William,
Thanks for the reply. Out of a total production of 220,906 cars you are saying that your determination is made based on a sampling of just over 200 VIN's after July?? So I would have to assume the D base has perhaps 1000 cars more or less in the entire D base?
This out of out of over 200,000 total units made in 1967.
So I guess we agree to disagree then? I am really going to keep this simple. You know photos are worth a alot and the photo is what it is, and in 1967 you cannot seperate GM, Fisher or Chevy in the basic production methods used to build a car.
Where this specific Z-28 listed was delayed in the production cycle can be debated for a long time, but this I can tell you is my opinion:.
The Camaro bodies at Fisher were sequentially built in 1967. This was signified by a body unit number which allowed Fisher to track production by unit.
At the Hole coming out of Fisher the cars were staged in lines for VIN assignment and Chevrolet did not assign VIN's in the exact order produced by Fisher
Further the date on the Trim Tag reflects the date the Body was built up at Fisher, and - in 1967 the basic option content is also listed on this same tag.
In 1968 Firebird production started at Norwood along with production at LOS and Lordstown. This change from a single line to a multiple GM brand line production method at Norwood caused the change in the data on the Fisher tag in 1968 on the Camaro - as Chevy was no longer the only customer for cars out of Fisher.
Let me draw you a picture:
If you were going to testify in court as to specifically "when" this car was built what do you think a Judge think when you present a case that this specific car was not "built" when the Manufacturer - "General Motors Corporation " indicates it was?
Everything else is correct on the Tag: the option content, the color the trim, Just the date is wrong....
Further to support your contentions you present a summary of information with no submission to prove the information is factual. Further the information you have to base your entire case on is from a statistically small sampling and that the actual data in support is not available to examine?
I would think you would have to show that the tag was somehow flawed or questionable...
I think the Judge will believe the data on the tag. The rest of the collector car community believes "the tag". Ask any guy here on this board when the car they have was built and they will check the trim tag.
I agree that in 1968 and in 1969 Changes were made in how vehicles were tracked and I stated specifically why above.
For 1967 you are swimming upstream here my friend,- but you are entitled to your opinion. I am entitled to mine.
The car in this thread was likely the last 67 Z/28 produced by GM.
