| Re: [GMCnet] Trivia Question [message #322012 is a reply to message #322010] |
Sun, 13 August 2017 13:44   |
James Hupy
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Not to throw more mud on an already murky picture, but what about Trans
modes in early production years. Those airporter and postal vehicles and
radio station and military application vehicles that were not finished into
a motor home. Were their TZE numbers part of the original runs, or
different? If the first part of their Vin was ZEO 6083 OR ZE0 6583 for 23
footers, then perhaps the last part of the Vin was not consecutive. I sure
don't know. I have seen some wacky stuff with GMC VIN NUMBERS. Often new
owners ask me about their coach after they purchase it, and the coaches
have been extensively altered from how it left the factory or upfitter. It
is impossible to tell some of them if the glove box sticker or build sheet
is missing.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Aug 13, 2017 11:26 AM, "Matt Colie" wrote:
> Bill Bryant of Sun, 13 August 2017 12:53 not quoted due to length.
>
> While I know that what Bill has posted is accurate, in my experience with
> the Detroit OEs, there is no reason to expect a VIN to be "serial".
>
> With most Detroit production, the VIN is assigned when the order is
> placed. It may not have anything to do with the build order. Often builds
> are
> delayed for many reasons. A common one is that a specific part is in
> short supply. (Or, the assembly plant is too busy to deal with engineering
> orders.)
>
> When I ordered both program and personal vehicle, as soon as the order was
> accepted, I would be given a VIN and an expected build date. The initial
> build date was about a joke. One of the program truck builds was supposed
> to be early in the run and be used as a final validation. It was delayed,
> and delayed until the build was scheduled in August. I got my manager to
> cancel the order (and then it went up two bosses above that) because there
> would no longer be time for a two month long validation before the model
> year closed.
>
> A build for a personal car was delayed because it was actually a race car
> in street clothes and they had to hand build part of it. It still came with
> the ordered VIN.
>
> Matt
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>
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