[YNOBIL]

Originally Posted by PB

Could the owner of this convertible been duped by the dealership? I've posted my Dad's '72 Lemans window sticker. Red top like this one. I'll have to compare the fonts, but a picture from 1982, that sticker definitely looks legit. I can't imagine someone had the presence of mind to go to that extent back in '82. Interesting for sure.

Pat Brown's sticker has a "34" on it. To the left it has RTG Code. My guesss would be a Routing Code. I do know a car that is special ordered for a customer would go right on a transport truck and head to a dealer. And a dealer stock order would probably go by train. My 72 GTO, that I ordered, was built March 1st and was on the dealer lot March 3rd.

[supcarbob]

The 'M' was a designation for yard personal to determine method of shipping. 'M' was for Motorcar Transport which trucked cars to destination. All Pontiac produced cars built for dealers in the upper midwest(Chicago/Detroit/Milwaukee) were shipped by truck by Motorcar if dealer stock or customer ordered. The old 'blue' window stickers had a seperate sticker that was on left quarter glass and usually had window sticker applied right over it.

[YNOBIL]

Originally Posted by supcarbob

The 'M' was a designation for yard personal to determine method of shipping. 'M' was for Motorcar Transport which trucked cars to destination. All Pontiac produced cars built for dealers in the upper midwest(Chicago/Detroit/Milwaukee) were shipped by truck by Motorcar if dealer stock or customer ordered. The old 'blue' window stickers had a seperate sticker that was on left quarter glass and usually had window sticker applied right over it.

Hey Bob, You got me to dig into my vaults and find my sticker. I reattached it to my original window sticker in the exact place it was when I got my car. I've put it below. Since you're our new code expert, what does "B" stand for?

[Lloyd-TX]

Burlington (aka BNSF) railroad, perhaps?

[YNOBIL]

Originally Posted by Lloyd-TX

Burlington (aka BNSF) railroad, perhaps?

My car came from Michigan by truck, no trains involved. But it sounded like a good explanation.

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by YNOBIL

My car came from Michigan by truck, no trains involved. But it sounded like a good explanation.

Oops!

[YNOBIL]

I FOUND IT !!!!!!!! Just got off the phone with Robert, the original owner of the phantom 1972 GTO convertible. He still owns it, with the exception of a repaint it's still all original (even the tires). And get this only 20,000 miles. Robert was kind enough to give me the whole story. As everyone had believed, it left the factory as a LeMans Sport Convert. He was able to get the Pontiac Zone Office to print him the GTO Option window sticker (that's why it looked so correct). Robert wants to stay out of the lime light and not put his car out on display. Sidebar: Stupid me, he came up and talked to me at the 2012 POCI Convention and I didn't realize who he was.

Originally Posted by njsteve

Thanks, YNOBIL.

Here it is: Sticker for a 72 Lemans Sport ragtop with the GTO option. I edited out the last 4 digits of the VIN.

[njsteve]

Nice detective work!

[The Boss]

Nice car but even better story.

[tripower]

Awesome Bill! That was pretty good evidence at first! I guess back in 72 it was no big deal to pull some strings and get a sticker printed from PMD. Never happen these days.

[YNOBIL]

Originally Posted by tripower

Awesome Bill! That was pretty good evidence at first! I guess back in 72 it was no big deal to pull some strings and get a sticker printed from PMD. Never happen these days.

You're right Norm. I have a friend with a 77 TransAm, when it was new he went to Pontiac and got a duplicate window sticker from them. Mark still has the car and it's an unrestored Survivor.