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Nice summary from a CRG post by John Hinkley (johnz)

The body number on the cowl tag was assigned when the plant accepted a dealer order for production; the dealer order number (which was pre-printed on the dealer's order blanks) didn't serve any direct purpose on the line in production, although it followed the car on all the Chevrolet paperwork (Broadcast Copy, window sticker, Car Shipper, etc.). The body number on the cowl tag showed up as the "Ident Number" in the top row on the Broadcast Copy, and also showed up in the upper right corner of the window sticker and Car Shipper. In the scheduling computer, that number tied the unit back to the specs on the Dealer Order.

This is a really magic number! The way NCRS keeps it 'secret' and used GM data to create their document validation service is really shady, in my opinion. It costs another $100 and offered only for members Corettes. Might be a cash cow?? Revenue for non profit organizations is public information

• Document Service revenue for 2018 was $89,221
• Document Service revenue for 2017 was $101,860
• Document Service revenue for 2016 was $99,037
• Document Service revenue for 2015 was $118,282

(Source: Corvette Restorer-Fall 2019 and Fall 2017 issues)


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