1965 Chevelle window sticker , real or repo

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by Vern B

Computer generated in 1965?

Not sure, just asking. IBM 360 series were standard of the industry in late 60’s-70’s. Not sure they were on the market in 65, but maybe there was something else.

Hard to imagine every invoice was hand typed either.

That one’s jarring the memory pretty good.

The IBM System 360 (model 30) was announced on April 7, 1964. Shipments started at the end of 64/beginning of 1965.

[fsc66]

The printers that were used to print the window stickers and other documents were the IBM 1401, 1460 and finally the IBM 1403. We built our font program from original samples of the IBM 1403 which was used for many years at all GM plants.

Paul

[TAR6569]

Most were not hand typed but some definitely were. Usually if it was a company car and they retyped it to show the dealer it was being sold through. The font matches other typed stickers I have seem including one from a 65 Impala SS. Maybe these were a typed at the zone office instead of the plant. Who knows. But they definitely hand typed some of them. It has that company use stamp on it, which ive never seen a repro have. Not many people even know about that part. I actually saw a hand typed sticker from a 68 caprice a few months ago.

[61 vert]

That is very interesting. This car was the Popular Hotrodding test car on loan from Covina Chevrolet in 65. This window sticker came with when Dennis purchased the car a few years ago.

[flyingn]

Originally Posted by 61 vert

That is very interesting. This car was the Popular Hotrodding test car on loan from Covina Chevrolet in 65. This window sticker came with when Dennis purchased the car a few years ago.

I believe that this may be our old Z16. Who is Dennis and where did he find it? Take it to pm

[Bill Pritchard]

I'm sure there were a few unusual situations where a sticker needed to be reproduced at the dealer or zone level, and then it undoubtedly would have been hand typed. But on a car this rare (65 Z16) I personally would need to see and/or know more than a typed window sticker as proof of legitimacy.

[61 vert]

The car is well documented, with owner history and certification letters. Well known car in the Z16 world. Just curious about the window sticker.

[Turbo70Camaro]

pretty darn good fake if it is even down to the perforation on the bottom where it was torn away from another document.....................

[olredalert]

----That window sticker was never stuck to a window, therefor not attached at the factory! IMHO...….Bill S

[flyingn]

yup thats was how the Z16 package was listed. We we had ours, the sticker reflected it this was.