Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

[Keith Seymore]

I had heard that Chevrolet, through the GM Heritage Center, now has the ability to produce invoices and build data (much like my Pontiac brethren have been able to do for years).

At any rate, I have regretted not having kept the original dealer order worksheet, or even the original window sticker. So - I thought it would be fun to purchase my actual invoice through the Heritage Center archives and see if it jogs any memories.

The attached arrived electronically today, with a hardcopy to follow via US mail.

So, in looking it over, I see some interesting points:

* Header information is as expected; 87 pickup, red, burgundy interior (the ladies in my family always hated that combination) VIN is correct
* RPO content is listed and is exactly as I remember, and corresponds with the Service ID label in the glovebox (still there); although the SPID label has a "9" in front of each RPO (ie, 9CD4, 9E63, 9GT4, 9G80). Not sure why that is.
* Note the truck was built in late September (relatively early in the model year) and the VIN is already up to 317388 (started at 100001).
* My name is on there, albeit misspelled (insert rolling eyes icon here), referenced as the GM Employee
* Note the reference to OPT-1; this would be the "Option 1" pricing, also known at the time as "Class A". That would be for the employee discount, which has historically been around 15% - 18%.
* Dealer shown as Hank Graff Chevrolet. This was helpful, because I couldn't remember for sure if the dealership had already converted from the previous owner (Bob Uptegraff) to Hank Graff, which apparently it had. While the transaction was going through they simply crossed off the "Upte" portion of Uptegraff on the street signs! (lol)

The invoice shows the truck being invoiced and shipped on 9/29/86. This is pretty consistent with my literature, which shows the warranty information taking place on October 2nd, 1986, which I have embraced as my truck's official birthday. Pulling up an old calendar reveals that 9/29 was a Monday, which sounds familar. I seem to recall working during the day Monday and then going in Monday evening to follow it down the line. Apparently it was documented as being shipped on Monday even though I know it was not physically moved until Tuesday during the day.

So - another fun document to add to the collection....

K