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01-25-2007, 12:59 PM
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Can build date be determined?
How can I tell the date my Safari was built? Where would I find that info? Jack
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01-25-2007, 02:52 PM
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I'm not for sure if thats even possible. The last 5 digits were only for the # of that specific car per plant. Mabye someone else knows how exactly or even if it's possible.
http://pontiacsafari.com/ Go here under Pontiac facts and information and than go under the identification tags section. It has a very good description on how to decipher cowl tags and serial tags. But it doesn't mention about build date info. |
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01-25-2007, 08:16 PM
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I remember seeing a date stamped (with an ink stamp) on the backside of the speedometer on some GM cars of the 50's. Might have been a Buick or Chevy. You might want to check there on your Pontiac. I wuold assume that it was the assemby date and was probably there for warranty purposes.
Most of the castings on Pontiacs from the mid thirties up have the date that the casting was poured on it. Generally speaking, most castings were used in a fully assembled car with in two weeks to a month of the pouring date. The date is coded as follows, Month is a letter A= jan. B=feb. etc. followed by day followed last digit of year. I.E. D 18 7 = April 18 1957.
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01-25-2007, 08:18 PM
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I remember seeing a date stamped (with an ink stamp) on the backside of the speedometer on some GM cars of the 50's. Might have been a Buick or Chevy. You might want to check there on your Pontiac. I would assume that it was the assemby date and was probably there for warranty purposes.
Most of the castings on Pontiacs from the mid thirties up have the date that the casting was poured on it. Generally speaking, most castings were used in a fully assembled car with in two weeks to a month of the pouring date. The date is coded as follows, Month is a letter A= jan. B=feb. etc. followed by day followed last digit of year. I.E. D 18 7 = April 18 1957.
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03-03-2007, 12:35 AM
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Charlie...I got the info on my 1950 from GM Historical group in canada, if yours is a US built unit I would think they havea similar service, All I did was provide the info of the tag in the cowl, and they came back with build plant, dates etc. cost a few $$$ but well worth it
Bill 
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