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SignUp Now!If you’re referring to the 1987 model which takes into account the extended run production, then you could do some averaging of total number produced divided by available production days (excluding weekends & holidays). I believe start of production (SOP) began in late July/ early August of 1986 and continued until July 31, 1987. Then the extended run allocation of approximately 10,000 GNs began on August 3, 1987 to December 11, 1987. So using the 20, 740 WE2 figure, Buick used 12 months to get to half of the final production total. Then with just the GN rolling down the G-body line for Buick, as the rest of the Regal models were built out by July 31, they pumped out the other half using about 4 1/2 months of production. Maybe some of the Michigan members can confirm that Fisher Body Flint & Pontiac Assembly operated on a single or double shift schedule & whether overtime existed back then, as plant closure was looming.Does anyone know how many GN's the Pontiac MI plant built per day?
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If you pull the rear seat out there should be a build sheet in there. Mine was dated 10/27 which is the date of Fischer body build. Final production was done on the following day. That’s my understanding at least.Thanks for the info. I ordered the vehicle invoice for my car. It shows it was invoiced on 12/1/87. I was trying to determine if the invoice date was the same date it rolled off the line. Figuring the days and GNs they did per day that would be probably right.
Great info, Thank you.Actual build date is most likely a few days before the invoice date.
Cowl tag will show week of month the car was built. See my pdf attached for how to decipher cowl tag info. I'm believing your car was built last week of November 1987.
Driver's door sticker will show month and year of build.
There are two build sheets within the car (if no one has removed them) that would show the actual build date. Like scgnx2 noted above, department cushion room broadcast sheet is hog ringed to the upper part of the rear seat. the 2nd one, the department door broadcast sheet is in the driver's side door, taped to the watershield paper.
Also attached is my pdf of the GM internal documents for the extended production run. Some vendors sold this as a printout in the 2000s. I bought one and scanned it. Perhaps save it for your records.
... owned this car for 24 years... carfax...shows the first time it was titled was 1991 with 29000 miles...