[njsteve]

Originally Posted by Transamric

I totally agree.
Did anyone notice the Trim Tag build date code is 05E, but the Door Cert. label says June?

The fifth week of May is actually June in most years (except 2014).

Cool car.

Moldings destroyed the value immensely.

[bird72]

looked again at the ebay ad, first time I didn't see all the pictures below... oh the agony of all the holes in the car.

question: if one was to remove trim and fill holes, is there high tech substitute for welding that is acceptable?

question 2: regardless of hole fill method, would this repair commit to a total repaint of car having this type color where the rest of car is nice?

I (coincidently) have same exact issue on my Esprit, except thank God not the magnitude around wheels etc.... being white I am hoping a partial paint will be fine...

[Judge273]

Looks like it's doing fine and no reserve too....

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by njsteve

The fifth week of May is actually June in most years (except 2014)

Steve, May has always had 31 days . lol
It won't fit on 4 week lines in any year.

or you threw a joke over my head

In 1970 - it actually pulled 6 week lines

May 1970
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31

this won't line up right for me.
the 1st is on Friday - 2nd Saturday - etc ...
8th is Fri - 9th is Sat

[Held for Ransom]

Here we go again,
For the Fisher Body Plant
Week A = 1st thru 7th
Week B = 8th thru 14th
Week C = 15th thru 21st
Week D = 22nd thru 28th
Week E = 29th thru 31st

Friday must be when the body was completed. Rest was probably completed on Monday. PHS invoicing will probably say shipped date is 06-02-70 to 06-05-70.
Conformance decal printing is off, but everything looks spaced properly and would look normal if correctly positioned.

[Norwood]

So what day did they put the moldings on?

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

i don't have the blueprints for the build weeks - and only seen 1 example of an F build week. PY member has a 64 or 65 or 66 A body with an F build week.
The old crash box has a picture of it saved... iirc
Wish i could just remember the month and year

So only 1 known exception to your graph Ransom.
Not bad at all for a PMD factoid !

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Norwood

So what day did they put the moldings on?

it was hump day
at beer-thirty o'clock pm

Jeremy brownbird- testcar - prototype guy could verify those rivets

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

it was hump day
at beer-thirty o'clock pm

Jeremy brownbird- testcar - prototype guy could verify those rivets

[bossbirdta]

bidding has jumped three grand since last night. i dont think its done yet...

[Judge273]

Got some people wanting it real bad...

[The Boss]

Sold well!

[Transamric]

Originally Posted by njsteve

The fifth week of May is actually June in most years (except 2014).

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In this case, the Trim Tag decodes that Fisher Body assembly was May 29th, the 626th car built that day. This places this Esprit very near the end of production for the day. Production averaged out to about 750 cars per day at Van Nuys. #742 is the biggest production number I have for any day during 1970 model year. I agree the door Cert. label date likely does reflect Van Nuys final assembly, but have never seen proof of when this label was applied. We know the doors were hung at Fisher, & that final painting was done at the final assembly plant.
My main reason to point out the date difference is simply that this is not often seen. I have data on 871 '70 Firebirds at present & very few show different months from the one location to the other.
I've wondered if occasionally a body built at Fisher could have gotten damaged & needed repair before being sent over for final build out, accounting for some lag time.

[bossbirdta]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Sold well!

It sold Very Well! wonder what effect this one will have on future values of similar cars.....