Dealer Order Procedures

[Stefano]

Jim,
Thanks for the replies. I was not there and can only speculate as to what took place.

There are a few, to say the least, unsatisfied questions such as COPO production volume and order methods which you may be able to help clearify. We apppreciate your efforts by helping us with these questions.

Yes,I am referring to the Build Date coded on the firewall trim tag/Fisher Body number plate.

For example: My Dover White Jack Douglass Yenko, Double COPO, Vin number 124379N649011 has a build date of 05D.

This was one of his 25 direct order COPOs, and thus far all seem to have been built close to O5D.

The NICB information that I have shows that this COPO was shipped to Douglass Chevrolet on 05-28-69. There were at least two other documented Douglass Ordered COPOs built O5D which, were shipped on the same day, per NICB information.

Wouldn't the trim tag/ Fischer Body Tag be the last or latest date coded item installed anywhere on the Camaros?

Once the Trim tag was stamped wasn't the car only hours from completion?

Was the build-out dead line for the Camaros kept the same as other vehicles which would traditionally have new Model Year inventory ready for sale in October?

If GM couldn't fulfill all the demand, in the order banks, wouldn't the individual Zone offices be charged with the task of weeding the orders, by restriction or cancelation notices to their dealers, no matter the reason for the cancelation?

If the Tonowanda engine plant was geared up to fulfill, lets say, 1,200 COPO Camaro Orders, would they then scale back when Eaton Gear was not able to meet their production quotas?

Do records exist from GM which could document the number of special BE rear axle asmblys. produced?

Jim, I have always wanted to ask these questions. Thanks for getting involved with the format which allows me and others to do so.

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