Is Class Weight by VIN or Trim?

[FireSale]

The VIN on my 68 coupe says it's a California Special but it dosen't have the associated body trim like the Cougar style tail lights and spoiler. The coup and CS/GT have seperate listings and weights in the Stock Car Classification Guide with only slight differences of around 25 lbs.

I haven't run the numbers yet so I don't know if it would make a difference, but would NHRA tech class this car by trim (coup) or VIN (CS/GT)?

Dale

[J.R. Haddad]

As a lot of cars do not have vin's for different reasons, write off's, COPO's, factory test cars, etc., it is off of the trim specs. J.R.

[GTX JOHN]

Rule book used to say everything must be changed to match trim claimed EXCEPT VIN for model claimed. I do not know how much they enforce the details anymore........ except Camaro hoods of course.

Five years ago I had a competitor protest the grille on my Dodge truck........I had to get on Craigslist and print pictures of the year truck in question!

[FireSale]

Thanks for the replays. I never thought about the no VIN cars.

I don't want to open a new thread just for this, but does anyone know how to add a car to the Stock Car Guide? It has the 68 Shelby GT 500 but not the Shelby GT 350. Nice engine for Super Stock/GT in that GT 350 but the car is missing from the Guide.

Dale

[Wayne W]

The guide doesn't list all models built. I had a 66 Malibu SS 283 engine factory car that wasn't in the book.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Wayne W

The guide doesn't list all models built. I had a 66 Malibu SS 283 engine factory car that wasn't in the book.

Question...Did you buy the car new or was it used when you got the Mabilu?

A 66 Malibu with bucket seats instead of a bench seat was not an unusual option. That did not make it a SS.

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Jason

Question...Did you buy the car new or was it used when you got the Mabilu?

A 66 Malibu with bucket seats instead of a bench seat was not an unusual option. That did not make it a SS.

Yeah,,, I'm curious on this one too. Never saw a '66 Chevelle SS 283,,, even the few Chevelles with the L-79 350 horse 327s were just Malibus,, not SS cars. I think a little more digging around is due here. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham