<VV> How was the VIN assigned/attached on 69s?

[Dave Leonard]

I've read in several places that final assembly assigned VINs, not Fisher.
These are a few references I could quickly locate:

 

>From a Sixty-Niner newsletter: "#6000 at Fisher Body Shown with Fisher Body
Manager Bob Bates in May, 1969, the completed body for #6000 is ready to
transfer over to Chevrolet for fInal assembly. Note just how complete the
body really is. Windshield, wheel well trim, door handles, side market
lights, Monza emblem, etc. are already installed. There's even a key in the
door lock! (Picture courtesy Dave Newell from his personal collection)"

 

In Finger Tip Facts, Dave writes, "Fisher was responsible for all body
construction, assembly and paint. As delivered to Chevrolet, the bodies were
surprisingly complete, With upholstery, glass, carpeting and most emblems
and moldings already installed. It's easy to tell how the body appeared when
it arrived at Chevrolet by studying the '69 assembly manual available from
vendors. Any body-related operations not shown or listed in the manual were
performed by Fisher Body."

 

And from Mark Ellis transcript of a presentation at a convention: "The
bodies would then pass over to the Chevy side of the plant to a staging
area. When the scheduling department determined they had all the parts
necessary to build a particular car, the body was given a serial ( VIN)
number and headed down ,the final Chevy assembly line."

 

Dave

 

From: BobHelt at aol.com [mailto:BobHelt at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:42 PM
To: dave at arborlea.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> How was the VIN assigned/attached on 69s?

 

In a message dated 9/30/2010 6:00:04 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
dave at arborlea.com writes:

All documentation states the VIN was assigned in final assembly, not at
Fischer Body.

Dave,

What documentation states this? Where are you getting your information from?

 

Regards,

Bob Helt