'70 Stage 1

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Welcome! You can get a lot of vehicle info from https://www.gm.com/heritage/archive?page=ordform
and the Archivist at Collections@SloanLongway.org or (810) 237-3421.
https://sloanlongway.org/automotive-research/

 

The "Z" indicates the "non-recommended" interior color although many other cars came with it (I have one) either as a mistake (the worker forgot to take the Z out for who knows how many subsequent plates) or it's been speculated that it indicates something else unusual (my car certainly is).

Interesting that your car has a clear overflow. They generally stopped using them the 1st week in January but it's not unheard of for later cars to have earlier parts. Of course it could've been replaced along the way as well and if the car was any later I'd say for sure but 02A is certainly not out of the realm of possibility.

 

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I'm not sure what you were talking about? You seem like an AWESOME steward of that beautiful GS. Enjoy!

 

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You were fortunate to get the orig. IBM punchcard for that car. They (and the POBF) were often not put w/the correct car.

Interesting on the overflow jug. Never say never.

You certainly learned a lot in 11 mos. Nice to have the attitude you do (in general) about being informed before commenting.

The only piece of info. I think you'd really gain w/a report from Wayne is whether the car was ordered for stock, Demo, special ordered for a customer, or fleet. That said, it'd a nice addition to your documentation.

Agree that you seem to be quite the steward of that car although I know the feeling. I sold a very nice Stage 1 4-sp to someone who most likely did far better w/it than I would've.

 

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The Stage 1 carbs (& distributors) were built in batches and not too often (known date codes are posted on here) & they didn't always seem to follow the car's production dates (i.e. a car built after a certain part batch date could still get a part from an earlier batch). You're fine w/that carb. Good luck getting it.

 

Yup. That's the one. You were fortunate there. Getting very hard to come by as that batch covered all cars through almost the very end of the model year (0F23 was the next run).

 

Yes. And I was fortunate to get both punch cards. One designed to go into the glove box. And then the other... which is a completely different punch card designed to stay in the dealer stock folder. Among everything else left in the folder including the "pink" slip tittle signed by Lennie Kennedy, and much much more interesting papers. Was lucky enough for the Reynolds to give me the whole folder.

 

Just an unsolicited opinion..

If your intent here is to enhance the resale value of the vehicle, then have at it. You will need the correct carb..

But if your interesting in driving it, and having fun.. don't touch it.

JW

 

I'd like to hear more of the story on how you found and purchased this beautiful GS!?

 

To the op; When I took pics of most everything in my dealer packet including the two punch cards. A few people here recommended that I should delete the pics of the cards. Because it shows the key codes, so just deleted the pics.
Don't really know or not if we have to be that anal, just a fair warning to you.
Love the car!

 

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