Tank sticker

[Ron R.]

Where do i look to see if the tank sticker is there?

[Stephen L.]

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What year is the car????

[Ron R.]

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1993 Corvette

[Bill M.]

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I was able to feel my 93 sticker by running my hand up between the rear bumper cover and the tire carrier. I removed the inboard passenger tail light and was able to see it. I may have removed the tire carrier. I never did remove it as the tank straps were not budging. The passenger side strap was over the sticker .

[Ron R.]

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Wow. Is the sticker that important if I have the top Flight and performance Verification paperwork?

[Gary C.]

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Bill,

You should be able to order that from the NCM 270-777-4555

Gary
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[Michael J.]

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Gary's right, best to order the copy from the museum. Modern Corvettes like yours have tons of paperwork that the factory saved, it's only the vintage Corvettes that don't have any options but to find the original, with lots of effort.

[Bill M.]

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Do the newer stickers have the cars vin # on them? the newest I ever removed was a 69 with no real relationship to the car. In other word you could fake them.

[Michael J.]

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My '81 that was built in BG has the VIN number on it. I suspect they started putting them on all cars built in BG, but probably not any St. Louis cars.

[Tim G.]

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Document Validation can tie the tank ticker to the car even though there is no VIN on the tank sticker.

[Bill M.]

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you mean by window sticker or original bill of sale?

[Tim G.]

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We can tie a tank sticker to a specific car. We don't just validate the document, we say it belongs to a specific vehicle, also.

[David H.]

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My '81 that was built in BG has the VIN number on it. I suspect they started putting them on all cars built in BG, but probably not any St. Louis cars.

Michael,

My 1980 build sheet does have a VIN. I think Thomas Russo's "Corvette Buildsheet Book" - 1973-82 (2013) shows partial VIN (last 5 numbers) typed on at least in 1973.

Dave

[Tom R.]

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Michael,

My 1980 build sheet does have a VIN. I think Thomas Russo's "Corvette Buildsheet Book" - 1973-82 (2013) shows partial VIN (last 5 numbers) typed on at least in 1973.

Dave's post has that correct, 1973 was the first year modern data processing was incorporated into the build process. But, it was typed into the box along with key codes. It also pre-set the body number that was used in the body shop as the panels were built and customized for that particular VIN. And by the time, operations were moved to Bowling Green, the VIN was pre-assigned, no longer requiring the VIN to be hand-typed onto the build sheet or manifest.

Also know that the use of the term "tank sticker" was used by "enthusiasts" not familiar with the term the factory used or manifest. It was later called build sheet as we learned that it documented build options. I called the 1973-82 the GMAD manifest, recognizing that the General Motors Assembly Division began to take over GM assembly plants in the mid-1960s with the St Louis assembly plant coming into the fold in the early 1970s. Thus the GMAD landscape style manifest was first used in 1973.

[James G.]

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Key codes and VIN are in reverse bleed through on my last day of 71 production 21783 - It's the same on earlier cars back to around # 15000 if I am not mistaken.