[Rick Cell]

Yesterday a friend and I went to look at a
70 LS6 he wanted to purchase. The car was a feature car 10 years ago in a magazine.
On the cowl tag it has a B showing the body built or assembled in Baltimore. The vin had an "R" showing it was built in Arlington. Is this possible? The car has a June build date.

 

[elcamino]

Rick,

In 1970 all Arlington built Chevelle's had a R in the VIN and on the cowl tag they used BT. Could you have mistaken the T for a number? No car would be built in Texas and have a body built in Baltimore. If what you say it true then this car is bogus!

 

[Rick Cell]

EC
The car had the "B"on the cowl tag.
What does BT stand for?

 

[elcamino]

BT stands for the Arlington Fisher Body Plant, maybe Big Texan? Lots of Fisher Plants had a 2 letter codes starting with a B in the 60's and early 70's.

Arlington 1963-70 BT
Baltimore 1959-64 BA
Doraville 1964-69 BA
Fremont 1965-69 BF
Los Angeles 1970-72 BL
Soouthgate 1964-70 BC
Wilmington 1964-70 BW

They used BT from 1963 thru 1970 model year. Starting in 1971 they used R. BTW - '70 was the first year thy built Chevelle's in Arlingtion, up till then only full size Chevy's.