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Trim tag assembly date question
As usual, about the time I think I have figure something out you guys post something that throws me for a loop.
There is a thread in another section, "COPO on ebay" where memvers are talking about 05E assembly dates. I thought the 5th week production months were March, June, September and December? As an accountant I am familiar with the 4-4-5 production/accounting week cycles but how did May end up with 5 weeks in 1969?
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
I don't think anyone has really come up with a valid explanation of the infamous "E" week. It's been offered that the first (A) week begins on the first Monday of a month and the work week was generally Mon-Fri. If the last days of a given month fall in the same Mon-Fri week as the first few days of the next month, they're considered the "E" week of the previous month.
Personally, I dont' buy it. I think it varies from plant to plant and each had their way of doing "A"..."E" weeks. I track 66 & 67 Chevelle VINs and body tags and have found the following months and plants with "E" week tags: 1966 model year Dec. (1965) - KC Jan. (1966) - Fremont Mar. (1966) - KC & Fremont Apr. (1966) - Flint May (1966) - Fremont June (1966) - Atlanta & KC 1967 model year Aug. (1966) - KC Sep. (1966) - Atlanta, Baltimore, Fremont Nov. (1966) - KC, Fremont Jan. (1967) - KC Mar. (1967) - Baltimore, Fremont May (1967) - KC June (1967) - Baltimore, Fremont I'd bet other years and plants would show the same type trend. |
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
Dale - Welcome aboard. Glad to see you posting here. Your web site is terrific which I have used for my research on numerous occasions. There are quite a few Chevelle fans around here and we could sure use your insight.
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
Thanks Dale. I should have known it was not as striaght-forward as I had thought...
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
Each Fisher facility seemed to have the freedom to do the build weeks as they chose. So they only generally follow the actual calendar.
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Kurt S - CRG |
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
[ QUOTE ]
Dale - Welcome aboard. Glad to see you posting here. Your web site is terrific which I have used for my research on numerous occasions. There are quite a few Chevelle fans around here and we could sure use your insight. [/ QUOTE ] I'll second that!!!
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Bill Pritchard 73 Camaro RS Z28, L82, M20, C60 |
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
I've always thought as long as one day fell between the Mon-Fri.,it was considered an actual assembly week.
I can see June 1968 & March 1969 as having only 4 weeks,but May,Sept.& Dec. both look like 5 "E" work weeks to me in both 68/69 calendar years. Here's those calendar years.. http://acs.flicklives.com/Timeline/1966_cal.html http://acs.flicklives.com/Timeline/1967_cal.html http://acs.flicklives.com/Timeline/1968_cal.html http://acs.flicklives.com/Timeline/1969_cal.html |
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
My car is a 5E
May 1970 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I have a build date of the 29th The dang dates for my cut & paste are funny when the post comes out the 1st & 2nd are Friday & Sat & the week of the 3rd through the 9th are pushed over Dang, but you get the idea I hope Sorry for the crappy post Link to http://www.flicklives.com/Timeline/1970_cal.html |
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
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I've always thought as long as one day fell between the Mon-Fri.,it was considered an actual assembly week. [/ QUOTE ] Not true. There's many exceptions to a rule like that. NOR may have an 01E week, but not LOS or LOR or TAR. I don't even see consistency within a plant...
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Re: Trim tag assembly date question
I agree with you.
I meant to say that I always thought it only took as little as one day to fall between a Mon.-Fri. to be considered a work week,if a plant did indeed observe it all,as in Carls case above. |
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