REAR END DATING AFTER BUILD DATE OF CAR

[Jeff H]

June of 69 seems to be the biggest time frame for components being dated after the build date. It's mainly because most if not all the cars built in Norwood were coded as 06A on the trim tag so you could have an engine or rear dated something later like 0610. But if you look at the VIN closely you can get a better approximation of when in June the car was built and you'll find the components were built before the car. It's also possible for some limited production rears like the BE rear and the JL8 Q rears to be dated slightly after the car started being built. Kurt from CRG will have better details on the exact situations where it's possible.

[Allen]

My '70 Nova has a 09E code on the cowl tag. Per a '69 calendar, the week went 29,30,1,2,3, which means that I don't know if they really seperated it by month, or if it could also imply October (10A?). The first two days of that week were still September, and the rest is October.



My engine is dated 09 26, my tranny is dated 10 05, and my rear is dated 10 01.

[Charley Lillard]

I had a Copo Camaro years ago that the BE rear was dated about a week after the the body. It was confirmed on the orig protecto plate also.

[Jeff Murphy]

My red COPO is an 06A trim tag car, but the BE is 0616. Car was shipped to dealer on 0624. Kurt S. told me that the car would never even be started until the axle was available. According to him the axle only took a day to get there from Detroit Gear & Axle plant.