Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

[Dan A.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

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Unfortunately the imprint isn't clear enough to read.

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[Shane B.]

[Shane B.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

The other documents I have are the car shipper and tank sheet.

[Shane B.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

The other documents I have are the car shipper and tank sheet.

attached is car shipper paper when it came to dealer off of trailer

[Joe L.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

So for mine Abelardo Valencia ordered the car but never picked it up. It was purchased by Alan. So booklet was replaced at some point and it has Abelardo who ordered the car name in full metal stamp in POP. Is that correct? I figured it would be replaced and have the purchaser’s name on it instead Alan.

Does this look authentic? I have other paperwork with the guys name on it.

Shane------


Yes, the warranty booklet appears authentic to me.

This was, apparently, a foreign delivered vehicle (to the Philippines according to the tank sheet). So, there might have been some differences in procedures. However, I would say that Valencia ordered the vehicle AND took delivery of it. For some reason, a replacement warranty book with POP was later obtained by him.

I don't think that Al Grenning would be able to help with this question.

However, I do not see how it really matters. This car has probably had multiple owners over the years. Just who the actual original owner and subsequent owners were would seem to be purely academic at this point. The warranty booklet is obviously a replacement but that does not make it less authentic as I believe it's definitely of GM issue and not any sort of "reproduction".

[Shane B.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

Ok that’s fair enough. Thank you for all your help. I am actually the third owner and I know the second owner well and have a phone number for the original owners grandson but he doesn’t know much about how the name got there just that the car is all original and was a not hit body. It only has 51,000 miles on it since new. And reproduction plates can be made. That’s what I was afraid of.

[E S.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

Joe-This is from my 66- If you read the last page, then the "further information on page 2"; and then the "details on page 44"; it seems pretty clear (Like you have already stated) that the pop was made at the factory, and the dealer then used a label maker to complete enter the original owner's name, address, and delivery date. ( in 1966 anyway) When he sold the car.
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[Mark F.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

...This is from my 66...the pop was made at the factory, and the dealer then used a label maker to complete enter the original owner's name, address, and delivery date...

EJ...what a nice book you have there!

[Keith W.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

Ralph ,

I don't have any tape left , as I labeled everything I had back then. I do however still have the label maker ! Lets get together and make some POPs

Jim

Anyone know if you can get a replacement POP? I have the warranty pamphlet but the plate was lost by the original owner.

[Roy S.]

[Jimmy B.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

I worked for TWA in 1970 - 71 in their advertising and distribution dept. There we had addressoagraph machines lined up - around 20 of them. We made all the credit cards there as the blank cards came in and they were loaded into the machine and a print out was given with details as to the owners name and credit card number, and address. After each card was made and quality controlled it was then sent out to the individual. If a screw up happened you had to give that card to the supervisor on duty as we had no extra cards, she would procure an extra blank card for the stamping. Also we sent timetables to every company office in the world from our database. We had stacks/racks of pre-embossed metal cards, you stood these up in a machine - the metal card would come down and load and with the addressograph sheet below, then the blank label on top, then a band of of ink strip in would go on top and as the 2 came together the label would now be printed in ink with the information that was on the addressograph data plate. Finally this label was peeled off and put on each mail package that might contain 50 timetables or 100, or Even 1, this was done every 30 days. Also we mailed out all the pay checks throughout their distribution center. A Phillipsburg/inserter envelope machine was used for that. On a good day I could mail out 25,000 or so checks, credit card statements, or help make credit cards using the addressograph machines. We also made the steel addressograph completed platres there to be used for our mailing purposes listed above. We had racks upon racks of these steel plates. After a year I left and joined the United States Air Force. I was only 19 then and there were only 4 of us guys in the office, all the rest were women, some young and some old. My boss got to meet Howard Hughes once, he came in and reviewed the work area, it - his only comment was "paint it".

[Jeffrey S.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

Anyone know if you can get a replacement POP? I have the warranty pamphlet but the plate was lost by the original owner.

When I purchased my '69 which was still under warrantee, I paid $25 to transfer to my name. The replacement POP came in the mail a few weeks after (if memory serves). Attached is a copy of the POP. Notice the rules to second owner at the bottom including the deductible amount also $25. The metal plate itself is not as complete as the original one was.

[Dan A.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

Jeff did you have to submit the original POP with your replacement application? Or were you able to retain the original?

Jeff's replacement POP.

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[Jeffrey S.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

Dan,
I had to turn in the original.
Jeff

[Kenneth B.]

Re: Addressograph Ident-O-Plates and Protect-O-Plates In GM Warranty Booklets

One more thing: the instructions for the production of the P-O-P's can be found in the AIMs. It instructs that after the embossment of the plates, they are to be affixed to the P-O-P folder. If there was any intention that the plates be later embossed with an Addressograph machine, I'm sure that there would not have been the instruction that the plates be affixed to the folder. Once affixed to the folder they are difficult to remove (by intention) and could not be further embossed with a machine.

What part of what Joe said dont some get. I had 3 GM cars in the 60'S and all of them had POP's from the factory & my name & address was added on blue G M tape at the dealer. The plant didn't know who bought the car. Watched them get my GTO of the truck & prep it.