Interesting trim tag on a '67

[mike cobine]

Is it me, or does this tag not jive with the VIN.

[Michael H.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

Wonder why the VIN is 67 but the "Style" on the trim tag is 66?

[Mark J.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

Serial Number 101207 was produced before the end of September 66. Doesn't "B20" on the Trim Tag suggest the car was built on "October 20, 1966?

MRJ

[Jack W.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

B20 on a 67 (!) indicates a body built on Sept 20; meanwhile the vin production sequence produces a Sept 19 birthday on some of the internet Vette b-day calculators; don't know what the ncrs b-day book says though

[Mark J.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

I stand corrected. "B20" represents September 20 on all '67 bodies (St Louis and AO Smith). I was looking at the '66 information in the spec guide.

Perhaps the inconsistency between the serial number and the trim tag is simply a typographical error (stamped 66 instead of 67).

MRJ

[Tracy C.]

wouldn't Sept 20 still be in 66? *NM*

[Michael H.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

So how would this tag be judged? If it fits the time/build for that VIN and also appears to be a genuine tag, would it receive full credit for originality even though it shows "66" for style? Just curious what the judges have to say about this.

[Wayne M.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

They might cut some slack on the "66", but I'm sure they'd have their magnifying glasses out checking for the appropriate stress and grain structures.

A close trim tag is shown on pg. 102 of NCRS Authentication Library Vol 1, (Grenning / Sinor) It's a B15 convertible with S0356 body. The characters are aligned in left-justified columns, typical of St. Louis production, not skewed as in this example (more like AO Smith tags).

The out-of-place "66" would make judges look even closer for other clues, IMO.

[Page C.]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

Hi Mike
Is the body number S0583. I can't make it out that clearly on my screen.
Thanks,
Page Campbell

[mike cobine]

Re: Interesting trim tag on a '67

I believe it is S0533. These type photos are often hard to read and you have to compare numbers against others on the same tag often. I at first thought it was B29 for the date, but realized later it is B20.

Still, the 66 467 was the main thing I was pointing out.

194677S101338 was body S0584 with a body date of B21 so I think this one is correct. It has 67 467 though, not 66 467, so either they corrected it or someone got lucky with a '66 tag as to numbers falling in line.