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Thanks guys, I appreciate the help!

Thank you the replies Ron and Mark. The May production explains it all then if there was no way they could make that many cars a month..

Ron, do you mind sharing your (partial) VIN? Just that we can get the last nail in the coffin if it's close to the VINs in my first message

I've been browsing through 1968 Camaros for sale lately and I've noticed that the VINs and trim tag do not correlate at all with June/July built cars as for build date. I did learn from this site that VIN build dates in June actually do deviate from actual build dates, but could it be as much as 4 weeks? I've collected pictures of trim tags that have build dates of July 1968 and they show a difference of even more than a month compared to VIN.

The first picture show a trim tag with 07D. VIN of the car is N476xxx and according to the link below the car was built probably mid-late June even though the trim tag shows 07D?

http://www.camaros.org/geninfo.shtml#HowMany

The second picture shows 07C. VIN is N472xxx. Again, it should be mid-late June according to the link?

The third pic shows 07D, VIN 479xxx. According to link: somewhere late June?

I know the chances are low that all of these randomly found cars have fake trim tags on them and that they really should have a tag with 06x build date.. But does anyone have a definite answer to this? Otherwise this keeps bugging me.. 

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=305164&page=1

Thanks for the link, time to order some missing decals for my car..

There's just one thing I'm wondering; are the decals on ECS' website correct for the cars they list them on their website? Heartbeat City, for example, list the "YC" front coil spring decals for a '67 SS350, whereas ECS lists the same decal for a '68 small block. Also, ECS lists different letters for '67 SS350 than Heartbeat City.

http://www.ecsautomotive.com/productdesc.php?co=g&id=5

Is the "YC" decal correct for my '68 small block? I've never just seen any other supplier sell decals for my setup. Does anybody have info on this?

Jerry's book tells me that the first 17 Z/28s were indeed built the last week of December 1966. Looks like the car came with a 4-speed from the factory as well..

What drivetrain does the car currently have? Does it have front disc brakes?

Here's a direct link to the product:

http://www.firewheelclassics.com/store/item.asp?Category=&SubCategoryID=&GroupID=&SKU=DC01%5F126

I saw a sticker on Firewheel Classics website that seemed to have the "Printed in USA" text. Here's their reply when I asked about it.

ours have the "printed in USA" on the sticker. The decal part number is :  DC-03 and it is $3.50.  Let me know if you want to place an order.
Thanks!

I have not seen their sticker myself so I can't say anything about quality, fonts etc but this one at least seems to have the text that others don't have.

It's amazing how much knowledge the members of this site have. You can get an answer to pretty much everything conserning first gen. Camaros..

This thread made me realize that once again

Is there something stamped on the backside of the hubcap? Or is there even any way to identify a factory hubcap?

I'm sure somebody knows

Hey guys, I've been looking for a set of dog dish hubcaps for my '68. I was wondering if there's any way to tell if they are original factory parts or reproduction?

The statements above make sense. Additionally, a Camaro restoration book informed me that the correct way to say it is SS/RS.

Thanks for the replies everybody! I also have the vacuum hole and that means that I might actually have an original RS!

I'm trying to determine if my Camaro was ordered with the RS package. Is there any sure way to find this out? I don't have sales invoice, PoP or any orignal document to prove it. The car has all the RS equipment except for vacuum lines so I'm not confirmed yet. I was wondering if every Camaro left the factory with the vacuum line hole in firewall or only the RS equipped Camaros?