<VV> Production date question: When was my '65 built?

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Charles,

The VIN is unique to the production plant, there was no synchronization of VINs.  As far as I know, that's still true.  So, a car with a higher sequence number could easily be produced prior to a car from another plant, if the plants produce cars at different rates, have a stoppage, start later, etc.  All the VIN tells you is when that car came off the line relative to other cars made at the same facility.

--Bryan

> On May 15, 2019, at 3:55 PM, Charles Lee via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> Is there a "register" of Corvair VIN "sequence #s" with the "body" # on the corresponding "trim tag" that has the "build date" code?
> How did LA and Willow Run "synchronize their VIN #?
> Did GM issue a "block" of VIN #s for each before they were built?
> If the "Body #" on "trim tag" is the # of each "style" and last 6 of VIN is "sequence #" of ALL Corvairs, then the VIN should always be higher, right?
> These 2 examples disagree: 
> "Body #" is "972" and last 6 of VIN = "101553" (VIN higher)
> "Body #" is "45" and last 6 of VIN = "100015" (VIN lower)