C3 Window Sticker - Real?

[Mike Cobine]

This one looks almost too good. I have my thoughts but I'd like to hear comments from others first.




1969 Window Sticker

[Joe L.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Mike-----

I can virtually guarantee you that this is a reproduction window sticker. For one thing, it shows no evidence of glue across the sheet. 1969s (and many previous and later) had the window sticker affixed to the side window glass with glue applied, more or less, to the entire face of the sheet. This one shows no evidence of glue, at all. So, all-by-itself, that deficiency marks this one as a reproduction. 1969 window stickers had the "order number" in the top right corner; this one does not.

There are other differences between this window sticker and originals, too.

[Mike Cobine]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Thanks, Joe, my feelings exactly. It looks just too perfect of condition to have ever been on a window. I don't like the fuzzy edging of the blue lines and the type doesn't quite look right on the items filled it.

But it always feels better to have a second opinion when spending someone else's money.

[Tom R.]

Re: The Font as well

The font is a repro font used for repro stickers. The original font was designed for optical scan readers (I believe OCRM) and a few characters differ from the more modern font used for today's window stickers. If you compare it to the original font, the 3 and the 1 will differ. Note the top of the 3 starts out as a Z before going into its curve. Original "3" character doesn't do that. Also the "1" has an underscore on the original character...this one has the modern font.

Yes...we even have to differentiate original type and font styles from reproductions! Just don't get points for it.

[Richard Hayes]

Ask Dan Rather

He would know about fonts!!!

[Warren F.]

Re: The Font as well

It is missing 2 items on this document, Corvette Order No and the Ident No. Neither is seen in its proper location on this sheet.

Also missing the perforated edging on this sheet on a particular side.

[John H.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Reproduction - the font isn't even close, and it doesn't have an Ident Number on it.

[Jon H.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

I have owner a car now at a dealer that had an original window sticker from hopkins chevrolet. Not it! I have a lot of original docs and this is not one. If this is for a car for sale in St louis I have seen the car. Just FYI

[Terry M.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Just FYI re: C3 window stickers:
A) not all window stickers were glued to the window.
B) Not all window stickers have the larger numbers at the end.
C) I would expect all of them to have an ID number.

Please remember that people have been making fake paper products for longer than COrvettes have been made.

[Joe L.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Terry----

I can't speak for all C3 window stickers. However, I never saw a 68-72 that was a known original that hadn't been glued to the window or didn't have the last 6 digits of the VIN ink-stamped.

[GL Anderson]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Just a little correction here. I have a 1969 window sticker that has never been on a car. It was one of the Shrine Corvettes and the stickers were with the paperwork not on the cars when we picked them up. Also the Vin does not have the last 6 digits ink stamped. If I can figure out how to take a pic and post it I will. Both sides with the holes are still attached. GL

[Joe L.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

GL-----

Was the car originally delivered to a dealership (i.e. dealership name on the window sticker)?

[GL Anderson]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

We picked them up at the Plant. See if this photo comes thru. The holes at the top are where it was punched and put in a file. The correction of the option code for the top was on it when we got it. The number on the bottom is our stock number. GL

[Joe L.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

GL------

This is the first one I've ever seen like this. However, cars which were not destined for retail sale as new cars did not have to have a window sticker affixed to them. This would include factory cars, cars sent to other GM entities, prototype cars for internal GM use, etc. I suppose that this Shriner's car fits into the "etc." category. The law only required that the window sticker (sometimes called the "Moroni sticker") be affixed to any new car until the time of first retail sale.

I cannot understand, however, how they were able to pre-print the window sticker with the complete vehicle ID number. I expect that this "sticker" was generated after production of the vehicle as opposed to the process used for most other cars.

[Terry M.]

Re: C3 Window Sticker - Real?

Some time I'll get mine out of the safety deposit box for you to see, Joe. Maybe for the Boston National in 2007. Will you be going there?
The key is early in the production year Chevrolet delivered the cars to the dealers sans window stickers so that the new cars couldn't be sold before the new model introduction date. The window sticker was mailed to the dealer so that it arrived just in time for the new model introduction. Those window stickers had no glue, unless the dealer put it on, and the entire VIN was the same font. They also had two folds from the mailing.