Hallo! Im new here an Would like to now if anyone
can tell me how manny 72 442 u Code 455 we're Bild in zwitserland.

 

Welcome to the site, I moved you to your own thread.

 

Ok thanks

 

Hello from a fellow '72 U Code W-29 owner. I don't think any of these cars were actually built in Europe. I believe they would have been exported from one of the east coast U.S. plants (Framingham or Linden would make the most sense geographically). Unfortunately, I don't know whether any GM export records survived. One member here, W-Machines, may have some export numbers if anyone does.

Can you post pics of your car or provide more info?

Terry

p.s.: Where are you in Switzerland? I've been to Bern, Zurich and Interlaken. Beautiful country.

 

Sorry i am from holland and yes my mistake! They we're assambled in zwitserland.
In suisse s.a bieenne.
My car has i think all options you could get in 72 including Rallye pack
A few weeks ago i found the bildsheet.

 

Welcome to C.O. Could you post your build sheet? I think this what he maybe referring to?

 

My car has the Same plate only its with 442. In on it

 

I would like to find out how many 72. 442 u code 455 cars were bild.
I now its not easy.and maby inposible to no for sure but stil.
The v code is a litle easyer.

 

he are some pictures

 

442

 

So 72 Export U-Code 442's have 442 on the Cowl Tag. It would have been so much easier if they had done that with domestic 72 442's as well. It looks like a Lansing built 442 as well (Is that a cowl tag or the export VIN tag?) If this is the cowl tag it must have been installed in the Lansing plant if the VIN is on it

 

more pictures, hope a bit bigger

 

no! this is not the cowl tag its sommeting that the factory in zwitserland put in all there cars. im stil learning every day about these cars. and hope to get more info about u code 442,s

 

Thanks for the cowl tag pictures. I will add it to my project, I have seen very few examples of those.

 

The M in your VIN indicates a Lansing-built and exported car. In 25 years of owning many of these cars, I have never heard of a European plant actually building these cars during that era. That may have been GM's base of operations at the time, however, and that's where the inner fender tags would have been installed. I'd love to see any articles or info on actual assembly plants if you have that info.

There were 9,845 cars built with the W-29 442 package in 1972. This includes fastback hardtop coupes, sport "post" coupes and convertibles.

2,711 of these W-29 cars had either U Code or V Code 455s. It's really hard to break it down much farther than that with any accuracy.

Some of the 66 V Code convertibles were W-29s, others were not.

A reported 751 V Codes fastback/post coupes were built. Many were W-29 but not all of them.

So the number of U Code W-29 cars is less than 2,711. ; )

Terry

 

From the picture I'm guessing that tag is installed upside down on the inside of the drivers fender?

 

Jip thats correct

 

Thanks for the info terry! I only no that there we're a few europeen plants and that
There we're also camaro Ss Cars we're Bild in those years

 

A friend of mijn has a 66 buick skylark wat also was Bild in that Same plant. And They even assembled buick gs.

 

If it was built in Europe why is there a M in the VIN? Just asking to learn....

 

Sorry! It was Build in landsing And shipt in parts to the gm factory in
zwitserland, we're it was assembled.

 

All the cars im talking about we're Bild in te u.s But assembled in these assembly plants

 

Just a little education. What you are calling a build sheet is actually a Fisher body broadcast card. Also, Lansing cars don't contain buildsheets due to the policy of no sheets left in the car

This is a build sheet.

Pat

 

Yes you are right! About my picture of my broudcast.
If i am correct w29 was Not on the buildsheet! Only in the broudcast.

 

So is there not anyone els with a 442 wat was assebled in zwitserland, i would. Like to have some more info
About these cars