Body # and Build date

[RED427]

I was at a car show in ohio OCT 1-3 and i located a 1969 Garnet Red Z-28 with a body # 3 car before my car but
it was built 04c ( April 3rd week ).My car 05d may 4th week.
why the long time frame between these cars??? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif <font color="red"> </font> http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[JChlupsa]

Are they both Norwood cars?

APPROX VIN's for build months

<font color="red"> NOR </font> <font color="blue">LOS</font>
<font color="red">April 1969 623588 637106 </font> <font color="blue"> 528109 530155 </font>
<font color="red"> May 1969 637107 650323 </font>

[RED427]

Both car are norwood car <font color="red"> </font>

[berger]

looks like his car was the last built before the 69 strike, and yours was the first built after the strike. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[RED427]

I TALKED TO GUYS THAT WORKED THERE IN 1969
I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO STIKE IN MAY 1969 http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[COPO]

Often the COPO body numbers lag the "run of the mill" camaros and don't line up.

[COPO_Anders]

I believe I read here somewhere, that a car was assigned a bodynumber when the order was accepted by Chevrolet. So it would have little to do with when it was built.
Am I wrong ?
Experts come forward !

Anders

[firstgenaddict]

Body numbers were assigned by Fisher.

[Mark_C]

69 body numbers are the order number assigned by GM after the order has been checked and approved by the factory. After the order was approved and the number assigned it was sent back to the ordering dealer with an approximate build date. The order was then sent to the appropriate factory for building. The cars were then scheduled for building based on availability of the parts necessary to complete the car. Cars with low production options, or special paint colors usually had a longer gap between order acceptance and build date resulting in body numbers jumping all over the place. The body number was assigned by GM as it was the only number assigned to the car prior to it being built, but it was stamped by Fisher. VIN's were assigned to the cars in the GM Body Bank area as they came over from Fisher to the GM side of the plant. The VIN's were basically handed out in numerical order as the cars came thru the hole in the wall.

CRG Camaro Assembly Process Page (http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml)

No Norwood strikes in 1969. LA Struck April 29th till July 19th and only reopened to finish the cars that were actually partially assembled on the line already, which contained roughly 800-900 Camaros.

[indyjps]

i bet those 8-900 cars were real cherries with employees fresh off a strike.

[Mark_C]

Well if anyone hase an 04D or 05A Los angeles built car then they have one of these.

[ss427copo]

Very informative post. Thanks. Jeff