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[xu2308]

Why is there a few 1972 LJ XU-1's with 8/1972 ADR Tag on them and the Warranty Sheet (Disc) has the build dates in the 9/1972.

Wonder why GMH did this, were they held back for a reason

 

AL

[arrimar]

No idea but here's a wild guess. Sept 1 was start of GMH model year so maybe advantageous to have stock listed on the books as current run rather than last?

[xu2308]

Yeah maybe

[xu2308]

Or were they held back to fit the new update parts to these Aug 72 ADR tagged LJ XU-1 ????

[xu2308]

Thanks Gong

[yel327]

Completion date is when the car is ready for sale. If it has to go to the finishing area for a touch up or if it fails the water test it gets put aside to get fixed and gets a later completion date.. I have hundreds of cars recorded like this, plus it varies greatly between assembly plants as they all fitted the ADR tag at different parts of the assembly line. My HJ Premier is 11/74 but completed 2/75, got delayed waiting for somehing. My red GTS327 is 8/68 but wasn't completed until 9 or 10/68 due to Acacia Ridge missing out on T0509 engines, and it waited for a T0713 engine. If the records existed for HK it'd show much later completion than PSN's around it.

[crabba67]

Hi al,45 cars adelaide 9th month built but plated 8th month have 3.55 diff ratio and cars built on 29.8.72 and 30.8.72 50 cars

cheers

[xu2308]

Great stats there Anthony, thanks

[crabba67]

al, and some first registered with QT engines!!

cheers

[xu2308]

al, and some first registered with QT engines!!

cheers

I know of two

[yel327]

Gong, I have recently found out that is wasn't at firtst service but at dealer delivery when all paperwork was supposed to be returned to the zone office. This is why (apart from errors) some cars turn up wierd like HQ van with a 350, and a HQ LS 350 with a 253 (same dealer, obvious what has happened!). Some dealers were slack too and didn't send stuff back or the computer printout was done before all data was entered.
I wouldn't read too much into compliance V completion dates although it is possible unfinished cars near the end of the GM year were given an ADR plate in 8/72 to avoid any 9/72 ADR's. I think this may have happened with my HJ Prem, if they waited till 1975 to give it an ADR plate they'd have to change the fuel tank, add vent line, add canistet and change the carby.

[S pack]

Byron, I'll disagree.

 

It was the 1,000 mile or 1 month service that triggered the engine number to be recorded in the Warranty Service Records.

The 1,000 mile/1 month service coupon was attached to the Guardian Maintenance warranty certificate.

 

This coupon was to be filled out upon completion of the 1st service by the Servicing Dealer, signed by the vehicle owner and left with the dealer.

The Dealer then sent the coupon to GMH to claim reimbursement for the 1st service, which was free of cost to the vehicle owner.

 

If a vehicle wasn't presented for it's1st service or the Servicing Dealer didn't send in the coupon or didn't record the engine number on the coupon then the engine number wouldn't have been recorded in the Warranty Service Records

Edited by S pack, 10 September 2013 - 12:40 PM.

[yel327]

I used to think that was the case too Dave, but apparantly it isn't. The info went back to the zone office once the dealer received the car, the copy of the broadcast sheet and the invoice. Some dealers were meticulous at record keeping and sent all info back, others were slack @rses. You can see who was and who wasn't by the Owner's Warranty books! They must have reported back again later when sold for the sale date and selling dealer code to appear in the records. 

[yel327]

Completion date in theservice/warrabty records has zilch to do with reading anything off the safety compliance plate. It is the date the car was finished and ready for sale.

[yel327]

Garbage. ADR tag date is a date of compliance. Completion date is in the service/warranty records. Can be many months different, i've seen 4 months in some cases.