Please help. I need to know the production date (month) of my 1972 C3, VIN: 1Z37W2S516422. I know it's a '72 LS5 coupe, but I need a engine and want to get the block casting numbers as close as possible to the original. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: production date of car
mid-March of '72Bill Clupper #618 -
Re: production date of car
What's in the upper right corner of the trim tag? That will tell the date of production within 2 days or so.Comment
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Re: production date of car
That'll get you the body build date which isn't necessarily the same as the car's actual build date. BUT, since 'warehouse' space for finished bodies was scarce at St. Louis and there was only one sub-assy source for bodies in the Shark era (St. Louis), the two dates are typically close in time.
But, there WERE cases where this/that body was delayed going to the final line due to quality write-ups, 'circulation' (multiple passes) in the paint booth and perhaps a production hold issue with a particular option configuration. Bottom line, it's best to run a birthday calculation based on the unit VIN rather than to accept the body build date on the trim tag as 'gospel'...Comment
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