july 7 65 trim date ?????

[Donald S.]

according to the trim tag my car 21679 was built in st louis july 7 65 this was a wendsday . would the frame have been pulled from inventory the same day ?? or the day before???? as im trying to determine the hand written date for the frame rail beside the stencil....my engine pad stamping would preceede this date by days ?? or weeks ??? or months ???

thanks for the help don..

[Wayne M.]

Re: july 7 65 trim date ?????

according to the trim tag my car 21679 was built in st louis july 7 65 this was a wendsday . would the frame have been pulled from inventory the same day ?? or the day before???? as im trying to determine the hand written date for the frame rail beside the stencil....my engine pad stamping would preceede this date by days ?? or weeks ??? or months ???

thanks for the help don..

Don -- as for the frame crayon dates, I believe it could have been the same date if your car passed final assy. late in that day.

Now for the other dates, best I can offer is a real example, off the Protecto-o-Plate and car that I saw in Sept '88. This was 75 cars before yours (about 1 day's production) on the line.

convert # 21604; T0623IF, P0630, FB0628W

So I guess the answer is week(s), with a chance of much variability.

[Donald S.]

Re: july 7 65 trim date ?????

thanks again wayne i have seen a couple of bb cars and the stamp dates have been as mush as 3 weeks early to as close as 4 days i would think that much less than 4 days would not be possible because they had to be shiped by rail from tonawanda to st louis with handeling delays on both ends possible ... i find it amusing wayne that i live within a few miles from you and i use an international web site to talk to you ... im sure we know or know of some simmilar people and cars i have lived in the calgary area for 15 years priror to that in revelstoke bc and in vancouver i grew up a mile away from arnie chaddock in revelstoke and he is the bc ncrs chapter .. years ago i tried to buy a 70 bb convertable from him ...lol its a small world among enthusiests .....

[Michael H.]

Re: july 7 65 trim date ?????

according to the trim tag my car 21679 was built in st louis july 7 65 this was a wendsday . would the frame have been pulled from inventory the same day ?? or the day before???? as im trying to determine the hand written date for the frame rail beside the stencil....my engine pad stamping would preceede this date by days ?? or weeks ??? or months ???

thanks for the help don..

I think the hand written date on the frame could easily have been the same date as the trim tag date, or one or more days after the trim tag date..