Verifying VIN numbers

[Barry L.]

Re: Verifying VIN numbers

Mr. McComas
I appreciate your response.

1) We have been a license, bonded, dealer for 58 years. 2) I am not doing research for a friend. 3) If the business is looking at a trade-in or considering purchasing a vehicle and there maybe a concern with its back ground, then states will work with dealers provided the forms are file correctly w/proof of dealer license. You cannot run CarFaxs and/or Autochecks(AutoCheck is the sourse that Manheim Auctions supports and has a vested interest in) on older cars that only have a 13 digit VIN, which would be 1980 and older. The only reason I mention Alabama was because I ordered a shipping report from NCRS and according to Chevrolet records they indicate the vehcile was shipped to the dealer in Alabama.

At this point, my focus is not on the '75, but my 1970 LT1. As mention before the LT1 is a COPO and Pilot car. I am trying to dig up additional history on this car to learn more of its history. I could easily type 2 pages of notes of information from contacts I have made reguarding this unique car with some very interesting photos and documents.

Anyone know the real name of the person who had the nick name "Jingles" and worked at the St. Louis plant and what his postion was? I do. I have spoke with the individual several times. In a short story this LT1 was shipped to the Corporate office in Detroit. In the fall of 1970 with just 3K miles on the odometer and a year after the factory assembly car, that is correct it was built in mid October of '69, even though the 1969 models were still being assemble thur December 31, 1969 because of the strike, the car was shipped to the Chevrolet dealer in Kalamazoo, MI. I would really appreciate some help from fellow NCRS friends and/or retired GM personal if could provide me with any information about this car.

Thanks

[Roy S.]

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Barry,

"Jingles" is Jim Ingles nick name, Jim is still alive and doing well or at least he was when I last saw him at the LT5 20th anniversary bash a few years ago at the NCM.

[Ronald L.]

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Barry, time to go to intilius and zabasearch to find your guy.

[Barry L.]

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Hey Roy
Yep! I've talked to Mr. Jim several times on the phone. Really nice person. He told me he worked as the suspension engineer. He was kind enough to send me some photos he took with his personal camara when GM took several Camaros and Corvettes to Ontario, CA for testing in early 1970. They were about haft way done building the new Ontario track and GM wanted to test some of the new 70 model Z28s (complete new body change) and some Corvettes with the new body style. They had 1, one, LT1 70 model. You guested it, it was Ontario Orange. It was the car I have. And Paul Newman was there test driving some of the cars. In fact one of his photos shows Paul Newman standing by the LT1 as it parked in the garage. Cool picture. He also has another picture of Zora Arkus-Duntov standing next to a blue convertible wearing a trench coat and his reading glasses.
Thanks for the reply.

[Barry L.]

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Hello Ronald

Thanks for the response. What guy are you referring too?

[Terry M.]

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Any one have a response on the LT1 thread?

Barry,

Someplace in this thread, I think here, you changed the subject from the OP. I am pretty sure Ed McComas is responding to yoru original post. It becomes very confusing for us spectators to follow the thread when you change the topic. It is bad enough when one of us does it, but when the original poster does it -- weel it becomes hopeless.

Now to your new subject: You have already head from me in person years ago all I can tell you about the 1970 -- when you had it at the winter meet. Many people (at least those around when the C4s were new) know who Jingles is. Was he able to provide you any VIN verification to tie your car to the photos?