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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Pad Stamp Tonawanda L48

« on: October 30, 2022, 06:40:49 PM »

Guessing it is from a ST Therese fillsize car and the last digit didn't get stamped for some reason

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Mystery font on a stamp pad

« on: December 03, 2019, 04:44:53 PM »

Definitely genuine for a 67 Impala from Los Angeles

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Garage Talk / Re: Trying to find the family car. 1966 Impala SS396

« on: August 14, 2018, 01:57:14 PM »

I didn't have that vin in my research database.  I'll add it though. Remember which dealer he bought it at?  Happen to have any of the original paperwork?

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General Discussion / Re: 124378N427708

« on: January 02, 2017, 06:20:22 PM »

Most of the ads with vins I found were in CA. It was a law starting for the 69 model year I believe in that state.

I did find ads with vins listed for some other dealers not in CA but not many.  Looks like you lucked out!

Dave, got anything interesting on the 91-93 Cutlass Supreme with the Getrag 284 5spd?  Those are quite rare!

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General Discussion / Re: 427/425

« on: December 06, 2016, 05:19:02 PM »

And the partial vin decodes to a 69 fullsize Chevy from the Wilmington plant

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General Discussion / Re: 427/425

« on: December 06, 2016, 05:12:16 PM »

PM sent, I run the website Impalas.org and do lots of research on these cars.  Would be a great research tool

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: LOS TB (no P) inspection tag possibility?

« on: May 01, 2016, 08:15:00 PM »

I'd love to find one of those in a fullsize cars.  I've seen inspection tickets but not one like that.  Were there any other items folded up inside the UOIT?

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1968 - Orphans / Re: 8L300346 Protect O Plate

« on: July 25, 2015, 01:18:24 PM »

Is it a first edition warranty book or is there no vin punched through the book?

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General Discussion / Re: My New '68 Camaro Z/28 Butternut Yellow

« on: July 17, 2014, 11:12:25 PM »

Danny, here is the ad the 2nd owner saw.  Did the previous owner give you this when you bought the car?  I had found the ad for it by chance (before the car surfaced) when I was looking through old newspaper ads online and saving ones with vins.  It was a fluke that this car later surfaced only months after I found the ad!  I have the full page PDF saved if you want a copy.  Just shoot me an email.  Warren

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General Discussion / Re: Original dealer info for 1st gens is available

« on: July 01, 2014, 08:33:53 PM »

My list has info from all years 63-72 but I usually mark down what year the info is from

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General Discussion / Re: Original dealer info for 1st gens is available

« on: June 30, 2014, 10:02:23 PM »

Got mine back today. Zone 35. (N.J.).  Dealer code is 166 which is not available in current documents. any help would be greatly appreciated. I know it came from an individual just north of there near Nyack NY prior to me buying it. 1969 z28. Thanks Gary.

Had 2 close ones in my list.  35-164 was Irwin Chevrolet, Passaic NJ and 35-167 was June Chevrolet in Metuchen NJ.  It's possible that June changed dealer numbers by one.  If not then your dealer was alphabetically between these two.

Warren

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General Discussion / Re: Nice documents on this 1968 RS/SS 396

« on: June 30, 2014, 09:44:50 PM »

Yeah, typically the pop was stamped on the service invoice when work was done

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Need some help with Engine Pad stamp

« on: May 02, 2014, 01:32:32 AM »

See if he can get the casting date.  Should be a 3855961 block.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Another Restamp Sold For Big Bucks

« on: March 19, 2014, 01:47:19 PM »

He just listed another with a different date code and it already has 1 bid.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&vxp=mtr&item=171270060715

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1969 - Orphans / Re: 9L523125 - Protect-O-Plate

« on: March 17, 2014, 08:44:01 PM »

I won it and am working on reuniting it with the car.  Pop was stamped in error with suffix code for LM1/TH350 for a fullsize car.