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1972 Chevelle1970 Chevelle Build Sheets
To be accurate, the term "build sheet" is the term used by most enthusiasts for the paperwork that was "broadcast" to various work stations in the assembly plant, and are known as a "broadcast" sheet. It is that elusive piece of paper that everyone wants to find in their car and few actually do. The paperwork gives a breakdown of components to be used to build the car. To the assembly plant, once a station was done with their portion, such as the trim shop, the paperwork was essentially trash. They would attach the paperwork to one of several places so it could be matched up with the body at the correct time.
The 1970 model year is the second year four of the five U.S. plants, Flint being the exception, used the same paperwork. A 'build sheet' was used as early as 1964 for Chevelles from Fremont and Framingham - some plants began using the build sheet paperwork in 1969 with the exception of Atlanta.
As such, if the paperwork was 'hidden' it was often left intact. The Atlanta plant is one example, build sheets are often found attached to the inside front door panel. When the panel was installed in the car, the paperwork was 'hidden' from view and the assembly line worker saw no reason to remove it. The same goes for the Kansas City and Baltimore plants with the paperwork often being stuffed in the front or rear seat bottom. The Arlington plant would often leave one under the carpeting in the driver side footwell, where Van Nuys Chevelles can often be found on top of the gas tank.
These were not left in the car to be 'discovered' 10, 20, 30 or more years later. They are, however, one of the most important pieces of paperwork a Chevelle owner can have to accurately document their car today.
GM of Canada has similar paperwork called a Line Schedule Tag. A company called Vintage Vehicle Services in Oshawa can provide paperwork showing the details of any Chevelle either built in Canada (either for sale in Canada or exported to the U.S.) or originally sold in Canada (either build in Canada or imported into Canada) for a nominal fee. Typically any Chevelle imported for sale in Canada came from the Baltimore plant since it was the closest but several have turned up from both the Kansas City and Van Nuys plants.
See my buildsheet_facts page for more details.
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