Need help with 1970 Corvette Data Plate and VIN information
I Need help with 1970 Corvette Data Plate and VIN Information. The Data Plate shows a build date of April 28th and the VIN is 194670S411093. The problem is for 1970 they did not have a build date in April; but they did have a build date in April for 1969 Corvettes. Can someone please tell me what is going on? (the Data Plate shows Nevada Silver as the paint code). This was not listed as a paint code for 1970 but was listed as a paint code for 1971. Again, can you please tell me what is going on? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Need help with 1970 Corvette Data Plate and VIN information
Looks like an issue with the data plate (trim tag). The last April 1970 car was built on April 6th, prior to the strike. That was #8314. Work did not resume until May 6. (This per an old Corvette Restorer article by Felix Mozockie). There should not be any build dates between D06 and E06. I assume that your trim tag has 905 for Nevada Silver. That is a problem, too.
It sounds like you have a reproduction tag that was poorly researched, because a late April car in 69 would be around vin 21000, while 1971 would be around 16,000.
Now, if the plate shows D28, that would be late December of 1968 and the expected vin would be near yours, but the paint code would still be wrong. Every way I try to make the data correct, it just doesn't work for any kind of original tag. -
Re: Need help with 1970 Corvette Data Plate and VIN information
That VIN 11093 should have a trim tag date of F3 (June 3 )Comment
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Re: Need help with 1970 Corvette Data Plate and VIN information
If you can post a pic of the tag that would help. It could be a repro as stated above, or it could be a real tag switched to your car for whatever reason. I can indentify most repro C3 tags just by glancing it. Try to get a good pic of the CHEVROLET up top, easiest error to spot.
Also, if your so inclined, remove one of the sill plates, lift up the rug and look to see what color the floor pan of the interior is. Most times that still has the original color from factory overspray on it, as does under the nose behind the front bumper as well as many of the headlight assemblies. You can also check the rear bulkhead underneath the car above the differential. All this will have original overspray from the factory unless it was meticulously removed. Usually when the car gets repainted these areas are not payed any attention unless they really want to hide something. And if they slapped on a incorrect trim tag chances are they didnt cover these areas very well either. Other easy areas to check are in the windshield wiper area or under the fenders on the inside where the hood meets it. Also you could pinch down the weather stripping on the hood, assuming the hood is original. Areas that would be hard to get to are usually skipped. Remember, the factory painted the bodies off from the frame. When the cars get repainted that is often not the case. And usually if they do a frame off resto they would be careful about putting on a more correct trim tag if they intend on tricking you or at least you would think so.Last edited by Edward C.; December 14, 2016, 05:53 PM.Comment
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Re: Need help with 1970 Corvette Data Plate and VIN information
Mike, did the strike affect Tonawanda work? My engine was built on May 5.
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