<VV> How was the VIN assigned/attached on 69s?

[Charles Lee]

Fisher finished the body, but the glass was installed on final assembly, 
after the VIN was added ?

I don't KNOW this, but it seems reasonable ?

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Leonard" <dave at arborlea.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:58 PM
Subject: <VV> How was the VIN assigned/attached on 69s?


> Being a new '69 owner, and having undertaken a small project to read, and
> scan, all of the Sixty-Niner newsletters, one item continues to puzzle me.
> All documentation states the VIN was assigned in final assembly, not at
> Fischer Body.  Makes sense.  But it also seems that the bodies were very
> complete when they were shipped over from Fischer to final assembly -
> including the windshield.  So how was the VIN tag installed on the dash
> under the windshield?  Was the dash not completed by Fisher?  Isn't the 
> VIN
> tag it riveted in?    Was it done from under the dasy?  I'm sure I'm just
> not seeing the obvious.  Dave
>
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