THE LAST??? 1967 Z-28 - Page 4

70 copo · #31 03-22-2008, 11:04 PM

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The key is the body tag meant nothing to Chevrolet; they did not refer to it and assembled cars via body and chassis broadcast sheets. They did have to share scheduling info however and Chevy likely dictated when a certain dealer order was built. Due to the July 4 holiday Fisher probably released all the orders it had [generating the body tags] but started them per the Chevy schedule. Chevrolet assigned VINs in order as bodies were received from Fisher. Cars built later than either of the two in this discussion have 07B tags.

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Is this your opinion, research, or is this from the CRG's technical article? Where did you get your information?

Again, from my previous post:

"Please detail your opinion on the '67 Build sequence at Fisher, the lines that staged the bodys built immediatly on the Chevrolet side and why they were arranged in that manner, and finally the VIN assignment and the build sequence lock for final production".

Thanks

**William** · #32 03-22-2008, 11:06 PM

John Z

70 copo · #33 03-22-2008, 11:07 PM

John Z did not get to Norwood until well after '67 Production ended.

**William** · #34 03-23-2008, 12:07 AM

So? The process did not change.

**firstgenaddict** · #35 03-23-2008, 12:45 AM

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"And that my car was held for a while for whatever reason until the following week when the cowl tag was made for the car...is this true???"

Therein lies the problem. The body tag was the first part made to a specific dealer order, installed on the cowl by Fisher body. Chevy never touched it.

Your car wasn't held up at all. The Z/28 with the earlier tag date but later VIN was.

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Precisely how I saw it William... the 07B's were the held up cars as they arrived at Chevrolet later than his 07C car...

70 copo · #36 03-23-2008, 12:52 AM

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So? The process did not change.

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Opinion or based on research?

Thanks

**William** · #37 03-23-2008, 12:56 AM

Exactly.

It is possible that the last 1967 Camaro built at Norwood had an 07B tag.

**iluv69s** · #38 03-23-2008, 01:08 AM

ok...so i think I get it now after reading the CRG article...

...the body shells are made and the cowl tags attached each week basically in order....it seems that the second week of July, atleast one other Z body shell was made and then the third week of July my body shell was made....then for some reason, the other car got 'held up' while my car continued down the line to the point of having the VIN assigned...a hundred cars or so later,the other car recieved its VIN...that's interesting...

welll??? do I have it now???

it only takes me a few tries to figure things out...hehehe

Thanks for all the info. guys...

...so I may have the last cowl dated body shell to leave the fisher plant!!! It doesn't really matter to me too much either....I just wanted to find out the real deal before I put some wrong info. in my ad...and what better place...

..out of curiousity...what is the last known 67 VIN of all the Camaros?? how far from the last car??

Thanks again!!!

**William** · #39 03-23-2008, 01:18 AM

Nope; bodies were not made 'in order'.

Imagine if you will hundreds of body tags [not assembled bodies] and other paperwork in queue at Fisher body. Maybe it was all in a vinyl pouch. Someone in production control at Fisher looks at the Chevrolet assembly schedule for the day/week and releases the appropriate body tag/paperwork to production. Chevy then gets the assembled body when they expect it.

**iluv69s** · #40 03-23-2008, 01:54 AM

ay ay ay...hahaha....

I'm confused...haha...how about this...my cowl tag was made on the third week of July, right??? Therefore, I have the 67 Z-28 with the youngest cowl tag known???? Can we agree on that?? Of course there could always be another out there...

....it seems that a lot of the 'special and high performance' cars were getting built right toward the end of production...not just in 67...is that true??

thanks again...Max

I started loosely bolting some parts on today, so it looks a little like a car...still searching for a few missing things...but I found atleast 95 % so far...hehe....here's a few pics..