Fasteighty

At C3VR...Not sure if Ron 78 is a member here or not but I thought this was good information to pass along. I called and ordered my restoration package this morning. I can't wait to see what they send me. :thumbs:

Any of you new members interested,G.M. is offering a packet with all kinds of info on any year vehicle they have made . everything you ever wanted to know spec.sheets,line pruduction sheets,all options available for your year make,model.complete lists of all G.M. approved venders for everything you need for your vette. theres a ton of info for free.Just call 1-800-222-1020 ask for restoration package and have your V.I.N. # ready you,ll have it in about 3 weeks when is the last time you got anything for free ?

LAvetteman

That info had circulated around here years ago. I got my packet.

Glad you reposted it, that was a while back and I am sure many have never heard of it..... :thumbs:

Dwayne 76

Excellent, now all I have to do is find my VIN number, as the car is at home.

Neo Fender

When I ordered mine a couple of years ago, I wasn't asked for my VIN. Worth a try.

76Stinger

If my memory serves me right, there was something different if you were trying to find the info for a Canadian car, different # or something. I too got my package, actually got it twice, and there was a lot of info in there but not as much as I hoped. Still nice to have to throw up on your workbench.

Try a search on the archives - posts might still be there.

STW :seeya
Robert
76Stinger

jrzvette

You mean you don't have your VIN memorized??

That should be right up there with your SSN, wedding anniversary and kids' dates of birth. :jester :jester :jester

Robert N

Wife's date of birth might be a good one too!!

Dwayne 76

It may be free in the U.S. but its $45 CDN up here. :mad GM can stick that where the sun don't shine.

stpman

You have to call a canadian number and they want $40-$50 for the package.

Steve :steering:


[Modified by stpman, 2:16 PM 8/28/2003]

mg62

Dwayne, before you get too steamed, please note that our American friends cannot get what we can get from GM Canada.

The "restoration package" referred to in this thread is nothing more than generic specs and info for make-model-year in question. It will contain no specific information about an American-delivered Corvette, on a VIN# basis, because all of that info was destroyed when production moved from St. Louis to Bowling Green.

I ordered the $45 package from GM Canada, and was very pleased that I did. Among other things, I got the production date for my car, shipping date, original trim and paint colours, the dealer it was shipped to, engine specs, and all the original options the car was delivered with.

Also included is the quantity of that model of Corvette imported into Canada. In my case, I found out that there were 203 convertibles in Canada in the 1974 model year, and 146 of them had the L48.

Here's a look at what GM Canada was able to fax me a couple of hours after I made the phone call:

http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/nip...ild_page.shtml

The cost of the service is Cdn. $45 + $5 for a same-day fax of the details. It was worth it to me to find out what my Vette's build sheet would have contained. In the package that came by mail later on, I also got the engineering specifications booklet for '74 Corvettes.

If you've got a Canadian-delivered Corvette and you're curious about what she looked like on Day 1, you might want to check it out:

http://www.gmcanada.com/english/maintenance/parts/parts_vint.html

jrzvette

The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

Ask me how know this.


[Modified by 6t9l4t6, 8:45 PM 8/28/2003]

Dwayne 76

Well thats not too bad. I thought that the info for 'Vettes that were made in the St. Louis plant could not be retrieved becasue of a fire?

Dwayne 76

:lolg: I can just imagine. You know whats worse though? Mixing up your wife's name and that of a former girlfriend in the heat of passion. Okay, so I don't know what that would be like, but I could just imagine.

Twin_Turbo

Is it only free for US residents? If so, can someone get me the info for 1G1AY8780C5123904 and 1Z87HAS415886 .. please:)

I'd like to have it too and since it's free is just in my price range :D

LT1driver

got mine last year and they were informative and FREE :D

Stewart's74

There are 2 different issues going on here.
1) GM Restoration package. FREE. Comes with a bunch of generic crap about your year corvette. Replacement part vendor list and a crappy photocopy of your years sales catalog. Wasnt worth the postage IMHO.

2) If your car was originally exported to Canada, then you can request the info from GM Canada. Great info. Well worth the $45.




[Modified by Stewart's74, 3:13 PM 8/29/2003]

OddBall

:lolg: :lolg:
Did hurt long?

jvm

THis not just for Vettes, but all GM products, I got mine for my 77 Monte Carlo and 79 vette