Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

[Dan P.]

I was hoping to get more information recently published in the Restorer about where the Shipping Verification docs came from. The Heritage Center was mentioned, but no particulars.

Who had the docs? What process was undertaken to find them? What other docs accompanied them? Where were they stored all these years? And of course - are there links to any other docs?

Inquiring minds...

[Larry E.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

If they saved this info for Corvettes; they must have the Camaro
Shipping Data also. Comments Please

Larry

[Michael J.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

Ah, if only GM had a Lois Eminger all things would be revealed.

[Terry M.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

If they saved this info for Corvettes; they must have the Camaro
Shipping Data also. Comments Please

Larry

Roy Sinor explained this (the shipping docs for other Chevrolet model lines) at more than several Regional Meets in 2010. I believe he also posted it here.

Edit add: I searched (briefly) and couldn't find a reference to other Chevrolet model lines in Roy's posts here, so perhaps I am recalling his presentation at the Regionals.

[Dan P.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

Not sure why, but nobody has given a straight-forward answer regarding where these docs came from, how they were stored, what other docs accompanied them, etc. etc.

Did I miss it in a previous post?

If no, the silence is deafening. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, just very curious. I'd be satisfied if somebody just said that info can't be released rather than having everyone talk around it.

Anybody?

[Dick W.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

The General controls the who, what, when and where, not NCRS.

I doubt that any of the other clubs will step up to have the records converted to digital formal. It cost several thousand dollars to do the limited Corvette data,

[Larry T.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

I doubt that any of the other clubs will step up to have the records converted to digital formal. It cost several thousand dollars to do the limited Corvette data,

I would think there would be individuals out there that would spend "several thousand dollars" to gain some new info on other GM products of this era. When you say several thousand I hear less than ten, is that accurate?

[Dick W.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

I would think there would be individuals out there that would spend "several thousand dollars" to gain some new info on other GM products of this era. When you say several thousand I hear less than ten, is that accurate?

Not much less, and that was for a very small group of cars, imagine the # of Camaros, Chevelles, Nova's etc that were built. I can vision over $50k being spent just on Camaro's

[Mark D.]

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This is where the information was discovered.

[Ronald L.]

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Mark... or is that

Who at the General? The new owner, Obama?

[Dick W.]

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The document process started over three years ago. There were two people that knew of it until it was a done deal. The keeper of the docs wanted it that way, no publicity.

[Ronald L.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

So what was the source? The family of the former St Louis plant employee, or ???

[Dan P.]

Re: Shipping Verification Docs - What's the real story?

The document process started over three years ago. There were two people that knew of it until it was a done deal. The keeper of the docs wanted it that way, no publicity.

Thanks for the insight, Dick. I understand the myriad of reasons for not getting into greater detail about where the docs came from. At least we have them.

I understand that there are those who won't take that for an answer. But the bottom line is that these are docs owned by a public company and their job is to earn a return for their investors. GM doesn't need any more distractions as they have enough on their plate right now. Glad somebody stepped-up and just said it!

[Ray G.]

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I say thank you to the people who took the time and initiative to locate and make available these documents.

Ray

[Dick W.]

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So what was the source? The family of the former St Louis plant employee, or ???

The rightful and LEGAL owner of them. There are a lot of documents that have been placed into private collections and the public domain without the express permission of GM. This is not one of them

Nuff said about this, you can cook up all the conspiracy theories you want to, but the facts have been stated by several posters. It is your choice to believe them or not. Nothing will change those facts.