For statistical reasons, I would like to know the period of days my Buick rolled down the assembly line. Any way to tell that with the VIN or build sheet? Any help would be appreciated.
What is the number in BRDCST? My guess is the 02-28 probably means February 28, 1964. Is your cowl build date around this date (by a week or two)?
Joe, If this car came out of the factory in, let's say, the 4th week of January, the Code would be 01 (for 1st month of year) D (for 4th week of the month) Year One says this: TIME BUILT CODE: The date of manufacture of the car. Consisting of 2 numbers and 1 letter, the code tells you the month and week of the month the car was built. The 2 digits represent the month (01=January, 02=Feburary, etc.) while the letter represents the week of the month (A=1st week, B=2nd week, etc.). It's not possible to pinpoint a specific day of manufacture from the data plate, only the week of the month the car was built can be determined. Generally, most date-coded components on the car were built between 2 and 8 weeks before the build date of the car. There are, however, exceptions to this rule.
Joe, The date on the broadcast sheet is 02-28 and means February 28, 1964, like Marco stated. That is the date the paperwork was generated, but not necessarily the date the car was built. Sometimes due to scheduling etc, the cars were built a short time later. I think I remember reading somewhere that it took about 2 days for a car to go down the assembly line from start to finish. Duane
Thanks Duane! :beer I've got a two sheet spreadsheet with a timeline of the car from start to finish, so I have all the dates except my five year hold in Wisconsin 72-77. Reserch is fun! :Comp:
