1968 LA 1st day production—Wrecked…..

[David K]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/970268192525841/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

[bcmiller]

Not first day of 68 production.

VIN 124378L300926
LOS 00061 Body Number

[MO]

Looks like the dealer held onto it for awhile. 

[bcmiller]

Yes - or it might have been a demo or used by a salesman.

Body build 08E - but not sold until April.

Rare still intact first edition 1968 POP book.

[David K]

Since I'm now more interested, would it be correct to say there no definite way to confirm it is a 1st day build, but just an early vin?

[GMAD_Van Nuys]

I found an article on a 1968 Camaro that was built at the Van Nuys Plant, which is claimed to have been built on the first day of production:

https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/auction/1968-chevrolet-camaro/ce7b5efa-49ca-46e0-9e27-1c8637f747cc

While I wasn't at the Van Nuys Plant when this Camaro was built, I did see the first 1982 third generation F-car come off the line at Van Nuys, which was a white Camaro with a V-6 engine.  There wasn't anyone gathered around this first car produced.  One of my friend's from plant engineering told me the first vehicles assembled were carefully built as we started using robots in the body shop.

[bcmiller]

Since I'm now more interested, would it be correct to say there no definite way to confirm it is a 1st day build, but just an early vin?

It's definitely not a first day, not even the first week.

[David K]

I'd appreciate a bit more to understand. If the end of month total is 4745 in September, how does this VIN not translate to not being a 1st week build?

[bcmiller]

Did you see that the body build on this car is 08E ? August is the 8th month.

There was a slow spin-up with the first 1968 LOS cars built in early/mid August. There are no production numbers for August.