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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Originality => Topic started by: lakeholme on December 08, 2006, 11:04:23 PM
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The seat belt tag reads:
Hamill 1968
Model 137
45C67
Would that be OK for a 68 12D?
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I am not an expert on seat belts but based on my date code reference info: "45" = week of manufacture, "C" = not sure what the code stands for belts made by Hamill, "67" = year. Thus, it appears a belt dated code with “45” = 45th week of November 1967, could be correct for a car assembled in the 4th week of December 1967.
Ssnake-Oyl Product, Inc., Hawkins, TX, 903-769-4555, www.ssnake-oyl,com, is a great resource for seat belt restorations, date coding and belt application info.
Dave
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Date looks good. :)
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Just the question I was about to ask! :)
My Norwood 68 coupe model build - 12c
Seat belts read
Irving 1968
Model # 237
49 A 67
They have the black plastic covers.
The different model numbers are interesting - 137 and 237. Any clues as to what that means?
There's also some belts on ebay the same as mine but with 1968 #330 1H28 68 & 1H24 68 on them ???
Would that be the 24th and 28th August 1968?
Did they change the date coding system at some point?
btw Dave, your ssnake-oyl link is broken with a comma. Their seatbelts look great, very detailed! but I couldn't find info regarding decoding.
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Of course Kurt saying they were OK was enough for me...
But I did find enough in Hooper's Conclusive book to figure out the date decoding. Nothing about models...
I didn't find a decoding chart at that site either, so I emailed them...
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Here's the info from my uncompleted seatbelt article (just was working on it again, that's good!)
Location Standard Deluxe
Front lap, bucket seat 237 137
Center lap, bench seat 235 131
Front shoulder 277 (coupe)177 (coupe)
? (convertible) ? (convertible)
Rear lap 231 131
Dates:
A one or two digit number indicating the production week, a single letter (apparently related to which plant (or possibly production line) produced the part), and the two-digit calendar year number.
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Thanks! Kurt. That's very helpful info. Is the article coming out soon?
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No idea.
I just redid the drivetrain decoding section (to be published soon) and am working on a couple of other things too.