IBM punch card (interior trim)

[Mr70]

I think your two punch cards were printed at different intervals along the assembly process of your Malibu,or distrubuted to the trim shop at different intervals during seat assembly.
Can you carefully remove that one from the rear seat spring and mate it up against the earlier one while holding it up to a light source?..i.e punch holes?
There may be some time code reference on it that you can't see right now that might explain their differences.

[mockingbird812]

Interesting idea Rick. I did count/locate punch holes and the 2 cards looked the same to me as far as placement and numbers of holes. Of course I could not see the last 1/4 of the card. Have you heard that they made multiple trim cards for cars? Perhaps each with a bit more information? Would the "c" column possibly be an indication of the sequence of the cards? I have replaced the seat, so will have to look into removing card a bit later.

[Woj]

My 69 SS Baltimore car has two of these. Only one of which is out of the car. The other is tucked up in the springs of the passenger bucket seat and is pristine, so I don't want to disturb it. Both cards have trim numbers according to what is in the car and match the "Body Style" number.

I wish someone had some definitive info regarding these cards. All the cards I have seen in the past don't unlock any serious mysteries about the cars.

Back when I was going to school, we used these cards for computer programming class. I'd say that unless you knew what computers and software GM was using at the time, only the inked information will be of benefit.

I have yet to find a 69 Baltimore Chevelle with an actual 8 1/2 X 11 build sheet. Plenty of computer cards though.

Phil Woj.

[mockingbird812]

Hey Woj,

Good info. Do yr 2 cards have matching Body Numbers that match yr trim tag? Did not know that '69 Baltiimore SS Chevelles were not likely to have Build Sheets. I don't have one either. Must have been a local practice to NOT put a BS in the car.

<font color="blue"> Anyone have a '69 Chevelle SS with a Build Sheet? </font>

In Postsedan's link above I find it interesting that some trim cards had drivetrain info (i.e. "M21") but no engine info.

[Rixls6]

I have a buildsheet from a Baltimore built 69 Malibu Convert. It's a 350 CI car, not an SS.
I'll check to see if there is a matching IBM card. The car is not mine, so I have to see what the owner has.

[Mr70]

I have some 1969 Super Sport Chevelles buidsheets built at Baltimore,Framingham &amp; Fremont plants sumbitted in the registry.
I also have a few 69 COPO Chevelle,(Baltimore),buildsheets as well.
Needless to say,they are scarce for these vehicles.

[Woj]

Sam,

The body number on the trim tag matches the body number on the computer card. I did not know that until today. I was thinking this card wasn't that important, I never realized the body numbers matched. Very cool.

I can't read all the numbers on the other card stuck in the bucket seat back. I'll try to get a portable mirror to check it out.

Will also post a picture as soon as I can figure out how to do that.

Phil W.

[mockingbird812]

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I have some 1969 Super Sport Chevelles buidsheets built at Baltimore,Framingham &amp; Fremont plants sumbitted in the registry.
I also have a few 69 COPO Chevelle,(Baltimore),buildsheets as well.
Needless to say,they are scarce for these vehicles.


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Excuse my ignorance Rick, I did not know there was a '69 Chevelle SS registry. Do tell more . Have you derived stats from it? What are your thots on the infamous "L" on the trim tags (Leeds &amp; Baltimore) and there association with an SS Chevelle?

Thanks,
Sam

[Mr70]

Sam
These were submitted from a few 1970 Chevelle owners for the 1970 Chevelle registry I oversee,be it Malibu,Super Sport,Elcamino,Convertible or Station Wagons.There is too much to correlate with the 1970 information vehicles alone,so the few 69's I receive are just for comparison with the 70's.
I tend to believe the "L" stood more as an indicator for a Big Block,vs. a Super Sport.