latest Jim M. Chevy records rumor

[SBR]

I agree with Tommy, just think if you have a real 435 hp vette but have no real paperwork with the car. I'm sure that however owns a car like that would pay a 1000 or more to prove what he has. I remember reading on the NCRS forum a couple of years ago about this subject and most over there while hopeful, are in agreement that it will never happen. They say that Art Armstrong conducted a similiar search for the records with GMs cooperation years before Jim with no luck. I hope that it will happen as I am tired of all the BS cars in the hobby and would separate the fact from fiction but I'm not holding my breath.

[FASTONE]

I have a 67 435 and a 60 big brake vette. Both real cars with no paperwork. I would gladly give $1000 a car for GM paperwork. Don't think it will happen though.

[LS6 RAT]

Jim and I have talked about the Corvette records he has located. He is working on gaining possession of them and they do exist for the years we would like. I am not in need of them as I have original documents for both of my '71 LS6 Corvettes. However I will be interested to know how this information will be diseminated to owners. I would hope that unscrupulous individuals would not be able to gain access to verifiable documents to a rare optioned model, only to be able to recreate it from these documents. That would be a concern of mine.

[SBR]

Hi Warren,
A friend of mine spoke with Jim at a Pontiac show recently and his take was that Jim was not too hopeful of it happening. Maybe he caught him on a bad day or he did not want to talk Chevies at a Pontiac show, who know but I am getting tired of waiting. My cars are all verified documented etc just like yours are but the reason I want it to happen is because I want the fraud to end! It would be the best thing to happen for our hobby JMHO.

[bashton]

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Hi Warren,
A friend of mine spoke with Jim at a Pontiac show recently and his take was that Jim was not too hopeful of it happening. Maybe he caught him on a bad day or he did not want to talk Chevies at a Pontiac show, who know but I am getting tired of waiting. My cars are all verified documented etc just like yours are but the reason I want it to happen is because I want the fraud to end! It would be the best thing to happen for our hobby JMHO.

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Jim spoke of the Chevy records at his seminar at the St. Charles Pontiac show. He indeed indicated that the interest level was, shall we say, not high with GM and with all that is going on with the "new" GM, he felt that the chance of anyone getting into the records was pretty slim.

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[barker]

Here is information concerning getting old records of your vehicles that I received.

Good Afternoon, Camaro Comrades and Firebird Friends!

Many of you have asked, over the years, about the possibility of getting more information on your Camaro or Firebird.

I'm pleased to provide you with the following:

>Availability of Factory Invoices
>Availability of Window Label reproduction

I've broken these down into a couple of sections -- please feel free to send this on to your fellow enthusiasts and club members!

GM Media Archive: For detailed information, please go to: www.gmmediaarchive.com


VEHICLE INVOICES: $50

Buick from 1982
Cadillac from 1980
Chevrolet from 1977
GMC from 1976
Oldsmobile from 1977
Pontiac from 1987


BUILD RECORDS: $50

Build records are available for Cadillac only. (See Corvette Build records below) There are build records available for virtually all years of Cadillac going back to 1903 with exception of: 1968, 1974-79 and some 1973 models.

<font color="red"> VINTAGE VEHICLE INFORMATION: $50

GM Heritage center will decode the VIN and provide various documents for your vehicle. (see site for more details) </font>



FROM PONTIAC HISTORIC SERVICES:

The vehicle invoice collection is the documentation of the vehicle cost broken out by model and factory options. It contains the original ship to dealer information, MSRP and invoice number that GWe now have the ability to provide a reproduction window sticker to Camaro enthusiasts.

The window sticker will look exactly like the original that would have come
on their car when new. Attached is our "new" Camaro window sticker order
form. The years that we will handle are 1981-2002.

However, to provide this service, we will require a copy of the dealer invoice
for their car. Without it, we won't have the necessary information needed
to correctly produce it.

If the owner does not have the dealer invoice for their car, they can obtain
the necessary paperwork from Allied-Vaughn. Their contact information is:
[email protected]

However, in keeping with the integrity of how vehicles were built, we will not print a window sticker any other way from how the vehiclewas produced. We will not add, delete nor change any options.


Jim Mattison
PHS - Automotive Services
[email protected]
586/781-5164 (office)

Thank you,

Dennis Barker

[SBR]

Here some more info on the subject, pages 4 and 5 make me hopeful that it will happen. I will try to post the link.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...d-records.html

[old5.0]

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Here some more info on the subject, pages 4 and 5 make me hopeful that it will happen. I will try to post the link.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...d-records.html

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Try this: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...d-records.html

[SBR]

Thanks for posting the link.