[JayR]

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A vehicles assigned VIN tag,trim tag,options & point of origin are all they are documenting up there..that's it.

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Actually, you get more than that....production date, shipping date, engine type, engine suffix code, model number, dealership name and city/town, number built by model and, frequently, other tidbits George adds on, like 'this L79 Chevy II is one of 195 built (all models)in Canada in 1966.' Prior to the mid 90's, they even provided the Vehicle Shipped sheets which gave even more info, including key codes. Man, for $45 I'll take this over nothing, which is what GM in the U.S. offers.

This documentation is fantastic info for further research and verification. I got the names of every previous owner of my L79 Nova by contacting people in the town where it was sold. They also gave me the name of the deceased dealer's son who lived just 3 hours away from my home. He verified everything about the car, including the fact he'd driven it before it was sold in 1966. Even though the dealership closed in 1969, he put me in touch with former employees who still had old dealership ads, dealership pens, windshield frost scrapers and even a diecast dealer trunk name plate. Many of these items they gave to me. Talk about a goldmine! All this because I had the original dealer name and town.

There is no question that this info can be abused, as can any documentation, but it's a great service and we're very fortunate to have it. There is always the fear that it will disappear in one of the many rounds of cuts. It will be a sad day if that happens.

Bob