1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

[Mark Churchill]

New member, first post. I have a 68 L71 CA. car with a CE block. The warranty book is stamped "replacement" on the front cover and shows the original owner and v.i.n. on the p.o.p. My question is was there a new p.o.p. issued with a CE replacement motor. Can send pics if this will help.

Thanks,
Mark

[Tom D.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Are you talking about the plate in the book?

Tom D.
Michigan Chapter

[Michael H.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Welcome aboard Mark. A warranty book that shows "replacement" would have been issued by GM to an owner if the original warranty book was lost. It was quite common in the 60's and 70's and would have had all of the original information on the plate. The replacement CE block, however, would have had nothing to do with the replacement warranty book.

Michael

[Mark Churchill]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Yes

[Mark Churchill]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Michael, appreciate the info.

Mark

[Alan T.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

My '70 has a "REPLACEMENT" warranty book/P-O-P that was issued to the second owner as he obtained it just a few months after the original owner. I verified with the second owner that he asked for and received the replacement as it was not with the car when he bought it and because it was still under warranty. Two questions: (1)is it true that a replacement warranty book/P-O-P would only be issued if the car was still under warranty? and (2) is it true that ALL of the information originally on the original P-O-P would be on the replacement (with the exception of the original owner's name, of course)? I had thought that some of the information on the replacement was not included such as paint/trim, but maybe such information was never coded on the original P-O-P. I thought other cars such as Camaro had such codes on the P-O-P, was Corvette different in that for 1970 it was not possible to decode the P-O-P to ascertain paint/trim/engine etc.?

Alan

[Michael H.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Alan,

I haven't even seen one of the replacement warranty books for probably 30 years so any info I have would be just from memory and not fact but I seem to remember some difference in the reissue booklet/plate. I can only suggest that you compare your replacement with a known original. Perhaps someone with an original can scan and post their's.

I don't believe the paint/trim info would have been on any original or replacement warranty book/plate. The info that was listed was mostly limited to drive train. (enging, transmission etc)

I think you are correct on the time limit for requesting/receiving a replacement book/plate but, again, I'm not sure. It makes sense that the offer would only be valid during that vehicles warranty period.

[Mark Churchill]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Alan,

My p.o.p. has the original owner's name and address along with the v.i.n. and a hand full of numbers at the bottom spread across the p.o.p. It doesn'thave paint/trim/engine etc. listed like my 66 has. I do remember seeing on this forum something to the effect that p.o.p.'s changed maybe with C-3's? So...I feel confident that I've got the real thing just trying to clarify as I can't ask the original owner as he's deceased. If only these old cars could talk.

Mark

[Jim T.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Mark my origianl owner 68's POP has interior trim 407,paint 974, engine, rear end, and transmission data imprinted.
My original owner 70 POP does not have the interior trim or paint like my 68 does.
Also my 70 has a CE engine block and I did not get another POP with the block replacement, still have the original POP.

[Mark Churchill]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Jim,

Appreciate the info. I don't think it's a repo. but you know how that goes. I witnessed the tank being dropped for the tank sticker and have owner documents back to new. Appreicaite the response.

Mark

[Joe L.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Mark-----

The informational formats for the ORIGINAL 1966 and 1968 POP's were exactly the same. The REPLACEMENT POP's had lesser information encoded on them in a different format. The ONLY reason that GM issued the replacements was for warranty purposes. For that purpose, it was not really necessary to have all of the information as encoded on the original plate. Plus, it would have to have been "researched" for a particular car in order to include it thereon and I don't expect that zone offices wanted to get involved in doing that. It was just something to get the car through to the end of the warranty period.

For the ORIGINAL POP's, the owner information was applied by the dealer using special dymo tape and a "reverse image" dymo character wheel. The replacements were usually done the same way but it was done at the zone office. The reason I mention this is that the dealer-applied owner information was often carelessly done and mistakes are common. The zone office usually did it in a more "professional" manner.

[Joe L.]

Correction

It just occurred to me. I think that most, if not all, of the replacement POPs may have had the owner information embossed directly on the plate along with the other information rather than the dymo tape method.

[Terry M.]

Re: Correction

The replacement PoP for 1970-1972 Corvettes that I have seen (Probably half a dozen of them) have the new owners name and address embossed on the metal plate, and minimal (VIN only as I recall) car information.

[Gregory G.]

Re: 1968 CE Block replacement p.o.p

Jim
I have a 70 with a CE engine. It has a A after the CE. Is this normal? I have only seen numbers on other CE numbers posted.

[Mark Churchill]

Re: Correction

Joe,

I don't have the dymo tape and think what I have is real to the car. I appreciate your knowledge and help along with the others that replied.

Thanks,
Mark