News_files/WNY NCRS Newsletter Volume 26 No. 1

Volume 26 Number 1
March 2016
Newsletter of the Western New York Chapter of the NCRS
25
Yrs
WNY Chapter Dates to Remember
April 2nd
May 6th ʹ 7th Spring Event Judging School on C3 Numbers
WNY Chapter Judging Meet & School
Joe & Sue Dumas, Webster, NY
June 24th
Tour of GM Tonawanda Engine Plant
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Macedon, NY
Buffalo, NY
July 30th
August 24th ʹ 28th
Summer Picnic Carlisle Swap Meet -­‐ Fairgrounds
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Carlisle, PA
September 10th ʹ 13th
Watkins Glen, NY
October 2nd
Vintage Races @ Watkins Glen International Speedway
Road Tour
October 29th
Technical Session
December 3rd
General Meeting
Brewerton, NY (Jeff Bernatovich)
TBD
TBD WNYNCRS.ORG
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Chapter Dates to Remember
Newsletter Index
Chairperson's Report
Changes in NCRS Management
Judging Chairman's Report
GM Tonawanda Engine Plant Tour Notice
Membership Chairman's Report
National & Regional Events for 2016 Calendar
Dick & Bonnie Denison's 50th Wedding Anniversary
The 9th Annual WNY NCRS Social Event
WNY NCRS Spring Judging School Flyer
Early GM Protect-­‐O-­‐Plates ʹ A Technical Article
Editor's Corner
WNY NCRS Chapter Meet Application Form
WNY Chapter Board Members
"Rides" Form
WNY NCRS Membership Application/Renewal
WNY Chapter Advertisers
Members Want Ads
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My spring flowers have started to come up, so that means if
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enjoy soon.
Susan Manno
On April 2nd Joe and Sue Dumas with the help of Craig
Budgeon are putting together a Judging School on early C-¶V
We are always looking for topics and help on tech and judging
schools, especially on later years. We really want to thank
them for doing this event as it is greatly appreciated.
It is only a little over a month away for our Annual Chapter Judging Meet on May
7th. There will be a short Judging School on Friday, May 6th. As you know we have
moved to VanBortel Corvette Showroom in Macedon, NY. The location is just east of
Rochester on Route 31 that runs parallel to the NYS Thruway. It is an indoor facility,
so weather will not be a factor. There is plenty of room for trailer parking, etc. We
have received registrations for a few cars, so there is still time to register your
car. Also, we need judges and as you know even Gene and myself register. So for
planning purposes, please send in your info.
We are also starting to make plans for the National Convention that is a short drive
away in Providence, Rhode Island. The New England Chapter is Host and they have
many years of experience in putting on National and Regional events. As in the
past, we are planning on taking the Road Tour that is great fun. If you are interested
in joining a group of Western New York Chapter members, please contact me. At this
time, we will be joining the Central Pennsylvania tour on the evening of July
13th. We will leave Ontario, NY early afternoon.
We look forward to a great 2016 with a full calendar and I am sure great times.
Regards,
Susan Manno
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Changes in NCRS Management Copy of e-mail NCRS President Mike Ingram sent regarding CINCINNATI OFFICE
CLOSING to all members:
Dear Members,
As previously announced in my Winter Restorer column, Gary Mortimer retired at the
end of his current term, which was effective on Thursday, March 17th. Gary's
retirement was a Board decision, taken as a first step in addressing NCRS's financial
situation, which is discussed in my Spring Restorer column.
The Board's plan was for Eric Mortimer to take charge of operations in Cincinnati, and
we had offered him increased responsibilities. Unexpectedly, late Thursday afternoon
March 17th I received an email from Eric announcing that he is resigning effective
March 31st.
The Board spent Thursday evening and much of Friday putting together a plan to
handle the various tasks formerly handled by the Cincinnati office. This plan will take
some time to implement and there will undoubtedly be some bumps in the road, but
with your patience and understanding we will get through this.
Best regards,
Mike Ingham
Note from Susan Manno, WNY-Chairperson
I have included the copy of Mike's note to NCRS members for individuals who do not
have e-mails and receive correspondence hard copy.
If anyone has any questions, issues or concerns please feel free to contact myself or
Region 1 Director, Mark Tulley at Mtulleyliftman@gmail.com.
I also would like to express my gratitude for all the help that Gary & Eric Mortimer, as
well as Sharon provided to me through the years and wish them the best in their future
endeavors. I am sure the NCRS Board is working diligently to provide a robust plan to
make this transition as painless as possible. Your understanding will be appreciated.
Susan
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Seems there has been a lot of activity in the NCRS organization.
As the days go by it is my opinion everything will flow out and life
will go on. As a small Chapter the rearrangement at the upper
NCRS level has little effect on us.
I want to inform you of an upcoming change to the judging of body
paint. It will not be in effect until AFTER the National Convention in
July but you should be aware it is coming.
Gene Manno
The deduction for base/clear and/or urethane non-original lacquer appearing paint will
have additional percentage selections to the second column of the matrix. The current
paint matrix will be replaced with the new changes but not until later in the summer.
You all know pretty much my stand on non-original looking paint finish. Time will tell if
this makes owners of incorrect paint any happier or adds to or detracts from the spirit
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an owner.
One thing I will keep reminding members, NCRS has three levels of achievement,
Top, Second, and Third Flight. Not every car fills the requirement of Top Flight. So to
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Owners must accept and evaluate judged Corvettes to the highest standards
possible. Flight judging is not intended to pigeonhole a Corvette, nor establish sell
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standards and an evaluation per those standards by NCRS member volunteers.
GM Tonawanda Engine Plant Tour, Buffalo, NY
Ken Kaczka, our WNY-NCRS Buffalo
Representative set up a tour of the Tonawanda
Engine Plant facility. Info is as follows:
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Friday, June 24th ± 10:00-11:30 AM
Need to arrive by 9:45 AM
Tour is limited to 20 Members
Additional details will be available
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First off, welcome to 4 new WNY NCRS Chapter members:
Richard Bono of West Seneca, NY
Louis Cipolla of Buffalo, NY
Bill Darling of Hamburg, NY
Jim Miller
Ron Reisdorf of Grand Island, NY
Welcome aboard, Richard, Louis, Bill and Ron. I hope that you can participate in several of our
2016 events. We look forward to meeting all of you.
Next, we look at WNY NCRS Chapter membership numbers.
Our go-out roster from 2015 was 101 members. Our 2016 Chapter membership renewals got off
to a great start and then slowed down. Thank you to everyone who sent in their renewal after our
initial email notice went out back in the end of November 2015 ± we really appreciate it. To date,
we are 83% complete with 2016 renewals. Several people are renewing their Chapter membership
for multiple years.
If you have not yet renewed for 2016, please remember to check your email and respond to
the reminders that come from myself and /or Susan Manno regarding renewal.
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of the education, driving, and camaraderie that is (except for official NCRS judging events) free
for the participation.
Speaking of email, as a Chapter, we regularly communicate with you online, so please make
sure to let me know (send any updates to me at jtmvette@gmail.com) if your email changes at any
time throughout the year.
And I have to mention once again my request to keep your National membership current ± I have
unfortunately been chasing down more people than normal lately.
Now for something different.
In the past I have shared the US states and Canadian provinces where our WNY NCRS Chapter
members reside.
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For this newsletter, I decided to give a finer breakdown of where our membership is located.
To do that, I looked at the US members' Zipcodes (Zip stands for Zone Improvement Plan, which
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mail delivery based on what are called Sectional Center Facilities (SCF).
For our friends and members to the North, I looked at Canadian Postal Codes (current version was
implemented between 1971 and 1974) and what are known as Forward Sortation Codes (FSC).
Trust me, there really is a very well designed method for how mail is coded both in the US and
Canada. You can get all kinds of really interesting facts and details about SCFs and FSCs via a
search with your favorite internet browser ± and I recommend checking that out on some rainy day.
By percentage, based on the 1st 3 numbers of the US Zip code or the 1st letter of the Canadian Postal
Code, here is where our members come from:
Based on Sectional Center Facility (SCF)
Syracuse NY (130-139)
Buffalo, NY (140-142)
Rochester, NY (144-146)
Jamestown, NY (147)
Elmira, NY (148)
Flint, MI (484)
Independence, KS (673)
Southern Florida (33050)
St. Petersburg, FL (33767)
% of WNY NCRS Chapter members
17%
35%
40%
01%
01%
01%
01%
01%
01%
Based on Forward Sortation Codes (FSC)
Central Ontario, CA (L)
SW Ontario, CA (N)
01%
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And if you were wondering, there are roughly 43,000 Zip codes in the US and over 760,000 (!)
different Canadian Postal Codes in use today.
As the percentages above show, that is why we plan, schedule, and conduct events and activities
across the Syracuse / Buffalo / Rochester area, which happens to be within 2-3 hours driving (at
most) for 96% of our members. That's enough for now on WNY NCRS Chapter member analytics.
Here we are in mid March 2016 and our season to date snowfall in the Rochester area has been just
over 51 inches (half of which we received over 2 days). [Hopefully my mentioning this will not jinx
the remaining March / April / May (?) snowfall.] The weather in February set all-time records on a
couple of days, and, if the roads were not covered with leftover salt, I might have been tempted to
take the newer car our of the bag for a spin around the Finger Lakes area.
That's it for now. With a little bit of luck we can fire 'em up and have them on the road in a month or
so. Enjoy!...Jim Miller
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April 2nd
May 6th ʹ 7th Spring Event ʹ Judging School on C-­‐3 Numbers
WNY Chapter Judging Meet & School
June 24th
Tour of GM Tonawanda Engine Plant
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Buffalo, NY July 17th ʹ 22nd
National Convention
Providence, RI
July 30th
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August 24th ʹ 28th
Carlisle Swap Meet -­‐ Fairgrounds
Carlisle, PA
September 10th ʹ 13th
Watkins Glen, NY
October 2nd
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Speedway
Ontario Chapter Regional ʹ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Road Tour
October 29th
Technical Session
December 3rd
General Meeting
Brewerton, NY (Jeff Bernatovich)
TBD
September 22nd ʹ 24th
Joe & Sue Dumas, Webster, NY
Mount Hope Ontario (near Hamilton) TBD Dick & Bonnie Denison took their '60 to their 50th wedding
anniversary party on March 12th.
Gold
Congratulations Dick and Bonnie!
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In January, Susan and Gene Manno again graciously hosted their 9 th annual
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Susan also provided edible chili and chicken noodle soup. There were a variety
of liquid beverages available to cool ones pipes...if needed. Several members
brought cookies or their own special treats. The event was well attended by
members from all parts of Western New York and a good time was had by all.
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WNY NCRS -­‐ Spring Event Judging School
Saturday, April 2nd ʹ 11:00 ʹ til -­‐ Lunch Included
Evolution of Drive Train
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Webster, NY RSVP to smanno@rochester.rr.com
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Early GM Protect-O-Plates ± A Technical Article
By Tom Dingman
Protect-O-Plate (P-O-P) Origins
A device to transfer multiple addresses to a series of blank envelopes was invented by
an Iowan named Joseph S. Duncan. Mr. Duncan obtained a patent for such a printer
well over 100 years ago, in 1896 (See Footnote F1). Following this early effort, the first
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GM acquired Addressograph machines capable of making reverse embossed metal
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name in 1963 and 1964) and Protect-O-Plates (Pontiac and Other Divisions 1965 1972). The earliest such plates I have seen are from 1962 Oldsmobiles. (I have often
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used. The process was also promoted as an easier way for the dealer to fill out service
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Vehicle & Owner Data
Such a plate came with each new car and was created for that particular vehicle. The
vehicle identification number (VIN), the specific engine option, a transmission code, and
rear axle identification were the major data. For Chevrolets, all three codes included an
assembly date. There was some variation from model to model within Chevrolet. There
was much variation across the divisions.
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dealerships.
Combined (vehicle & owner) data was thus transferred to paper documents when service
was done. Each plate was first used (call it a test) to print a readable image on the
opposite page in the warranty booklet.
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Early GM Protect-O-Plates ± A Technical Article...Continued page 2
A Corvette Example
In 1965, the director of personnel for the GM Harrison Radiator Division placed his
order for a 1966 Corvette convertible. Mr. Wright took delivery in his hometown of
Medina, NY at Botsford and Hartway Chevrolet Oldsmobile. (See Footnote F2)
This was not his first GM vehicle, nor was it his last Corvette. Due to his position,
Mr. Wright had the right to a new Corvette each year. Later, I looked at, but
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His new 1966 Corvette was delivered with on October 30, 1965, along with its 1966
Chevrolet Owner Protection Plan booklet. Included in the booklet was the Protect-OPlate shown in Chevrolet Image 1. I believe the metal plate was created at the GM
plant with an Addressograph printer. I was very fortunate to find this document, still in
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Upon delivery, the dealership used a DYMO (See Footnote F3) label maker, with a
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address. As with other Chevrolet and Cadillac Protect-O-Plates, the DYMO label
maker was fed with a special strip of plastic that was ink stamped with a repeating
pattern showing the GM logo in blue ink. Three such strips were applied to the blank
section of the plate, making the Protect-O-Plate complete. Note the GM plastic
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makers.
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second birthday. Due to low mileage, I believe the Corvette was still covered by
warranty. However, It was a private sale and the second owner name was not
recorded in the warranty booklet. According to the instructions in the booklet, page
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I referenced a Protect-O-Plate Guide written by Paul Herd (See Footnote F4). His
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Early GM Protect-O-Plates ± A Technical Article...Continued page 3
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This P-O-P has an added strip of
double sided tape, under the
standard GM clear plastic labels.
Others from Chevrolet do not
have this brown tape. Perhaps
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insure the three owner ID strips
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Line 1 (Vehicle data, stamped in metal): 418 980
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However, this Corvette was completed about October, 13 th. Could it be the P-O-P was
made early in the order placement process, in September?
Line 3 (Vehicle data, stamped in metal): P0909 and a small Chevrolet Logo.
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Lines 4 ± 6 (Customer information stamped on DYMO tape): Name, street address,
then city and state on line 6. No ZIP code was included, but the Delivery date =
10/30/65 was the last bit of data the dealer added on this P-O-P.
Going back to the Protect-O-Plate Guide written by Paul Herd, my observation is the
Corvette P-O-Ps were possibly the most readable ones from Chevrolet. For example,
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this article. I wanted to cover the process, and compare the Buick, Olds and Pontiac
plates. They used a different P-O-P creation process, at least until the mid-sixties.
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Early GM Protect-O-Plates ± A Technical Article...Continued page 4
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A Re-Sold Example
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warranty, so the DYMO tape was peeled off and replaced with the new owner data on new
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(See below photo, and note I have removed a name and street address.)
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Early GM Protect-O-Plates ± A Technical Article...Continued page 5
In this case, the page that now holds the imprint of the revised P-O-P was
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made for this Corvette, at least not on the provided pages. They are still in the
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dealer name and address just below the image from the revised Protect-O-Plate.
The bottom line on this example: I have the first and second selling dealers, both
sale dates, but not the name of the first owner. I do have the very important VIN,
engine, transmission and rear axle codes, from the metal section of the plate.
Another Re-Sold Corvette ± With a Non-Chevrolet P-O-P?
Another Corvette owner has what appears to be a replacement P-O-P made fully
(Car and Owner Data) by Addressograph machine, with no DYMO tape. (See the
early Buick, Olds & Pontiac process below.) This contrasts with all other
Chevrolet plates I have seen. I think his Corvette was possibly re-sold, or sold
new, at a Buick, Olds or Pontiac dealership. It appears they followed their own
(non-DYMO) process for the re-sale of a Chevrolet still under warranty.
Process Variation ± Buick, Olds and Pontiac
Early Buick, Olds and Pontiac plates were created in a different way. Their
process involved two smaller metal plates. The second half of the plate was
mailed out after the sale, and was to be placed in the warranty booklet by the car
owner. I cannot imagine this worked well for every sale.
A Buick Example
On July 27th of 1967, Carol Singer (See B1) of Detroit, MI took delivery of her new
Buick. In her warranty booklet, only one RIWZRPHWDOVWULSVHDFK´E\´
was glued to the inside of the back cover. According to instructions printed on that
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The second half of the plate was mailed to the owner. She placed it closest to
the edge of that last page, as instructed. This covers the owner information part
of the Protect-O-Plate, without the use of DYMO tape.
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Early GM Protect-O-Plates ± A Technical Article...Continued page 6
Buick Image 1 ± For easy reading, this P-O-P has been reversed by my photo editor.
Note the two metal parts, and the Buick logo on the owner data plate. Note the dealer and zone
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Compared to Buick, Olds & Pontiac, the advantage (of DYMO tape) was significant.
No need to fill out a form upon delivery, send it back to GM, and then trust the owner
to insert his or her part of the Protect-O-Plate in the booklet. Buick, Olds and Pontiac
probably switched to the use of DYMO label makers, to match the Chevrolet &
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me at midvette@mac.com. It appears the use of such plates by GM stopped after
the 1972 model year.
I have examples from various Chevrolets, at least one from Cadillac, and more than
one from Pontiac. Again, it appears the GM divisions made their own decisions about
which data to collect.
For more decoding examples, I refer you to the web sites below and the Paul Herd
book (Chevrolet models only).
Finally, I am still attempting to determine if any of the large dealers had
Addressograph machines. I think not. I think most had only DYMO label makers.
Did the zone office have such machines? Probably.
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http://www.hotrod.com/features/history/stories/hppp-1009-pontiac-ident-o-plateprogram/
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1964 Pontiacs. By the 1965 model year, they were called Protect-O-Plates.
An Internet Reference: Oldsmobile Protect-O-Plates
http://siber-sonic.com/auto/olds/ByTheNumbers.html
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IDWKHU¶V2OGVPRELOH´2OGVPRELOH¶V3-O-P process, at least in 1965, is like the 1967
Buick process. (The writer claims that the second plate was mailed by the dealer. I
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which was completed using a DYMO label maker.
An Internet Reference: Chevelle Protect-O-Plates from 1964 to 1972
http://chevellestuff.net/1969/pop_intro.htm
A comprehensive site for Chevelles only; You can move to each of the years and see
multiple sub-links to help you with decoding. The P-O-P images look similar to plates
from other Chevrolet models. These words are taken from the 1964 page of this
VLWH³7KH3URWHFW-O-Plate (P-O-P) was not introduced until the 1965 model year. The
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warranty booklets without plates before 1965.
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Footnotes:
F1 - Wikipedia for Addressograph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addressograph
F2 ± Botsford-Hartway became Hartway Motors when Mr. Botsford left. They still sell new
Chevrolets, including up to three Corvettes per year. They have used the same address for more
than sixty years.
F3 ± '<02/DEHOPDNHUVDUHVWLOODYDLODEOH+HUH¶VDUHIHUHQFHWRRQHWKDWKDVDQRSWLRQDO
reverse image wheel. http://download.dymo.com/dymo/user-guides/Rhino/rhino-m1011embosser-kit-user-guide.pdf Newell Rubbermaid now owns the DYMO Company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DYMO_Corporation
F4 - A Soft Cover Reference Book: Chevrolet Protect-O-Plates from 1964 to 1972
Generally offered for about $20 on E-bay. Publisher: PAH Publishing ² 2002
Author: Paul Herd Binding: Spiralbound ² 5½ x 8½ inches Pages: 66
Buick Footnotes:
B1 ± Not her real name. On photos, I have removed part of the last name and part of the street
address.
B2 ± Instructions as printed inside back cover - 1967 Buick Warranty Booklet
"A certification Protect-O-Plate will be mailed to you from the Buick factory. Upon receipt, remove
the adhesive and affix your Owner Identification Plate with your name or initial in the lower right
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