Early 69 Frame Stencil

[Joseph A.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

I have a 3rd week of Jan 1969 build and they stencil I got from Quanta matched the one on my car which was 12.10.68

[Chris H.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

Mark, just be be clear, what is the date on your trim tag? That’s is your cars official build date.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

Correct but stencil makers want to use Jan 69 dates.....and the Official production date per NCRS is 12/30/68

Which maker?
It makes zero sense to date a frame after a car is built. Someone on their end isn't thinking this through, no matter what.

I would call them and explain. That's what I did for the 77 I did last year, and they made the date I wanted.
Or choose a different vendor.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

Mark, just be be clear, what is the date on your trim tag? That’s is your cars official build date.

Actually, its not.
The official date is the day it rolled off the line and was invoiced. The body build date (trim tag date) is usually 1-2 days prior to that.

[Mark S.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

exactly. trim tag is 12-28. 2 days prior to when NCRS says is the production date.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

I would pick a date in the first 2 weeks of December; the 10th as shown above would be perfect.

[Ron G.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

Just and FYI if you are already not aware, but the paint was rolled on with a small roller and not sprayed like you see on most restorations. It was done with a very cheap white enamel paint.

[Chris H.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

Mark I should have clarified....when I say “official”, that is the date that will be used on the judging field.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Early 69 Frame Stencil

Mark I should have clarified....when I say “official”, that is the date that will be used on the judging field.

because it's the closest we can come without having the actual production date on the judging field.
However, we usually understand that the true production date is not the same.