Window stickers
 

I've always assumed that window stickers for C2 Corvettes were placed at the factory. Is this correct, or did dealership print up window stickers based on the build sheet?

I know that people create fake window stickers and tank stickers, but couldn't an expert be able to distinguish them from real ones?

I don't own a C2 Corvette nor am I in the market for one, but I'm just curious how difficult it is to document these cars.

Reproduction window stickers can be purchased from several suppliers. Note, however, that though you can make up one that looks somewhat like the original, it is essentially impossible to counterfeit one, as each has a specific number on it that was generated at the assembly plant for that vehicle. That number is now known only to NCRS and can be validated by NCRS (for a fee).

I would only accept a sticker as "documentation" for that car if you personally check that sticker out with NCRS. Even then, NCRS doesn't have a list of options that came on that car, so theoretically, you could create a new sticker for a car by using the correct "number" from the old sticker and changing the options. Given the devious sales "techniques" applied in selling old Corvettes, I wouldn't be at all surprised if some one had already started doing that, but I have no knowledge of it.

"Buyer beware" gets more important every day.

Mike

We have the original window sticker off of our car. Have it in a frame and would place it on the dash at car shows. Started wondering if that was ever a bad idea, given the fake cars out there?

They have been making fake window stickers for 40 years they look so old now people think they are real. Buyer must always beware! If you buy a nice 64 cp with a 300 hp 4 speed pretty good chance it's the real deal. Buy a 67 427 435 Hp real good chance it's a fake.

I’d make a copy of that and leave the original at home. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to have the original stolen.

Steve

Great advice :thumbs:

I also leave my original gas cap and cigarette lighter at home.

I've also found that true at car shows. I guess it's the price of cars back then that makes the sticker interesting to everyone.

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Here is a photo of the original window sticker from my original purchased 67. Don't have the car anymore but have pictures of all the glove box documents.
Ed

if you want to create a custom window sticker for free check the link below
https://corvetteparts.com/page/sticker

That is pretty cool. The dollar amounts are not the same as what our window sticker says, they are close but different. Were there different values for some options, depending on location?

Guessing those are things we need to watch out for as well????

You might want to leave the rare ash tray at home too...

There was a spate of original gas caps stolen at Carlisle a few years back - the nerve of some people...

You can get a repro window sticker (even have it laminated) at: https://www.window-sticker.com/

They are a novelty item and won't feel anybody knowledgeable, most spectators will thing its original though...

Probably not a bad idea, especially with leaving the cigarette lighter at home...… and the gas cap...…. ;)

I made up a replica window sticker from scratch for my 1962 using the free MS Paint program that comes with most new computers. Took me a couple of hours, and I saved a blank one as well. Using some original stickers from cooperative friends (some on this forum) I was able to very closely approximate the original fonts and spacing, the correct size of the sticker, and the right colors. Other than being bright and pristine, it's a very, very close approximation to an original 1962 factory window sticker. I had one laminated and affix it in the proper position on the driver's window at car shows, and it never fails to generate a ton of comments . . . even a few from old-time Chevy dealers and salesmen who have told me it looks like a factory document from 1962 as they remember them. And people love the prices - especially how comparatively little some options cost new in 1962. Before you go spend $100 or more for a "reproduction" window sticker, try making your own. It's a lot more cost-effective, It isn't difficult, and the results can be pretty good. (Note: When printed, it's much clearer and the blue color is a better match to the original stickers.)


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