Does anyone agree with my view over at TC?

[YenkoChevelle69]

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/show...976#post787976

This guy over on Team Chevelle is taking a 70 malibu and stamping vins and making trim tags to pass it off as a "recreation" in his words. I think it's a load of BS and told him so. Anyone care to put in your 2 cents? He says he's not trying to pass it off as something it's not (LS6) but if he wasn't why is he stamping parts and replacing trim tags etc?

[Rick H]

Can you explain what this means?

"The cowl tag reads 72 for the paint code, which is a dead ringer for determining an SS car for those of you who don't know."

"dead ring"

All I have read and seen are statements such as "could" and "probably" was an SS if it had the 72 code. I have not seen anything that states that is 100% true. Unless someone can produce written documentation (not hearsay) to this I would think that any 1969 Chevrolet such as a Camaro, Chevelle, Nova, could be painted code 72 no matter what the model.

Oh by the way. When you backhalfed your 69 with the four door sheetmetal to use GM sheetmetal as you stated you wanted to do, you did check to make sure that the date codes stamped in the metal matched close enough prior to the build date of the 2 door car?

He's clearly stating recreation and not hiding anything (at this time). If and when you sell your car you will disclose it was backhalfed, right?

Rick H.

[YenkoChevelle69]

Sure I will disclose what was done. Why wouldn't I? No, I didn't look for any date codes on the sheet metal.

I still don't understand why this guy is stamping all of these parts with vins etc...

In 1969 Daytona Yellow and Monaco Oragne were SS only colors for Chevelle.

[Rick H]

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In 1969 Daytona Yellow and Monaco Oragne were SS only colors for Chevelle.

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As I stated before, show me written documentation NOT hearsay.

Rick H.

[Rainer]

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In 1969 Daytona Yellow and Monaco Oragne were SS only colors for Chevelle.

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As I stated before, show me written documentation NOT hearsay.

Rick H.

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Definitely not hearsay. This is from Colvin's by the numbers book, which he lifted directly from Chevrolet sales literature. See footnote b at the bottom:

[Rick H]

Sorry but I don't read that to mean that the SS Chevelle cars were the only ones with orange and yellow. I read that to mean in order to get orange and yellow on an SS the only way was by special order. That's the way I interpret that to mean.

Now if that had said SS package only I would believe it.

The same coded Orange and Yellow were available on any Camaro model. I find it hard to believe that it was available on the Chevelle SS model only and no other Chevelle model.

Rick H.

[Rick H]

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I still don't understand why this guy is stamping all of these parts with vins etc...

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Ok, I went back and read his post and I read your claim and I looked at his website. You asked him on the other forum[ QUOTE ]
Wow 69396SS, whats up with all the number stamping you've got going on?


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I saw where he said the tranny is VIN correct but where is "all the number stamping" I didn't see anything but the tranny. You are insinuating more then what he is openly claiming and I can see how he would get a little hot with you.

Rick H.

[Rat_Pack]

Rick, I too wonder now how this got started as I just read the post on TC and it looks like some of them have been deleted. I don't see any mention of the O & Y paint codes and I tend to agree with you as to why this guy got a little hot. There is something there that I am missing but if it is only about the trans then I don't see anything else wrong unless he does try to pass it off as original.

As for the paint codes, in the Chevelle line (others excluded) those colors were only available on the SS models in 69 without having to special order the paint color, that is why there are the other models of the Chevelles with those colors. (I have read you PM but I had already started this reply.) This is documented in all of the GM literature for the Chevelle that year. No conspiracy either, just don't need to give the counterfeiters any more information than they have, especially on a public forum BTW, thanks for the info on the other car.............RatPack...........

[YenkoChevelle69]

In his sig he talks about how he has a repop trim tag to match his car, then in one of his later posts he says his transmission that he just purchased is correct date coded and vin stamped.

He said he wants to car to be a "correct" LS6 (the car started life as a malibu) and so far he's stamped the trans, purchased a false trim tag.... Why wouldn't he do the rest.



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Rick, I too wonder now how this got started as I just read the post on TC and it looks like some of them have been deleted. I don't see any mention of the O & Y paint codes and I tend to agree with you as to why this guy got a little hot. There is something there that I am missing but if it is only about the trans then I don't see anything else wrong unless he does try to pass it off as original.



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[Mr70]

This is by No means a secret,and is readily available info on any Chevrolet website worth it's salt.
On this,the 1969 Dealership Showroom Literature is Clear.
1969 Chevelle Sales Brochure.