Fisher did not build the bodies in body # sequence. It was their tracking # for the unit when scheduling the bodies; that # related the order to a car (talking about 67/68 here). Lot easier to move around a couple of #'s around on paper to balance the line than the logistic nightmare of changing all the order #'s. I.e., it's easier to shuffle paper than it is to move car bodies.
There's tons of data to support this. Look at LOS cars - the work order # sequences up relative to the VIN throughout the day, but the body #'s bounce around. (Assuming you agree with
http://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#b - I know...the data to support *that* isn't published either...)
VIN's were then assigned when the cars first entered the Chevrolet side. That's why the VIN is never on any order confirmation back then. They never knew it til the car was being built.
VIN order is what decides when a car was actually on the Chevrolet assembly line. But then again, remember when they pulled the last Camaro, Oldsmobile, etc off the assembly line for the musuem, they always say that the last car doesn't always have the highest VIN. Because the staging lanes scramble the VIN order a little. The highest VIN will be the last car thru where the VIN's are assigned, but it probably won't be the last car down the line.
I have no idea what part of the
http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml you don't think is correct. This was the same process used at all Fisher/Chevy plants and John was in those (Willow Run) before 67. Have you ever worked in an assembly plant?? They don't resequence the line every year - major undertaking and the tooling is kinda fixed in place. And yes, I did.
*NO* Firebird was ever built at Norwood in 68. Firebird production at NOR started 4/14/69.
The db size is no secret. 15,000+. Just what data are you using to support your 'opinions'??
Look
analytically at the data you do have and it doesn't support what you are saying.
This is a post about a car for sale, this discussion should really be in the right forum.