[RAII 4-speed]

RAII, the '65 strike started about a month after '65 production began. Apparently your GTO failed to get built before the strike began? The strike was settled within 38 days, walkout started Sept. 25, 1964 and generally all plants were back running by Nov. 9, 1964. The contract was ratified by the UAW on Oct. 25 and many workers were expected back on the job by the next day according to news reports at the time, but most of the final assembly plants remained out another week or so to resolve local issues. Fremont was one of the Plants that did not return right away. I don't know when Fremont returned to production.

While trying to learn when Fremont started back, I found the attached story in a radical newspaper. Published on the day I think they DID start back up Nov. 9), it explains what was happening at Fremont and why they did NOT return to work after the national agreement was passed on Oct. 25. I thought the story was pretty cool, so posting it here.

When was your car actually built?

RAII, you've done all you can to establish the validity by discussing with the original owner and checking the repair paperwork. Was the car ever in for a misfire complaint or anything like that? Was any other part of the TI system repaired/replaced? I agree with what johnta1 suggested about a Dist swap repair that wasn't detailed on a work order being possible. Just no way to be sure.

One of those things that all you can do is rationalize and perhaps hope for evidence to turn up to suggest it was a common thing. As rare as TI is, probably not likely to be found.

I wouldn't worry about it, I wish my GTO was optioned with TI, and I'd just be happy if it was a functional unit, whether it was still original or not. [/QUOTE]


As for what I know from the original owner and what he wrote on his notes back in 1964 the strike in Freemont Cal was 45 days..... attached is a copy of his notes


I am not sure of exactly when the car was built, I do know it was delivered on 12/11/1964. here is a picture of the fire wall tag



One of those things that all you can do is rationalize and perhaps hope for evidence to turn up to suggest it was a common thing. As rare as TI is, probably not likely to be found.
I understand.... there is no repair orders for the TI . But there has to be an explanation as to why the 40 TI was installed at the factory.

Yes the TI is nice and it works great and according to the original owner it always did work fine with no issues.
maybe continued research will find the answer.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by RAII 4-speed

I am not sure of exactly when the car was built, I do know it was delivered on 12/11/1964. here is a picture of the fire wall tag

The body was built first week of December 1964 calendar year, and the rest of the car completed just prior to your 12/11/64 delivery date.

My sense is that the order was placed in July but the physical build was not started until after the strike was settled and production resumed.

As opposed to getting the order in and the car out before the strike (which is what happened with my car).

The only other scenario is that the car was started and then stuck mid process. Typically we cover the cars/parts with visqueen during long work stoppages, like a strike or volume adjustment downtime. We try to minimize the number of vehicles in this case because damage can and does occur. That doesn't seem to be what happened here.

K