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samanatoo

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Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« on: February 28, 2009, 01:49:43 AM »
I know that the 08B date was skipped and was wondering if there are any 08A dates on cowl tag for 1969 extended production camaros? Thanks

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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2009, 05:32:22 AM »
might this be one....i can't really tell from the angle but i think so....i'm sure somebody will know for sure.

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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2009, 05:53:50 PM »
I know that the 08B date was skipped and was wondering if there are any 08A dates on cowl tag for 1969 extended production camaros? Thanks

Mine is 08A X77 D80 with body number 100381.  Vin 671122

There is a white one that is also 08A in Jerry's book.  Vin 68xxxx (can't remember exact vin)  Also know of a third one that has been parted out.  Was owned by guy with the name of lzdick on the yenko site.

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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 12:30:35 AM »
Thanks,  I believe that these cars are interesting because they were close to have never been. 40th B Day closing in.  My car is 08C  672077 (08B was skipped)

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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 12:39:48 AM »
Also, this is when GM started putting on the mylar VIN decal in the door jamb.  Mine does not have it, and never did, but the white car in Jerry's book (about 80 vin's after mine) did get it.  By all rights mine should have received the decal, being that the BDY number was reset, and I have a very low BDY number (381), but for whatever reason, it did not get the decal.


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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2009, 11:52:40 AM »
My Body number is 101652  and yours is 100381.  So when chevy starting 1969 extended production, did they restart the body numbers again?   I figured that at 300 cars per 24hr day my Born on date would have beensometime between the 7 and 10 of August.  40th B day soon!   What is your date spread on your motor vers.  the dody date?   My car has a more than normal spread   9weeks,  I have heard that early Aug build cars have some earlier dated parts though it is not the norm.

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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2009, 08:11:47 PM »
Yes, they reset, I believe at 100001, but guess it could be 100000.  However, the BDY number doesn't necessarily mean that was the sequence out the door.  That would correspond more to the VIN.  VIN wasn't assigned until it was in the plant.  BDY # assigned much earlier in the process, and they did not necessarily go to the plant from fisher body in order.  Notice our car VIN's are 955 apart, but the BDY #'s are 1271 apart.  Other examples have an even greater spread.

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Re: Are there any known 1969 Z28's with the 08A cowl tag date?
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2009, 01:04:49 AM »
Over the summer I figured out the aprox born on date using my cars vin and the list of vin numbers for the cars that were produced in August 1969, I never really played much mind to th e body number.    Thanks!

  when I bought my car I had a friend who has owned over a dozen 69 Z's and he went with me and looked over the car, he had told me that he has never seen a orange on orange hounds tooth car and with black top U got only black stripes. He never got into the extended production facts and early Auust build, he just stuck withthe facts and that the car was restored very correct to details evrywhere and that it had very good options.     Endura bumper, power steering,  rosewood wheel, cowl hood, X33 car, center console w gauges, clock and spoilers D80 which was mandatory, chambered exhaust was added as not an option anymore late. 

What is the time spread for your engine build??   Mine is May30th, Block casting is May26th and heads castings are May 27th,  the stampings look good and I have a good partial vin stamping on the oil  filter boss that matches my cars vin, all previous owners claim that the motor is original.  My trans is not.    I have owned a few vettes and a 1972 Z28 that had a 5 to 7 week span, but most of these 69Z  cars are 1 to 3 weeks.  I was told that this si because they were building so many and had so many orders i guess 20000 z28 units explains this.   

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