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ntgarwood
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Today I recovered the build sheet to my '72 from the top of my tank. It is in very good condition compared to other threads i've read from people who have recovered theirs which turned to dust when they touched them. Mine is completely in tact except for the top left corner which looks like it tore off quite a while ago, all that is missing is the bowtie logo and part of "Chevrolet". The typing was very faint, but still legible when light would hit it right and if you looked closely. Also, when turning it over, the back of the paper is blue and the typing showed up white, which was easier to read than the front, just had to read it backwards.
My question is about the options. My car has tilt/telescoping steering wheel. However, it's not listed as an option on my build sheet. I saw another 72 online (which was built 150 cars after mine) which also has tilt wheel and when viewing a picture of the build sheet for that car, this option was also not listed. Were not all the options for the car listed on the build sheet? Mine lists everything except that, same with this other car i saw online.
A few more strange things i noticed on the sheet that i'm unsure of is the hand written number in the top right corner of the sheet. Mine says 225. Does anyone know what that is? Another line i'm unsure of is printed underneath the "comfort & con." line which the print read "F.Hub" and below that is either "S.Hub" or "R.Hub". I can't make out S or R. Anyone know what those mean? Also, my serial portion of my vin is printed backwards at the bottom of the page, not just the numbers turned around, but completely backwards (like it was printed on the back of the sheet, but the black ink is on the front of it). it's kind of strange. The picture i saw online of the build sheet from that other 72 that was clost to mine in production had a few different things on it's build sheet than mine had. Like extra boxes on the bottom of the page and on the side for engine casting, differential casting, and transmission numbers. My sheet doesn't have these boxes on it.
Any info that you can give on these questions would be great! I've attached a picture of the front and back of my sheet, but the scan doesn't do it justice. The scan looks like nothing is printed on it, but it's much easier to read in person than the scan shows. Thanks for any info!
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My question is about the options. My car has tilt/telescoping steering wheel. However, it's not listed as an option on my build sheet. I saw another 72 online (which was built 150 cars after mine) which also has tilt wheel and when viewing a picture of the build sheet for that car, this option was also not listed. Were not all the options for the car listed on the build sheet? Mine lists everything except that, same with this other car i saw online.
A few more strange things i noticed on the sheet that i'm unsure of is the hand written number in the top right corner of the sheet. Mine says 225. Does anyone know what that is? Another line i'm unsure of is printed underneath the "comfort & con." line which the print read "F.Hub" and below that is either "S.Hub" or "R.Hub". I can't make out S or R. Anyone know what those mean? Also, my serial portion of my vin is printed backwards at the bottom of the page, not just the numbers turned around, but completely backwards (like it was printed on the back of the sheet, but the black ink is on the front of it). it's kind of strange. The picture i saw online of the build sheet from that other 72 that was clost to mine in production had a few different things on it's build sheet than mine had. Like extra boxes on the bottom of the page and on the side for engine casting, differential casting, and transmission numbers. My sheet doesn't have these boxes on it.
Any info that you can give on these questions would be great! I've attached a picture of the front and back of my sheet, but the scan doesn't do it justice. The scan looks like nothing is printed on it, but it's much easier to read in person than the scan shows. Thanks for any info!
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