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

[gsteve at hammatt.com]

Sorry 
My poor memory 
Anyone remember the name of the long time Chevy dealership in Laguna Beach?

Steve Hammatt 
Mount Vernon WA USA
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> On May 21, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Marc Marcoulides <hharpo at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Don Steve’s Chev is in LaHabra (hope you find your desired info)
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 21, 2019, at 12:45 PM, corvairamy62--- via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
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>> Can I please get info about my car? 
>> 
>> 
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>> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 2:58 PM, Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA via VirtualVairs<virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:   Rick or anyone.......
>> Sorry to hijack this topic, but my request really fits in with it.
>> My Corvair (actually I assisted my mother, as I was only a 
>> Junior in college at the time) to custom order from Don 
>> Steve's Chevrolet in Laguna Beach, Calif.  It was ordered at 
>> the time of the intro of the '65 model year cars.
>> The VIN is
>> 107375L105812
>> I'd be interested in knowing everything that this info can 
>> tell us.  I'm putting together a file for the eventual transfer to 
>> our third generation family owner of the Corsa!
>> Super thanks. 
>> 
>> Steve Hammatt
>> Mount Vernon WA USA
>> www.leatherplates.com
>> 
>> From: Rick Loving via VirtualVairs
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 12:28 PM
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re:  Production date question: When was my '65 built?
>> 
>> Charles,
>> 
>> Your Body was built on Sept 15th 1964.  The "normal" dater code for the 
>> Fisher Tag was 2 number month and 1 letter for week.  The week of Sept 13th 
>> a "new" operator was running the tag machine (presumably for 2 weeks to 
>> cover a vacation) and miss-stamped the tags for 2 weeks.  I have numerous 
>> examples of 914, 915, 922, 923, up to 924 where the "error" was corrected.
>> 
>> I have error or miss-stamped tags from various plant and various 
>> years....there was little effort to make corrections as the assembly line 
>> used the broadcast sheets to complete the car.
>> 
>> Your car is the 972 Monza coupe BODY built at LOS, each model was tracked 
>> separately.
>> 
>> Your car is the 1,553 Corvair assembled at LOS (of all models)...each plant 
>> tracked their bodies and production separately.
>> 
>> Rick Loving
>> 
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