b-man, not sure if you still have questions about the PHS. Yours is about the poorest copy of a Fremont record I've encountered. My own is not too good but eminently more legible than this one.
Some '64 Fremont records are very legible, including the box labels which makes deciphering the less legible ones a snap.
For example, yours shows:
*N30 STR WHL
All of the listed options that are prefixed with the asterisk indicate an option that was standard content for this build.
The N30 is the optional Deluxe Steering Wheel. It was optional in the 20 series Tempest. It was standard content for the 21 series Tempest Custom and 22 series Lemans, so always listed with the asterisk for them, unless the N34 Simulated Wood Custom Steering Wheel option was ordered.
On the Fremont Window Sticker, above the list of options, there is a section that says, "THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, OPTIONS, OR ACCESSORIES ON SOME MODELS ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS MODEL
STR WHL-DLX RING, HORNS-DUAL, BUCKET SEATS-FRONT"
So while it is listed on the Production Record, the Deluxe Steering Wheel was not an extra cost option for the Lemans series.
The Charge To dealer was Chieftain Pontiac. The Ship To location was Car Service, Inc.
This is unusual. Most cars were shipped to the same location as the Charge To. Don't know if it was standard for Chieftain Pontiac to ship to an alternate location or if perhaps this was something unique about this sale. Almost sounds like a service that arranged delivery perhaps to a remote customer on behalf of the dealer?
The 2nd line first box is labeled MODE OF TRANS and is always blank.
The 2nd box is labeled SCHEDULE NO. AND DATE.
Yours reads 12 020764
The 12 indicates the date is was intended to be started on the final line by my interpretation.
The date indicated is often the same as the date above it in a box labeled DATE PRODUCED. Sometimes a day or two late, as in the case of yours, the DATE PRODUCED shows 2/13/64 rather than 2/12/64.
The 2/7/64 date I believe is the date that Fremont put the order on the schedule.
It had to be scheduled before they could actually build it.
The D indicates the Day Shift. It is possible it was sequenced onto the Final Line as planned on the 12th but late on the night shift so that it didn't get completed until the following day shift. That is one explanation for why certain builds didn't get finished on the date planned. That is somewhat corroborated by the handwritten 953 which is very possibly the Daily Production sequence no. and is pretty high.
The two 4 digit codes on the first line are the IGN. KEY and COMP. KEY codes. Next is the TRANSMISSION NO., only the auto trannies listed the actual stamped assembly date code in this box. Yours indicates a Code C assembled on the 195th production day of the '64 Model Year. You would find this code stamped on the original trans if it was "matching nos.".
1031 is the BODY NO. and should match to the Data Plate. Means this was the 1031st Lemans Convert Body assembled by Fisher-Fremont. The BODY NO. was usually handwritten in this box, whether or not it was typed in. I don't know why, just was the typical practice. Looks like it was only typed in yours. When I say typed, it was actually done by teletypewriter, not a standard typewriter.
Next is the ENG. OR MOTOR UNIT NO., the engine code and the MUN (EUN) stamped on the block of the original Engine Assembly that was installed at final assembly. The code and MUN were stamped on at the Engine Assembly Plant before anybody knew what VIN it would eventually be associated with. The Final Plant sometimes added a stamped secondary trans code but in this build, not used.
On the 2nd line, S7 Y is the COLOR. S is Saddle Bronze body color. 7 is Saddle convertible top color, Y indicates the Wheel color as Saddle.
This indicates the car was built with the standard content hub caps (dog dish style) and confirmed by the lack of any full wheel disc option. Only the cars with hub caps got a coordinating wheel color. All builds with full wheel covers got Code A Regent Black painted wheels.
16 is the TRIM code, shorthand for the Lemans code 216 Saddle color interior.
Next is a small box labeled TOP. Only coded for Cordova top or convertible builds. Should show a 7 in this box, too faint for me to see, just a duplication of the code in the COLOR box.
70014W2R is the TIRE code, 7.00x14 2 ply rayon whitewalls. These must have been the standard tire for the V8 Lemans convertible as I do not see the whitewalls listed as an extra cost option for this build.
Next is the SPEEDO. For the auto trans it is forty something, I'm guessing 41 without looking it up.
Next is the ENG. code, I'm guessing 81 without looking it up.
Next is the TRANS, SP was a GTO auto trans code, not sure what was used for the 326 auto trans with A/C.
Next is the AXLE RATIO. This build did not include the G80 Safe-T-Track option, so it is an open differential.
If the 2.93 axle was the original the code would be C0 to indicate the open diff (0 for open, 1 for Safe-T-Track was the early year format, a little later Fremont modified how they coded this on the form) with 2.93 ratio and standard brakes.
There were a couple more labeled boxes after that but never coded.
The last box is labeled LOAD OR SEQ. NO.
In this box, Fremont typed a number that seems to be a sort of tabulation. It seems to be too faint for you to have even noticed it, but the good news, it is the same 4 digit code that also was regurgitated on the Data Plate in the lower right corner.
Since the code was only 4 digits, the nos. were recycled during the year.
In Feb. they were on the 2nd time around and around May they flipped over to the 3rd time.
Yours is probably around 3000. Since it was the 2nd time around, it was effectively 13000.
This no. will somewhat track with the VIN sequence no., not uniformly but somewhat predictably.
Your VIN sequence will be lower by about 300 units, so if the LOAD OR SEQ. NO. is 13000 (3000 on the Data Plate), the VIN will be about 824F12700.
Since the VINs started from F1001 and I believe the LOAD OR SEQ. NO. started at 0001, the "spread" is actually more like 1300 units. I've studied this but haven't figured out why the differential. The differential changed thru the year, but it is unclear why.
The Closed Circuit Positive Crankcase Vent is UPC K24.
It was required for all builds after December, '63 when sold to a Calif dealer (not all Fremont builds went to Cal dealers). It had a specific non-vented oil filler cap, a specific PCV valve, and plumbing connected to the LH side valve cover to force crankcase vapors back to the carb under certain conditions when the regular PCV valve would have closed and allowed venting thru the oil cap.
It was extra cost.
The C13 WPR ELEC is a bit of a rarity. Many got the standard content single speed wiper, many others got the optional 2 speed wipers with washers, C11.
C13 was Pontiac Sales Code 402. It is the 2 speed wipers WITHOUT washers. Kinda rare in my experience.
24 039 is Chieftain Pontiac's dealer code. You posted an extra digit, I assume a typo on your part.
John Wallace needs to pick up on this one, I don't think he has it on his list.
Let me know if there are any items you need further explanation.
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