

2000 Coupe

9/25/99

107213

 

Mine was born 1 week before yours, 07/29/1999 #1438, only 588 before yours.

"Production started 06/29/1999 for the 2000 model year. And the plant was shutdown July 3-19th (I think they do that every year) so mine was actually built on the 14 day of production for the 2000 model year."

It could be the very first build triple black convertible for 2000!