Re: Ca, Re-issuing Black Plates

[Late BrakeU2]

It's not easy to define, so much going on at that time. The inversed blue base were being issued well in advance of the official 7/70 release date, and to compound the whole deal 69 camaro production was (i think) possibly the longest of any model, running from aug 68 to dec 69.

The build date wasn't as telling as the initial registration date. That car was built 12/23, but it could have sat on the lot for months. I have seen all original 69 camaros with blue base,in some cases they were late 69 builds,others weren't initially titled until well into 1970. My Z was a built 10-19, and first sold 11-30-68. I would guesstimate 90% of 68 MY cars were W or X alpha sequence, with a few early builds being V,and the bulk of 69's being Y & Z..a very few being X and on the backside a few blues sprinkled in. My 70 T/A was a VN build, sold 1 mile down the blvd at prestige pontiac in may 70 and was 163 BQT.