The Ultimate 1981 Corvette xmas gift!!!

[Nut]

Tifton.... the biggest problem I've had in tracking my history is elapsed time. The dealer my car was delivered to is still in business, but when I contacted them; their response was basically they simply to not have the capacity for record retention that far back. There were no computers back then in dealerships, and almost all documentation with the rare exceptions of some microfish stuff would likely have been long ago destroyed or buried in storage facility. A dead end for sure. I even knew my "original" purchaser was a leasing company and even that dead-ended with a "no longer in business" too.

Good luck in your search.......... nut

 

[craig32]

Hey Nut,
I contacted Jerry's Chevrolet in Baltimore where my car was originally sold - they told me they didn't have records that old and couldn't tell me anything anyway. I was just kinda curious who did all the butchering and destroying. . .
Craig

 

[williamm_c3]

After sending in my response, this is the email I got from Peggy. It looks like they turned it over to another group as well as charging $50 as stated above:
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The General Motors Vehicle Invoice service is now being coordinated and managed by Allied Vaughn, a tier one supplier of GM. Please submit the attached request form for copies of GM invoices.

As of March 1, 2005, the cost for this service is $50.00 per invoice. If paying by credit card, your account will be charged within two business days of fulfillment.

Fulfillment is expected to take two to three weeks. If paying by check or money order, please mail your check or money order and a copy of this form to:

Allied Vaughn
11923 Brookfield
Livonia, MI 48150
Attention: GM Vehicle Invoice

Check or money order payments may cause a delay in fulfillment as it must clear before your order is shipped.

Invoices are available for vehicles* in the following model years: Chevrolet since 1977 Pontiac since 1987 Buick since 1982 Cadillac since 1980 Oldsmobile since 1977 GMC since 1976 *Fleet and exported vehicles excluded.
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[frenchkeenan]

Just sent my email today....
when i bought the 1981, since i got it in France, there was no history what so ever... so it would be great to get that document...
thanks for the info..!!!
See you all later...

 

[evariste]

Just sent my email today....
when i bought the 1981, since i got it in France, there was no history what so ever... so it would be great to get that document...
thanks for the info..!!!
See you all later...

Did you first check where it was built ?

If it was built in Bowling Green (Ser N° 1G1AY8764B5...), you can get it from the National Corvette Museum (https://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/build_sheets/index.shtml).

Evariste
(aka "Corvette81" on the other side of the pond )

 

[SpartanSith]

what about 1G1AY8766B5

 

[frenchkeenan]

yey

Did you first check where it was built ?

If it was built in Bowling Green (Ser N° 1G1AY8764B5...), you can get it from the National Corvette Museum (https://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/build_sheets/index.shtml).

Evariste
(aka "Corvette81" on the other side of the pond )

hiiiii, how are you corvette81, good to see you here on this site....
see you soon on the road..... vrooom.....

 

[craig32]

what about 1G1AY8766B5

Spartan,
The '5' in the 11th position means Bowling Green, an 'S' there would be St. Louis, you can get a build sheet from the Museum as well as a repro Window sticker. If you need more help, let me know. . .

Craig

 

[SpartanSith]

awsome, rack up one more reason to take a trip to the museum, as if it having at least one corvette on display wasnt enough, any idea on prices?

SpartanSith

 

[craig32]

Spartan,
A build sheet is $40, Window sticker is $30 (laminated for another $5) for non members. You need the build sheet to get the sticker tho. There was a link to their site on this one somewhere, not sure if it still is. Good luck!

Craig

 

[Nut]

Craig.... my apologies for the enormously tardy response to your post. It got lost in the noise. As for destroying the documentation; the way my dealer in Tucson, AZ explained it to me, it was just a matter of space and need. After a certain period of time the dealerships just ran out of space. And the cost to photograph for microfilm was very prohibitive at that time. So they just threw it all out. Kinda sucks considering what little data is available for the St. Louis built cars but whatd'ya going to do? The great thing about getting the dealer invoice from Peggy was that it confirmed (in writing) my primer rarity. And I was lucky enough to have gotten it when they were offering it for free.

later............. nut

Hey Nut,
I contacted Jerry's Chevrolet in Baltimore where my car was originally sold - they told me they didn't have records that old and couldn't tell me anything anyway. I was just kinda curious who did all the butchering and destroying. . .
Craig

 

[craig32]

hey Nut, sorry for the confusion, I meant the butchering on my car, not the old records!