meaning of crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette

[William K.]

who knows why the factory put : crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette Thank you Bill KeoghE mail: wllmkeogh@yahoo.comTel 905-8712341

[Mike E.]

Re: meaning of crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette

Because job number 22 came down the line immediately before 23,and 24 came immediately after. No relationship to options or VIN.

[William K.]

Re: meaning of crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette

Thank you so very much for your prompt informationWould the job number give any clue to the VIN # . My guess is probably not ????????????Bill Keogh

[Bob H.]

Re: meaning of crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette

no relation to vin at all. Numbers were repeated over and over so you could see other cars with a 23 on it.

[Bill M.]

Re: meaning of crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette

My '59s VIN is 2520

[Rob M.]

Re: meaning of crayon pencil #23 in gas tank area 1958 Corvette

Number is often referred as the factory job number rotated between 1 and 500 and the repeated again. It was used to match up parts of the car with the body (like doors, decklid, hood and trunk). The number was probably also written on the factory build sheet so factory workers could ensure they included the ordered options specified on the build sheet on the built car...