'70 code help

[wmachine]

Trying to find some more obscure info:
1. What is the "Y68 Appearance Pkg". Found on GM Canada documentation of at least 2 W-31s.
2. Trim code "Z". Found as a prefix to interior trim codes on at least some '70 W-30s and W-31s. Like "Z930"
Yes,1 and 2 may be related.

TIA

[rocketraider]

Kurt, the closest I can get is in 1965-66, Y68 was "deluxe chrome exterior moldings".

1967-68 it was "chrome side and wheel opening moldings". It disappears in my 1974 parts book after that. It may have been a Canada-only thing after 1968. Were these W31s F85 based? might explain the need for extra trim holes.

That "Z930" question came up somewhere else, maybe on ROP, and I don't think anyone could answer it there either. 930 is a black vinyl Strato-bucket interior in 1970, for Cutlass/442 Sports and Holiday coupes. I'm bound to think there's someone who worked at Fisher back then who can answer it.

I had some communication a while back from a Chevelle owner who was trying to document use of Olds interior patterns in Chevelles, and turns out the Olds code matched his Chevrolet data plate. Seems this might have been going on during the 1968 strike.

[Bustedeb]

Originally Posted by wmachine

Trying to find some more obscure info:
1. What is the "Y68 Appearance Pkg". Found on GM Canada documentation of at least 2 W-31s.
2. Trim code "Z". Found as a prefix to interior trim codes on at least some '70 W-30s and W-31s. Like "Z930"
Yes,1 and 2 may be related.

TIA

Please review attached photo of my Canadian 70 Pace Car.
I have seen the "Z" on most Canadian 1970 Olds products. I have seen it even on a 1970 Canadian Toronado. Last year I purchased a U.S. sold 1970 W30. I have all the paper work on this car from day one I have found the broadcast card that also has the "Z" but I have not looked for the buildsheet that probably does not exist. My theory is the "Z" is a Fisher code for export body but due to lower than anticipated export demand these "Z" bodies were also used for U.S. sold production. My 72 Cutlass Supreme (Canadian car) did not have the "Z" on the cowl tag but on the GM of Canada export document it had something like Z49 for Canadian option.

[jensenracing77]

my dad had a 70 W-30 that was sold in greencastle indiana that had the Z. i was told that it was on cars that were ordered with "other than normal" options. i have no idea if it is true but our W-30 was sebring yellow with light blue stripes and interior. it was also loaded with options. A/C, pw, pl, rear window defrost, ps,tw,pt. the only thing it did not have was cc. we had the build sheet, i think we made a copy. i will look if it will help someone doing research.

[Bustedeb]

Originally Posted by jensenracing77

my dad had a 70 W-30 that was sold in greencastle indiana that had the Z. i was told that it was on cars that were ordered with "other than normal" options. i have no idea if it is true but our W-30 was sebring yellow with light blue stripes and interior. it was also loaded with options. A/C, pw, pl, rear window defrost, ps,tw,pt. the only thing it did not have was cc. we had the build sheet, i think we made a copy. i will look if it will help someone doing research.

If you find it please let me know.
Thanks

[wmachine]

Originally Posted by Bustedeb

Please review attached photo of my Canadian 70 Pace Car.
I have seen the "Z" on most Canadian 1970 Olds products. I have seen it even on a 1970 Canadian Toronado. Last year I purchased a U.S. sold 1970 W30. I have all the paper work on this car from day one I have found the broadcast card that also has the "Z" but I have not looked for the buildsheet that probably does not exist. My theory is the "Z" is a Fisher code for export body but due to lower than anticipated export demand these "Z" bodies were also used for U.S. sold production. My 72 Cutlass Supreme (Canadian car) did not have the "Z" on the cowl tag but on the GM of Canada export document it had something like Z49 for Canadian option.

Thanks, Bustedeb. That is a very compelling argument and is worth more exploration. Some info, like it being on a Toronado too, certainly broadens the scope.
Okay, next logical question perusing this path is "what makes a body an export body"? Interesting, as most export detail I can recall is engine and chassis related.

Originally Posted by jensenracing77

i was told that it was on cars that were ordered with "other than normal" options. i have no idea if it is true but.....

Because the Z is specifically data plate info, I think the "other than normal options" is far too broad to be the answer here. I can't even imagine why "other than normal options" would even be noted other than specifically.

[344870M]

I love this thread. I've been looking for an answer to this question (as Kurt, Mr. Padavano, & others ) can attest to for a loooong time.

My trim tag looks just like Bustedeb's with the exception of the interior code (Z930 vs Z970).

I have seen this code on non W 442's as well so it is not a "W" thing. I don't know about the 'intended for export' theory though. My car was built to order with virtually no comfort options. No p/s, p/b, in a 4 spd car. And an uncomplimentary color combo of Twilight Blue w/black stripes and black vinyl top. Not exactly a car that would be built with the intention of being sold off of any showroom floor.

Seat belts? Weren't the seat belts an actual option code that could've/should've appeared on the broadcast card or build sheet with the appropriate option code, and not a mysterious "Z"?

I have seen the code on hard tops as well as convertibles.