T/S T10-7B In A '62?

[Bill O.]

If someone can give me a hand here, I'll post the ending to chapter 34.

According to my research, the last 1961 Corvette was assembled on July 22, 1961 (10939). My '62 Vette has a T10-1C transmission assembled September 12, 1961 (final assembly 10/9/1961) coupled to a T10-7B tail shaft with a casting date of July 31, 1961, nine days after the last '61 rolled off the assembly line. Is it possible that an early '62 could have a 7B rather than a 7D assuming excess production would be used up? Or would there have been a "clean" cut-off with the very first '62s installed with 7Ds and the remaining 7Bs put in inventory as service replacements.

Got no deducts at Columbus...it was questioned and I had no answer.

Thanks as always.

Bill

[William C.]

Re: T/S T10-7B In A '62?

Carry-over inventory being used at model change is not really unusual. A call from BW to the right engineer at Chev to get permission to use the old parts until existing stock was cleared would not be at all unusual at Model Change. A piece of paper, a couple of signatures and done deal, by now, the paper lost in the annals of history no doubt.