<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">BS would be good but PHS is always available and provides the same info. How about some pix? </div></div>
The build sheet is a great addition to any Pontiac owner's pile of documentation.
There is information contained that PHS does not have access to, for example:
Broadcast date - is the date the order was introduced to the production system for build. PHS only has access to the invoice date (which can be wildly different in some cases). Also provides a valuable comparison between the body build date code on the cowl tag (09A in my case) vs the final line build timing.
Body number - PHS does not have access to any Fisher Body cowl tag information
Specific part numbers and broadcast codes - kinda fun to match up the "TT" radiator code to the physical part, for example.
The build sheet provides a brief noun name description of the option which the billing history punch card does not
Plus - the build sheet can highlight specific alterations to the content. For example I had always wondered why the rally cluster (with tach) did not make it onto our car or window sticker/invoice. The build sheet shows that the car was intended to have it but was "built without" for some unknown reason ("Built Less 504"
. I don't know the reason but I at least know now it was intended and there was an issue with it. The PHS did not reveal this nuance; only that the option wasn't included.
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