67 tank stickers

[Keith B.]

If I know them correctly a A.O. Smith tank sticker has a different format of sorts then a tank sticker of a St. Louis body. my question if that statement is true where was the sheet attached to the body while at the Dow Smith plant and where or when was it moved to the top of the gas tank. Thanks

[Larry M.]

Re: 67 tank stickers

Keith:

I think the tank stickers were printed on the same machine and installed at the same location in the line at St Louis.

HOWEVER, the AOS body car has "DOW-SMITH" printed at the very top of the sticker and has a secondary listing of various body/trim options for which they were to be paid in addition to building the body for GM.

The tank sticker paper and fonts should all be the same, but the formats are different.

Larry

[Keith B.]

Re: 67 tank stickers

Thanks that's what I thought. So the Smith plant never saw the sheet? What did they use to know how the body was to be built. In terms of the options they installed

[Larry M.]

Re: 67 tank stickers

Thanks that's what I thought. So the Smith plant never saw the sheet? What did they use to know how the body was to be built. In terms of the options they installed

Keith:

I don't think the "tank sheet" was actually used to build the car, although it has all the options and other key info. The line workers used an actual "build sheet" that not only had this information, but many more details and information, including locations for the various parts. You see these "build sheets" on the later cars (mid 1970's and up) as they began to leave them in the cars. I know my 1978 had one.

I am sure AOS and St Louis both had similar detailed information for their assembly workers. Let's see what others say.

Larry

[Tom R.]

Re: 67 tank stickers

Keith:

I don't think the "tank sheet" was actually used to build the car, although it has all the options and other key info. The line workers used an actual "build sheet" that not only had this information, but many more details and information, including locations for the various parts.

This discussion thread started with 1967 build sheets and ended with 1978 but two types of build records were used and shouldn't be confused. Prior to 1973, the plant used a chassis broadcast copy and a body broadcast copy, neither of which were blued to the tank. The Corvette Order Copy was glued to the tank as standard operating procedure.
In the 1972-73 period, GMAD took over plant operations from Chevrolet Motor Division, at which time (1973), the GMAD manifest (buildsheet) was introduced and replaced the three sheets referred to above. The visual difference is the Corvette Order Copy is a portrait style while the GMAD manifest is landscape style.

You see these "build sheets" on the later cars (mid 1970's and up) as they began to leave them in the cars. I know my 1978 had one.

I am sure AOS and St Louis both had similar detailed information for their assembly workers. Let's see what others say.

So yes, 1973-82 Corvette were built with the GMAD buildsheet and a copy glued to the gas tank. Its features included preprinted multi-copies with broadcast codes that reflect the buyers options or RPOs (regular production options).

Buildsheets were used to incorporate buyer options and so often markings on the chassis or checks that as it was built up, the frame, and body were configured for those options.

To clarify Keith's initial query, in that 1967-72 time frame, frames were shipped to the factory as frame assemblies for either automatic or four-speed options. Those frames were not associated with a particular buyer's options and therefore the assembly plant paperwork was not associated with frame delivery.

[Keith B.]

Re: 67 tank stickers

Tom I was referring to the 64-67 time frame when A.O. Smith was supplying bodies.

[Keith B.]

Re: 67 tank stickers

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