FAQ |
Members List |
Social Groups |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
Early Production Judge ?????
Guys, I had someone contact me with their Judge's information for my registry and they asked me if their Judge could have been the first one built. While I suspect that it is not the first judge built for 69 it does appear to be a very early built car with a tag code of 01B and a order number of 00001
I know some of you guys are really good with the build sheets, ect so what are your thoughts Tim
__________________
www.69judgeregistry.com Documenting ALL 1969 Judge and Ram Air GTO cars. If you have one of these cars we would love to hear from you |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
It went to zone office 1st, then to Allen Pontiac.
It is a 'Pattern' Judge but it is #000017. Jan. 9th date, probably one of the first but not the 1st I'd say. (especially at Framington?) Possibly the 640th GTO down the line? What is the body #? (000589?) I'm sure BVZ can give more details.
__________________
John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
With that 000001 it may have been the 1st at Judge Framington?
__________________
John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Tim,
That is the earliest Judge vin I have seen out of Framingham and the 01B cowl tag build date is obviously the earliest as well. The PHS shows dealer order # 00017 however the build sheet shows order # 00001. Interesting and as John stated it may be the first Judge out of Framingham. All that said, it COULD be the first Judge built until an earlier one is found. John |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
With regards to the PHS paper work, what does ADV.ASSN.COL mean? His shows 027 for the code and mine which is built in Freemont shows a code of 237. His OPTIONAL LOC also has the code of 027 and mine has the code of 237. Just curious as to what ADV.ASSN.COL and OPTIONAL LOC mean and why both cars show different codes. My car is a 01D Freemont built Judge
Thanks.
__________________
1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Charles, it's explained on my website: http://www.musclecarfilms.com/Pontiac_Invoice.html
__________________
1959-1980 Pontiac Window Sticker Reproductions : http://www.pontiacwindowstickers.com My Bio: I am currently writing articles for POCI's Smoke Signals magazine and enjoy promoting and discussing the history of the Pontiac Motor Division. |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks Mike!! Great site, marked it in my favorites. Is the difference in his code 027 and mine 237 because of location? His in Framingham and mine in Freemont?
__________________
1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Looks to me that the end of the 00001 has washed out the 7 (or been doctored). As you can see, the FRAMINGHAM PLANT is not all there either.
|
#9
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
I have never been sure what those low numbers on the PHS were really counting for these first zone Judges. But if these numbers match, the numbers may be done in build order since the number originates on the build sheet. There could have been 17 Judges built fairly quickly when production started I guess. I look forward to some more comments.
__________________
My Wife: "I thought I married a sophisticated business man, but what I actually got was a redneck fisherman with muscle cars." Some people know all of their rights, but none of their obligations. |
#10
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
As for the first Judge, I would imagine that the first one produced would have been at the Pontiac plant. A quality control check, along with labor time necessary for the application of stripes, wing, etc. were probably done before production scheduling and the necessary assembly steps were sent out to the other plants. Mike
__________________
1959-1980 Pontiac Window Sticker Reproductions : http://www.pontiacwindowstickers.com My Bio: I am currently writing articles for POCI's Smoke Signals magazine and enjoy promoting and discussing the history of the Pontiac Motor Division. |
#11
|
||||
|
||||
Mike, I might have thought the same thing but the Pontiac assembly plant did not start making GTO/Judge's until mid production year as they were busy building the new body style Grand Prix, ect but who knows for sure
Very Nice website Mike as I like all the information you have on your site so great job !!! Thanks for all the comments everyone as this Judge seems to be an early Judge but just how early. Tim
__________________
www.69judgeregistry.com Documenting ALL 1969 Judge and Ram Air GTO cars. If you have one of these cars we would love to hear from you |
#12
|
||||
|
||||
Tim, very good point! I'm not sure where the first one was built, but I would have assumed since the Pontiac plant was indeed making GTO's, it would have made the most sense to build the first one there. They produced 849 Judges in January 1969.
Thank you for the thumbs-up on my website! Always like to help out whenever I can. Mike
__________________
1959-1980 Pontiac Window Sticker Reproductions : http://www.pontiacwindowstickers.com My Bio: I am currently writing articles for POCI's Smoke Signals magazine and enjoy promoting and discussing the history of the Pontiac Motor Division. |
#13
|
||||
|
||||
I glanced through some of my PHS' and never found a 'pattern' Judge in the Pontiac plant?
Found A, B, G, some R's and Z's. Also found some 'duplicate' pattern #'s, so it must have been for each plant. So there was probably a pattern # 17 in all the plants that made them. If they made 2000, then each of the plants making them would have made around 400? (or less if Pontiac plant made pattern Judges)
__________________
John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
#14
|
||||
|
||||
What constitutes a "Pattern Judge"? Not counting CR paint, little to no options, Rally II minus trim rings/black tires, is it a combination of numbers and letters in the various blocks on the PHS? I'm guessing the Pattern Judges were the first 2000 built? From what I read not many CR Judges were built after the first 2000, is this true?
How can you tell if you have one of the Pattern Judges? Were they all built in January?
__________________
1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
#15
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.forums.maxperformanceinc....d.php?t=461212
I posted this thread link in your Judge thread Charles. |
#16
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks HFR! What an excellent post!! Mine is one of the pattern judges built in Fremont 01D and has 00060 in the code. Mine though does not have power disk breaks. Everything else is like all the other pattern cars. I wonder why it was built without Pdb?
__________________
1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
#17
|
||||
|
||||
That was probably the best Judge thread ever!
Charles, some of the pattern cars were slightly different. I don't believe anyone knows why. It might have been optional for the factories to drop an option that was in short supply on zone cars--just a guess on my part.
__________________
My Wife: "I thought I married a sophisticated business man, but what I actually got was a redneck fisherman with muscle cars." Some people know all of their rights, but none of their obligations. |
#18
|
||||
|
||||
Yes! It needs to be a sticky, it would alleviate a lot of questions from folks like me, who are just now acquiring their Judge and wondering what the PHS is telling them. Thanks for being patient and guiding me thru all the questions I had when looking to purchase the car. You guys on this forum are extremely helpful with your wealth of knowledge on the Judge. Is there a book out there that speaks just to the Judge? I find all this very fascinating and enjoy reading all the information you guys have researched. Thanks again!!
CB
__________________
1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
#19
|
||||
|
||||
I don't know of a Judge book. If there was one, it would probably have a bunch of errors in it! lol But a good one with great pictures might sell.
__________________
My Wife: "I thought I married a sophisticated business man, but what I actually got was a redneck fisherman with muscle cars." Some people know all of their rights, but none of their obligations. |
#20
|
||||
|
||||
The build sheet posted by Tim (Judge Registry) shows a 01-09 build. The earliest I have seen is an 01-04 build from Fremont.
Recently I found some internal documents at the Pontiac Museum, and asked Tim Dye if it was ok to discuss here. Internal memos show they produced 1000 pattern cars in Carousel Red. 1969 Judge Production -------------------------- January production = 849 February production = 1,288 March production = 1,765 April production = 1,095 May production = 808 The above figures include Canadian and export shipments. April production dropped from March due to a hold on Ram Air engines to correct a durability problem. By early May, they estimated that 3,000 Judges had actually been sold, with 1,500 in dealer stock. May production dropped over April due to the issue with the Ram Air engines, coupled with a strike. The build-out schedule for June 1969 was 759 units, and for July 1969 they scheduled 272 units. The July figure included anticipated August production at Baltimore and Lakewood. Mike
__________________
1959-1980 Pontiac Window Sticker Reproductions : http://www.pontiacwindowstickers.com My Bio: I am currently writing articles for POCI's Smoke Signals magazine and enjoy promoting and discussing the history of the Pontiac Motor Division. |
Reply |
|
|