<VV> VIN Decode - LA plants

Sethracer at aol.com Sethracer at aol.com
Wed Sep 14 13:27:12 EDT 2011


 
In a message dated 9/14/2011 9:53:57 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
bmoneill at juno.com writes:

Thanks  for the info.  I think I know the history of this car which i have 
owned  since 1979.  I thought that the first owner who graduated fro Norwich 
 Military in June 1966 bought the car there in Vermont.  It seems strange  
that a car built in LA would be sold in Vermont.  His family lived in  
Dallas so maybe he bought it there.  He was killed in VN and the car sat  in a 
garage in Dallas for years.




By the way GM had two plants in the Los Angeles area, South Gate, CA and  
Van Nuys - Now both closed.
 
I mis-identified the plant for the Corvair. The Corvairs were built in Van  
Nuys - The last cars built there were the 3rd Gen Camaros, through 1992.
 
The South Gate, CA plant was mostly BOP cars, but built Monzas, and  Maybe 
Vegas - Closed in 1982.
 
    _South  Gate Assembly_ (/wiki/South_Gate_Assembly)  _South Gate, 
California_ (/wiki/South_Gate,_California)  USA  1936 1982 First GM plant to build 
multi-carline body/chassis  (Buick/Olds/Pontiac)serially. Other models: 
Tanks (WWII); Unibody BOP "Y"  series _Special, F85,  Tempest_ (/wiki/BOP)  
added to B&C mix 1961-63; replaced by _Chevrolet B_ (/wiki/Chevrolet)  for 64; 
_Vega_ (/wiki/Chevrolet) ; _Monza_ (/wiki/Chevrolet) ; _Deville_ 
(/wiki/Cadillac) ; _Cavalier_ (/wiki/Chevrolet_Cavalier)  and _Cimarron_ 
(/wiki/Cadillac_Cimarron) 
Thanks, Tim, for reminding me. 
    _South Gate Assembly_ (/wiki/South_Gate_Assembly)  _South Gate,  
California_ (/wiki/South_Gate,_California)  USA  1936 1982 First GM plant to build 
multi-carline body/chassis  (Buick/Olds/Pontiac)serially. Other models: 
Tanks (WWII); Unibody BOP "Y"  series _Special, F85, Tempest_ (/wiki/BOP)  
added to B&C mix  1961-63; replaced by _Chevrolet B_ (/wiki/Chevrolet)  for 64; 
_Vega_ (/wiki/Chevrolet) ; _Monza_ (/wiki/Chevrolet) ; _Deville_ 
(/wiki/Cadillac) ; _Cavalier_ (/wiki/Chevrolet_Cavalier)  and _Cimarron_ 
(/wiki/Cadillac_Cimarron)  
Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette
San Jose,  CA





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