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Hi Tim,
The 1969 Chevelles were introduced in dealer showrooms on Thursday,
September 26, 1968. New model tooling changeovers started in July and were
in full swing in August. They probably were building 69's in late August.
Tom Wilson
www.chevellehistory.com
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>Subject: [Chevelle-List] Production questions
>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:35:07 -0400 (EDT)
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>I decoded my cowl tag and VIN for kicks today. It got me thinking. How
>was
>production handled in '69? Like today we get the new model year starting
>in
>september or so. So 2002s will be hitting showrooms soon even though it's
>still 2001. Was it the same in '69? My car was built in October but it
>was
>the 209,856th car built according to the VIN. Would there have been
>209,000+
>cars built by the end of october '68? Or was it built in October of '69?
>
>In case you need it, my VIN is 1 3637 9G309856. Not sure if the 209,000
>cars
>is for coupes only or what.
>
>Oh yeah...The VIN info here lists most coupes as notch backs. BUt the last
>one
>is listed as a Plain Back (#87). What was the plain back, or perhaps WHEN
>was
>it?
>http://www.paddockparts.com/ReferenceCharts/vin_chevelle.html
>
>Tim.
>Proud Owner: '69 Chevelle (hopefully all the leaks are finally patched up)
>
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