69 L46 carb. markings

[Chris H.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

And tank sticker.

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[E S.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

Richard- This car has 56xx mi. Carb has not been disturbed- The front mounting bolts do seem to have a "goldish" color to them- Car built 9-69 (#30751) Hopes this helps
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[E S.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

Chris- Perfect Tank Sticker- One of the best I have seen! I wondered why the alarm lock seemed so big?-Dealer decal- So cool!

[Mark F.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

And tank sticker.

Chris,

Looks like somewhere between '67 and your Tank Sticker, GM changed their date format...(see my mm-dd-yy "Date Received" format below)
Your Order "Date Received" was received 8/11/22...8+ months in the future!
It Probably means 1968/November/22 (y/mm/dd format?)

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[Mark E.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

Richard- This car has 56xx mi. Carb has not been disturbed- The front mounting bolts do seem to have a "goldish" color to them- Car built 9-69 (#30751) Hopes this helps

This is interesting. I associate oversized airhorn gaskets with an overhaul kit. Originals I've seen follow the contour of the carburetor.

[E S.]

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Hi Mark- Talking Tank Stickers/ Corvette Order Copy-They do not have the vin# of the car; so, unless you have an original window sticker, or an original shipper's copy, or a dealer's invoice that has the vin# of the car- seems to me they can only be a "strong indication" of how the car was produced.-Comments?
E.J.

[Terry M.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

This is interesting. I associate oversized airhorn gaskets with an overhaul kit. Originals I've seen follow the contour of the carburetor.

That gasket is not as large as the replacements. Nice to see the large red "R" on the driver's side. I thought that was a 1970 feature. It is nice to see it on a later 1969.

[Mark F.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

Hi Mark- Talking Tank Stickers/ Corvette Order Copy-They do not have the vin# of the car; so, unless you have an original window sticker, or an original shipper's copy, or a dealer's invoice that has the vin# of the car- seems to me they can only be a "strong indication" of how the car was produced.-Comments? E.J.

Hi E.J.,

My '67 late build (BBD June 28th) is an example of a "strong indication" that the Original Order specified Red Stripe tires.

Who knows, maybe they ran out of them by the time mine was rolling down the line, but somebody neatly scratched that out and put the code string for white walls at the bottom instead...I went with the redlines when I had it judged...

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[E S.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

This is interesting. I associate oversized airhorn gaskets with an overhaul kit. Originals I've seen follow the contour of the carburetor.

Mark- Here is what I can say for sure: I ordered the car, waited about 6 months (UAW Strike); it arrived at dealership late on a Fri.-I took delivery on the following Mon.
Since that day- (late oct.-69), Car has never been out of my possession- for even 1 minute
Car has never been taken back to dealer, or worked on at any other garage or shop.
Any and all work on this car since I took delivery has been done by me, and I have never "touched " that carburetor!
If the airhorn gasket is incorrect on this car, then it was replaced prior to the day this car was delivered to me- and I was certainly not made aware of the fact!
Regards-E.J.

[E S.]

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Hi Mark- Wow- love your car!-Especially all the options!- 400 HP- TI- Offroad, Tele, etc.-You could have went either way on the tire option,and I think you made the right choice with the redlines- (are Order Copy's even judged?)
Do you know what the 3 hand writtened numbers (474) mean? The 3 numbers on my order copy appear to be 751,which is the last three of my vin#IMG_20211130_155751511.jpg

[Mark F.]

Re: 69 L46 carb. markings

Hi Mark- Wow- love your car!-Especially all the options!- 400 HP- TI- Offroad, Tele, etc.-You could have went either way on the tire option,and I think you made the right choice with the redlines- (are Order Copy's even judged?) Do you know what the 3 hand writtened numbers (474) mean? The 3 numbers on my order copy appear to be 751,which is the last three of my vin#

Hi E.J.,

Thanks! Your story on your car is very spectacular! 52 years as the original owner! - never returned to the dealer - never worked on by others! WOW - a rare bird indeed! Ain't many of them

Order Copy's are not judged, but if you have one and a question comes up about something on your car, it's handy to have them available during judging...

I'm pretty sure the 3-digit hand-written number on your tank sheet (and mine) is the "Job Number".
Also, based on Noland Adams' explanation below, I'd read your number as "251" rather than "751".
If I'm wrong, it would be very interesting and I believe a coincidence that your 3-digit job number happened to also be the last 3 digits of your VIN. The Job Number system (see below) was not designed to match digits in VINs. It was an in-plant numbering system used to coordinate subassemblies with finished cars.

I know you car is a '69, but if you happen to have Noland Adams' book , the bottom of page 24 and top of page 25 describes the job numbering process (but does not mention the Tank Sticker, as that only came into practice in 1967) as follows:



hope that helps...

[E S.]

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Mark-Thanks for your insight and info. on the order copy "job numbers"- Yes ,I have Noland's book, and I will certainly refer to it.- I appreciate the help.
E.J.

[Chris H.]

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EJ, great story your car has never been out of your possession.

It would be an interesting exercise for you go through the latest Judging Guide and note any discrepancies between your car and the JG. I've done that with all my cars and and always noted lots of discrepancies.

However I've never been an original owner like you so I can never say definitively if the JG is right or wrong. You can.

[Gary B.]

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Would you care to share that list? We both might learn a thing or two? And... make the manual better.
Gary B

[Chris H.]