Camaro History On Display Tomorrow Evening

[Mark_C]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The coach for the car was built out as unit 860 (which obviously it was not) as a test for the Fisher Body automated systems. (IBM 360 Model 40 computer)


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What does this mean in plain language what were they testing if the tag was made in September? If the car was built without a tag originally, just what was being tested, or was it just post dated to September even though it was stamped in May? I have an image of a May of 66 Camaro tag, body number 46 VIN 13 05B build week. Assuming this tag is also from a pilot car and is real (and it does appear to be) why would this car have a tag attached to it when it was built, and this one has the tag it has? I'm do not doubt that this is a pilot car, but I'm not understanding how the numbers ended up the way they did. What was the process for selling a pilot car, when it had finished its, show, or engineering duties? Did it need to go back to the assembly plant and get reworked to make it legal to sell?

[Kurt S]

He was talking prototypes. There's many pics to back this up.
These are pilots - probably not relevant....

[Kurt S]

I take it the decklid is not the original? Early cars didn't have decklid emblems.

[the427king]

The alternate vin was not there when it was on ebay as per the owner or person who listed it . I dont believe it was due to rust but rather a race modification.

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: the427king</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The alternate vin was not there when it was on ebay as per the owner or person who listed it . I dont believe it was due to rust but rather a race modification. </div></div>

Old discussion on the car from this site:

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...;Number=400045

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kurt S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I take it the decklid is not the original? Early cars didn't have decklid emblems. </div></div>

According to the owner the decklid is the original.

[Kurt S]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kurt S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I take it the decklid is not the original? Early cars didn't have decklid emblems. </div></div>

According to the owner the decklid is the original. </div></div>

Do you have a pic of the bottom side of the decklid?

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kurt S</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kurt S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I take it the decklid is not the original? Early cars didn't have decklid emblems. </div></div>

According to the owner the decklid is the original. </div></div>

Do you have a pic of the bottom side of the decklid? </div></div>

You want the pictures from where it was under restoration of after completion...after the pilot guys signed it? It was/is an early lid for sure...

[Kurt S]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You want the pictures from where it was under restoration of after completion...after the pilot guys signed it? It was/is an early lid for sure... </div></div>
Either one.

[70 copo]

The purpose of the Pilot program was to functionally test all portions of the assembly process that were new for the new model.

The IBM card was key punched. That was then fed to the IBM 360 Model 40. This generated the downstream data feed to generate the body plate which the hobby calls the trim tag.