Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

[Steven G.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

The Term Pilot I Used From 70 #6, That Is Written Pilot Job Grease Pencil Markings Underside Rear Deck. Other Than That Car, I Do Not Know For Sure If And How Many Pilot Job Cars Were Made At This Time. The Search Goes On. Thanks For Your Input.

[Jack H.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Yes, No. 8 is alive and well...I said it's garaged a block or two from my house.

Yes, once again, it's a regular production car (L46 convertible with optional hard top) and the trim tag indicates a 1/5/70 build date. The car was originally delivered to a physician just outside Denver.

No, you won't find it in the 1970 registry because the current owner (a building contractor) doesn't believe in all the NCRS 'nonesense' of correct/original this 'n that. He bought it to drive/ride and politely turns down my invitations to attend various NCRS local functions...

[Steven G.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Jack, Well, That Info. Means My #9 Was Not The First Regular Production Car, Just Wondering If You Noticed Options On #8 And A/t Or 4 Speed, A Shame He Doesnt Let Others See His Car Or Production Info.

[Jack H.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

It's a 4-spd, L46, Blue/Blue with AM/FM and two tops. That's about it.

On it being a 'shame', understand with more than a million Corvettes produced, there are only about 16,000 NCRS members... That means restoration/preservation to the factory concours silhouette isn't everyone's cup of tea. In fact, we represent a decided minority in the ownership base of these cars.

Put yourself in the shoes of one of these 'other' Corvette owners for a minute. Why do you want to take your car to a group of guys who go NUTS looking at this/that and telling you what's WRONG with your car?

If you can understand that mind set, you can figure out where my neighbor, Jody, is coming from. He has a basic appreciation of what we do, but it's not his be-all/end-all objective with the car...

[Steven G.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

It's a 4-spd, L46, Blue/Blue with AM/FM and two tops. That's about it.

On it being a 'shame', understand with more than a million Corvettes produced, there are only about 16,000 NCRS members... That means restoration/preservation to the factory concours silhouette isn't everyone's cup of tea. In fact, we represent a decided minority in the ownership base of these cars.

Put yourself in the shoes of one of these 'other' Corvette owners for a minute. Why do you want to take your car to a group of guys who go NUTS looking at this/that and telling you what's WRONG with your car?

If you can understand that mind set, you can figure out where my neighbor, Jody, is coming from. He has a basic appreciation of what we do, but it's not his be-all/end-all objective with the car...

WELL, I KNOW NOW THAT #7 #8 #9 WERE BLUE WITH BLUE, AND ALL L-46 BLOCKS, THAT'S GREAT INFO. THANKS !!!!!

[Terry M.]

[Steven G.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Well That Info. Blows My Ideas About Pilot Jobs! My 70 #9 Build Sheet Has Zone 37, Dealer 998. After A Search, The Nearest Dealer # Is 990 Buffalo N.y. Zone 12, No Help. I Suppose I Will Have To Map All Zone 37 Dealers (from 70 Registry) And Guess From There An Approximate Location Of Where Dealer #998 Was Located. I Check My Local Dealer And They Do Not Know. I Wonder If Someone Has Ever Mapped Dealer #'s And Zones For C-3's, They Were Changed Later At Sometime ?? Thanks Terry For All Your Input.

[Tom D.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

What was the time gap between 1969 (last one) and 1970 then?

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[Terry M.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Last 1969 I have seen had a trim tag date of Thursday Q18, #38701. With 61 units left to go it is possible some may have been dated Q19, but I doubt it. My guess is they used Friday and maybe Saturday to clear the line of 1969 jobs, and the supply chain of 1969 parts that were not continuing into MY 1970.

The first trim tag date for 1970 regular production was A05, a Monday. That gave them plenty of down time for the holidays and to change whatever they needed to for the 1970 model year -- which was not much compared to say the introduction of C3s a few years before.

[Terry M.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Steve,
I'm not trying to shoot down your idea about the 1970 MY pilot cars. It may well be #6 was a pilot (or some other such term. I actually prefer pre-production) job. I show the trim tag date on that one as O23 = October 23. That would mean it was assembled during the 1969 MY thus my term pre-production. It, and the five 1970 jobs before it, were certainly built pre-production. Whether they were referred to as pilot jobs by Chevrolet is still unknown.

We have to have an open mind. Could there have been other 1970s built before the regular production run began that perhaps had no serial number, or some non-sequential numbers? There could have been. We may never know if there were.

[Steven G.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Very Good Points Of Discussion, I Guess There Will Be Lots Of Unknowns And Must Be Kept In Mine Before Making Any Conclusions. Having Searched Data For Zone 37, My Conclusion For Now, Is Dealer # 605 Lexington, Va. Is The Nearest # Found To My #998, In Zone 37. I Guess Some Day, Some One Will Add Dealer # Info., Probably Would Be A Waste Of Time To Post Question About This Now.

[John M.]

Re: Who Recieved First C-3's Off Line? Dealers? CEO'S?

Last 1969 I have seen had a trim tag date of Thursday Q18, #38701. With 61 units left to go it is possible some may have been dated Q19, but I doubt it.

My 69 is also Q18 38745 18 units to go.

I wonder how many of the last 18 produced beyond mine remain?