For a long time I have been reading about documentation of cars built by GM of Canada. I am not really a numbers guy but in looking at my VIN I see my car was indeed built in Canada.

My question: What can I get from GM in Canada and how do I get it.

U can get a copy of the buildsheet thourgh GM of canada for about 30/40 bucks. The # to call in Canada is 905-644-5843. I have a canadian 66 malibuSS 396 car. The major options ordered for car were also on the bottom line of the trim tag on my car. Not sure as to other year cars. There was a section on the opening page of team chevelle that dealt with canadian made cars, it was on right side about 3/4 down on opening page.

Check my sig for my GM Canada documentation. It is not the build sheet, but just as good for options/documentation purposes I think. Mine came with a cover letter and a photocopy of the all the vehicle data for that year.

From the Main page of Team Chevelle, you can find the contact info (http://www.chevelles.com/vvs/index.html).

The actual size of the Canadian build sheets are 2 1/2" X 8 1/2".
Canadian 70SS

how do you know if it was canada built?
vin?

69 chevelle :confused:

Mr. Horsepower, I have never seen a Canadian built 69. Maybe El Camino can tell you if they also have the RPO Z25 or Z15. Check the vin and if it has a #1 as the seven digit its then a Canadian built car. All Canadian built 454 are only 365 HP.
Canadian 70SS

Originally posted by elcamino:
IF your car has not been touched, a build sheet may still be in car. The are nothing like the typical US sheet but are a strip of paper about 2" x 12" (+-). I don't have an image to share.
Although this is from a 68, is it something like this? (http://www.chevellestuff.com/68velle/tags/rpo_codes_andre_jensen.jpg)

Mike: Would the 67 have a "1" in the VIN in place of the "O" (oh, not zero)?

Dale, good example of the Canadian build sheet. The number 195857 can also be found on the window sticker.
This build sheet is not for a SS car, right?
Dale, when I was in the Army I spent 4 months in Lawton, Ok. I was a 31V.
Canadian 70SS

Originally posted by Mr Horsepower:
how do you know if it was canada built?
vin?

69 chevelle :confused: For 69 Chevelles, check the 7th digit of the VIN as mentioned, 1 = Oshawa, Ontario built.

Or the trim tag (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/Bow_Tied/bowt_69trimtag.jpg) will show MADE IN CANADA on it along with some option codes.

Dale: I believe all the chassis serial plates (VIN) mounted to the left hand front hinge pillar above the lower hinge should say right on it G.M CANADA D.D. for all 64-67. For 67s, the 7th digit is the plant code (1 = Oshawa). The previous years did not have the plant coded into the VIN on Canadian built cars - at least not in the same manner with regard to 1 = Oshawa.
Source: GM Canada Chevelle/Monte Carlo 1964-1976 Master Parts Catalogue No. P015
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Originally posted by Luis:
Dale, good example of the Canadian build sheet. The number 195857 can also be found on the window sticker.
This build sheet is not for a SS car, right?
Dale, when I was in the Army I spent 4 months in Lawton, Ok. I was a 31V.
Canadian 70SS Correct, it's for a Malibu and not a SS. Car belongs to Andre Broe Jensen (Tigergutt on the Chevelle List) and currently runs around the roads of Italy.

I have another 68 (SS this time) sheet and trim tag from Oshawa with GM of Canada documentation at http://www.chevellestuff.com/68velle/68_trim_tags-os.htm as well.

Thanks, I found it. ;)

I have one at http://www.team67.com/67velle/67_trim_tags-os.htm. I don't remember where or who I got it from but it's different from a 66 tag (http://www.chevellestuff.com/66velle/66_trim_tags-os.htm). :confused:

Hi Guys,

Not sure where some of you are getting your information.... GM of Canada produced Chevelles/Malibus from 1964 to 1981 inclusive. We stopped building them at the end of the 1981 model year.

The assembly plant code was always included in the VIN number of all cars produced in Oshawa. You might want to add a link off the Team Chevelle page to my club's website to give folks an idea of what was happening above the fourty ninth parallel between the years 1964 to 1981.

http://cdnclassics.chevelles.net

I appreciate the work that goes on at Team Chevelle and Chevelles.com but here's where problems start

El Camino posted this in this thread

"The body number on trim tag would be preceded with OS for 1965-71 and 1 for 1972-75"

This is incorrect. The OS was used from 1965 until 1974/75. I believe El Camino is mixing up VIN numbers and cowl tag numbers. As the OS code would only be on the cowl tag. The plant code of 1 (one) would only show up in the VIN number post 1966.

"El Camino came on-line in Oshawa in 1972 & 1973
Monte Carlo 1974 on"

Sorry but GM of Canada never built any El Caminos period in all the years they were built. Also the Monte Carlo was built here in Canada at the same time it appeared in the USA the 1970 model year.

So a mistake on both points.

The piece of paper that Dale has a picture of is the GM of Canada "line tag". This included the series number (model number), exterior paint, trim and all the options installed on that car. While not a build sheet as used in the USA it does describe the car in good detail, just not as detailed as the US buildhseet.

The last problem I see in this thread is this posted by El Camino

"From all I can tell, 1967 was a down year for the Chevelle in Oshawa, they did not make any. They must have been retooling the plant for 1968 models."

Again as I stated above we built Chevelles in Canada in 1967. I really don't think El camino believes that GM of Canada could afford to have an assembly plant down for a whole year to retool for the next model year. Not sure where he's getting this information.

Go to my club's web site

http://cdnclassics.chevelles.net

and look around to check out which models of Chevelles we built in Canada as we didn't build all the models that the American plants did. Also we did build models of Chevelles that weren't available in the USA. IE Chevelle 300 convertibles, Iragi Taxis. We also stopped building some models as well.

Check out the graph of Canadian verus American production from 1964 to 1972. I think it will surprise a lot of Chevelle enthusiasts to see the difference.

We also built the Canadian Pontiac Beaumont which was the sister car to the Chevelle. Contrary to what some believe they were not a Canadian Chevelle but a separate model all on their own. Although a Canadian Pontiac they don't say Pontiac anywhere on the car.

As I stated before I appreciate all the work that goes on at Team Chevelle and Chevelles.com I just want to make sure that the known story of what actually happened up here in Canada is voiced.

There's a problem when talking about Canadian cars and what happened here as its not written about. All the books on Chevelles so far are from the American perspective and don't include much information about Canadian production if at all.

As Al McKenzie, Luis, Cam, Dale, and others know at this site. I've been documenting Canadian built cars since 1991 and amassed quite a bit of information on them.

I've been rebuilding the production lines from all the information I can get about Canadian built cars running, parts cars and those that have gone to the salvage yards. To better understand how things were done in Canada and get the straight factual information on Chevelle production.

I'd be interested in talking to anyone on this site about their Canadian cars no matter what model or condition of the vehicle. I been doing this research so I can produce a book about the Canadian side of the Chevelle production story. I thought I'd be ready to write my book back in late 90's but the more I researched the more I kept finding. I want this book to as factual as possible so the research goes on.

I can be reached via Al McKenzie or through our site (via the Resurces page VIN decode service) as I'm in-between ISP providers at the moment so my Email address is no good.

I look forward to hearing from any of you.

Great information Vinny!
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What you posted about the plant codes in the VIN and the OS ont he cowl tags supports the GM master parts catalogue data I referred to.
Ron

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