Do you have a 1972 Fremont built truck?

[DeadheadNM]

Asking in an attempt to narrow down the build month of my Fremont C30. The blue door VIN decal is gone (example below) and the date on the valve cover decal is also indecipherable apart from the year. My VIN ends in Z145444.

Any 1972 Fremont VINs with a corresponding known build month would be a big help. Thanks, Pete

[SS Tim]

Approximated February 24-25th 1972

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Approximated February 24-25th 1972

(LOL)

'Zat close enough for ya, Deadhead?

K

[Dirt's72]

Pete here's a couple Fremont 72's.

The red one...


The C30 RV

[DeadheadNM]

Thanks guys! The valve cover emissions decal has a faint but definite impression of the letter "M" that remains ahead of "1972". With what Tim has narrowed down, I suspect a March build on the truck.

[jocko]

Pete my 72 from Fremont ...168790 is a May build. Tim already nailed it though!

[Mike's money pit]

Hmm, mine ends in z164xxx but my I believe my seat belts are date coded for August or September of 1972. I will have to take a closer look at the belts.

Mike

[SS Tim]

There have to be more remaining in the 2Z145xxx range.

[dazza]

5/72 - 165562

If you snap a pic of your emissions decal I can try some photoshop tricks with it. You can't even see the date on my blue sticker until I enlarged it and adjusted the levels, then I removed all the chaos around the numbers.

[El Dorado Jim]

I noticed on your spid, says it is a 400, this is a 402,I mentioned it either had a 454 or a 402....

[Coley]

Here is some more data to help things along:
My '72 Highlander is a Fremont built truck
Build sheet shows 4-19-72 (....April 19th/1972)
VIN numbers are: 161544
...I imagine that the more data we have on this the more it can be more accurately estimated in cases of missing build sheets.

All Good
Coley

[72chevyk10]

mine is Z101463 think its one of the early ones cause the old paper work from po said it was sold like mid-late 71. dont remember exactly what it says but i know it was sold in 71

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by 72chevyk10

mine is Z101463 think its one of the early ones cause the old paper work from po said it was sold like mid-late 71. dont remember exactly what it says but i know it was sold in 71

That is an early 72MY SPID, probably Aug 71. They started at 2Z100001. Is it posted to a thread as I'd like to see it?

[72chevyk10]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

That is an early 72MY SPID, probably Aug 71. They started at 2Z100001. Is it posted to a thread as I'd like to see it?

just went out and looked and its 8/71 on the door. the truck or the spid? ive never taken a pic of the spid but the truck is on here somewhere. edit adding oldish pic but havent changed anything since

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by 72chevyk10

just went out and looked and its 8/71 on the door. the truck or the spid? ive never taken a pic of the spid but the truck is on here somewhere. edit adding oldish pic but havent changed anything since

Nice picture for sure, but I must confess its the SPID(data plate, build sheet, blue sticker, POP and any old docs) I want to see. Its all about the data for me and trying to make stockers whole like Pete is doing with this thread.

[geunther]

Originally Posted by Coley

...I imagine that the more data we have on this the more it can be more accurately estimated in cases of missing build sheets.

It would be nice to do this for all plants. Its all about the data. I don't mind compiling the known data if everyone is willing to share what we know factually.

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by Coley

Here is some more data to help things along:
My '72 Highlander is a Fremont built truck
Build sheet shows 4-19-72 (....April 19th/1972)
VIN numbers are: 161544
...I imagine that the more data we have on this the more it can be more accurately estimated in cases of missing build sheets.

All Good
Coley

Thanks! Data points are all good and the closer the better to our target 145xxx. Earlier I had interpolated a production of ~282 units a day. Need to do some more when time permits.... :-)

[NorCalC20LWB]

Not sure if this is helpful, but mine is a 72 Fremont truck.

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by NorCalC20LWB

Not sure if this is helpful, but mine is a 72 Fremont truck.

While a much later build it is helpful, Thanks!

[dazza]

so... as far as present-day data goes... anybody know how many Teslas are being put out per day at that plant now?

edit: Just read that they're producing about 1000 cars per week.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by dazza

so... as far as present-day data goes... anybody know how many Teslas are being put out per day at that plant now?

edit: Just read that they're producing about 1000 cars per week.

Many of the GM full size truck plants back in the day were 60 jobs per hour (so 960 trucks per day, for two 8 hour shifts of production).

45 jph was also another popular line rate (720 per day).

K

[dazza]

I think they also come with a button in the glove box for printing(printer mounted under dash) the car's build sheet whenever needed!

[halfstep]

For what it's worth here's my Fremont build data from the SPID, Build sheet and door label:
1972 Cheyenne short step
Fremont plant
2Z1140xx VIN
10-18-71 build date

[bruceman1968]

Here is 135708

[dazza]

crazy. and to think mine took how many years to just take apart and put back together?