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SPOTTING REPRINT CHEVROLET CAMARO&CORVETTE OWNER MANUAL
By: bryk1979( 818Feedback score is 500 to 999) Top 1000 Reviewer
53 out of 58 people found this guide helpful.

THIS GUIDE COVERS ALL CHEVROLET OWNERS MANUALS

HI THERE ARE TO MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING SCAMMED INTO PAYING $100'S ON FAKE / REPRINT OWNERS MANUALS.

THERE ARE A BUNCH OF WAYS TO TELL A REPRINT / FAKE FROM A ORIGINAL

FIRST THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF REPRINTS ONE IS AN OFFICAL COPY THE SECOND IS MADE TO TRY AND FOOL SOMEONE.

OFFICAL COPYS ARE EASY TO SPOT BECAUSE THEY MARKED "REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION" OR CLOSE TO.

THIS IS NORMALLY LOCATED ON THE FIRST PAGE OR THE BACK COVER

 

THE UNOFFICIAL COPYS ARE HARDER TO SPOT THAT BECAUSE THE PEARSON THAT MADE IT DID NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW IT WAS A FAKE TILL THEY WERE LONG GONE WITH YOUR $$$

DONT WORY THER ARE WAYS TO SPOT THEM

BEST WAY IS TOO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LIKE

(1) WHAT COLOR(S) IS THE COVER

THE REPRINT IS ON THE TOP. SEE THE COLORS ON THE REPRINT ARE WAY TOO BRIGHT. (THIS IS A 1963 CORVETTE)ALSO SHOULD THE COLOR BE A DARK BROWN OR DARK BLUE AND NOT BLACK.

1962 CHEVROLET THE COLOR AROUND 1962 CHEVROLET

DARK BROWNBLACK

THE REPRINT IS ON THE RIGHT

(2) WHAT EDITION IS IT? 1ST 2ND 3RD

ONLY ONE CHEVROLET OWNERS MANUALS FROM 1920-1972 DIDNT SAY WHAT EDITION IT WAS ALL OTHERS SAY WHAT EDITION

THE ONLY NOT TO SAY WHAT EDITION IT WAS,WAS THE FIRST EDITION 1953 CORVETTE OWNERS MANUAL

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS MANUAL AND IT DOESNT SAY WHAT EDITION IT IS IT IS A REPRINT / FAKE

ORIGINAL/REALREPRINT/FAKE

FROM A 1967 CAMARO OWNERS MANUAL

(3) ARE THE PAGES WHITE THEY SHOULD BE LIGHT TAN

 

(4) SHOULD THE OWNERS MANUAL YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HAVE UNNUMBERED PAGES IN IT?

THIS IS NOT IN ALL OWNERS MANUALS YOU SHOULD FIND OUT IF THE ONE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SHOULD BEFORE YOU BUY.

ALL CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS 1959-1980. MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED IF IT HAS THE WORD VOID ON THE BACK WELL IS A REPRINT.  OK JUST CUZ THE MANUAL HAS A CORVETTE NEWS CAR DOS NOT MEAN IT IS ORIGINAL. SCAMS ARE MENT TO FOOL YOU!!!!!!

LATE 60'S AND 70'S OWNERS MANUALS HAD UNNUMBERED OR ODDLY NUMBERED SMOG PAGES NEER THE CENTER OF THE MANUAL. ODDLY NUMBERED AS IN "A1" "B2" "C2"

DOS THE OWNERS MANUAL HAVE THE HELM ORDER PAGES IN THE BACK

STARTING IN 1960 CHEVROLET PUT A HELM ORDER PAGE IN THE BACK OF THE MANUALS 1961 DID NOT HAVE IT IN THE MANUAL CORVETTE DID NOT START TILL 1964. 1960 AND 1961 HAD LOSS HELM SHEETS THAT CAME WITH THE MANUAL BUT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE MANUAL.

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Guide ID: 10000000000931461Guide created: 05/11/06 (updated 08/14/08)

 
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