My 70 was built in Van Nuys.As you know,there are some accessory code numbers on the cowl tag.There are no books to decode them.My point is,if I post my accessory numbers,maybe there is someone out there who shares the same numbers as mine.We might be able to decode what options or accessories our cars came with.Here's my numbers:
678770 070708

On the Van Nuys cars, these numbers on the last line of the cowl tag are not accessory codes. The 678770 hasn't been decoded that we know of yet. The second sequence of numbers 070708 means that your car was built on the 07th day of the month, and it was the 0708th car that day. The 0708 should match the last 4 digits of the DP Sequence number on your build sheet if you have one.

You can read more here:

http://www.nastyz28.com/2gcog/stegmiller/cowl_tags.htm

Also, read this. It gives some insight into what Chevy was doing in the production of these cars.

http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml

Thanks for the info Gary.

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I just read the Camaro assembly info. Thanks for turning us on to it. Absolutely incredible. I would love to talk to that John Hinkley guy. You would have to have a tape recorder handy, as the human brain couldn't process or remember all of that info in one sitting.
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No wonder my car seems possessed... My '70 was the 32nd built on Fri. the 13th, March 1970.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Gary S:
On the Van Nuys cars, these numbers on the last line of the cowl tag are not accessory codes. The 678770 hasn't been decoded that we know of yet. The second sequence of numbers 070708 means that your car was built on the 07th day of the month, and it was the 0708th car that day. The 0708 should match the last 4 digits of the DP Sequence number on your build sheet if you have one.

You can read more here:

http://www.nastyz28.com/2gcog/stegmiller/cowl_tags.htm</font>


I am curious how you would explain this Camaro DP SEQ NO 022641 580330 from LA Car. When was this car built?

I am not aware there are more that 31 days in any given month



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2002 Trans AM WS6 build #3124 - Pewter
2001 GMC Ext Cab SLT Z71 - Green

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by WS6:

I am curious how you would explain this Camaro DP SEQ NO 022641 580330 from LA Car. When was this car built?

I am not aware there are more that 31 days in any given month


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What year is this car? This decoding process works only for the 70-71 cars as far as I know. The later cars used some other coding method.

If this car is a 70 or 71, I would be very interested in seeing all the cowl tag numbers because it would be the first 70 or 71 that I've seen that doesn't fit the pattern.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by AZ_70ss:
No wonder my car seems possessed... My '70 was the 32nd built on Fri. the 13th, March 1970.</font>

Maybe you would have been better off not knowing the exact build date. Talk nice to her.

Car is a 1971 early build 124871L501...
body no. L 01151. Its a Z22, Z28. My info came from the build sheet but I can't seem to find the image anymore.

I have some B.Sheets of Van nuys built Chevelles that are similar. Here is one to look at. You will note the schedule date is in upper left hand corner, car 22 on 09-22 and the VIN count confirms this time period.

http://www.synthetic-oil.com/images/7604.jpg

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2002 Trans AM WS6 build #3124 - Pewter
2001 GMC Ext Cab SLT Z71 - Green



[This message has been edited by WS6 (edited October 03, 2003).]

Mike,
Consider adding the dealer info off of that build sheet (and any others you may have) to the online database. I noticed 06-452 is not currently listed.

Ok but a link would be nice so I can find it?

Is it on this site? I been looking for 15 min and can't find it?
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2002 Trans AM WS6 build #3124 - Pewter
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[This message has been edited by WS6 (edited October 04, 2003).]

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by WS6:


I have some B.Sheets of Van nuys built Chevelles that are similar. Here is one to look at. You will note the schedule date is in upper left hand corner, car 22 on 09-22 and the VIN count confirms this time period.

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WS6,

Any idea what the Chevelle cowl tag looks like that went with this build sheet? If my theory is correct, the last line on the cowl tag should be 040325 220545, with the date replacing the two digits that show up as the DP Sequence #040325 360545 on the upper right of the build sheet. Every Van Nuys car I've checked in 70 and 71 where I find build sheets follow this pattern.

Gary

No

I don't ahve the cowl tag data for that bs BUT I have seen many a build sheet and the DP SEQ NO or the last portion of it are exactly the same on bs and cowl tag.

Check out this link, you can read about how LA worked.

The First-Generation Camaro Assembly Process (http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml)

Here is some quotes
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Van Nuys had been a traditional separate Fisher Body/Chevrolet assembly operation for many years, similar to Norwood, but was one of the first Fisher/Chevrolet plants to be consolidated under GMAD (GM Assembly Division) management in 1967-68, replacing the formerly separate Fisher Body and Chevrolet managements with a single GM Division in charge of the entire operation. By 1969 the former Fisher Body Paint Shop had been expanded so it also accommodated the Chevrolet front end sheet metal, and the former Chevrolet Paint Shop was abandoned. Trim Shop operations were also consolidated, with some formerly separate Fisher Body and Chevrolet Trim operations combined on the existing trim lines. Van Nuys also ran two shifts, and produced 35 cars per hour, or 560 per day, but only half of those were Camaros in 1969 - the other half of their schedule was full-size Chevrolet Impala and Caprice models.

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The trimmed out shells from Fisher were received in a "body bank" on the Chevrolet side. The receiving body bank matched the arriving bodies against customer orders so that the final assembly could be scheduled. The VIN was assigned and assembly scheduling sorted the units based on equipment and option content to maintain assembly line work station balance. The individual specifications for the remainder of assembly were "broadcast" to assembly stations throughout the Chevrolet assembly plant and the units were released in proper sequence to the Trim Line. Once released from the Body Bank the assembly sequence was "locked-in" all the way to the end of the Final Line.
VIN Assignment: When the body entered the area, the clerk entered the body number from the cowl tag into the computer, which cross-referenced back to the "ident number" and dealer order number. This data resulted in generation of the precise specifications and all the Chevrolet parts required for that particular car, prepared the file that would generate the "Broadcast Copy" when the car was released, and assigned the VIN number.

Scheduling: There were usually six lines in the schedule bank - one for RS, one for A/C, one for SS and Z/28, and three for high-volume standard cars, so cars could be scheduled without having situations like three A/C's in a row, three consoles in a row, three RS's in a row, etc., as these had higher work content vs. the standard cars and scheduling two or three of them in a row would over-cycle certain line operations.

Releasing: When the clerk at the end of the body bank selected the next body based on the scheduling "rules" and released it from its line into the main conveyor to the Trim Line, the computer released the "Broadcast" file with the next sequence number, and it was sent to many teletype printers throughout the plant where subassemblies were built and sequenced for delivery to the Main Line to meet up with that particular car. The "Broadcast Copy" (often called the "build sheet" today) included the sequence number, VIN, identification number, dealer code, order number, and selection codes for virtually every part that went on that car. The same computer program also generated the end-of-line paperwork for that car - the price sticker, car shipper, and other internal documents. The car was now officially released for production, and was locked permanently in sequence as it headed for the Trim Line. At Norwood, the body was on a Trim Truck, and at Van Nuys it was in an overhead conveyor clamshell carrier (the low ceilings in the old Norwood Trim Shop building weren't high enough to accommodate overhead conveyors).

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2002 Trans AM WS6 build #3124 - Pewter
2001 GMC Ext Cab SLT Z71 - Green


[This message has been edited by WS6 (edited October 05, 2003).]

Sorry, sometimes I forget the obvious.

http://www.chevelles.com/zones/index.shtml

This was started by the Chevelle guys but all Chevrolet owners have been contributing and a link is available on some other sites.

Maybe MadMike could put in a permanent link on the opening page?