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N100044,  “The #1 Volcano TV Commercial Car”, was delivered on June 8, 1966 from Fisher Body as coach #DD47D.  Like all F-Body Pilot Prototypes at Norwood, it started its hand built assembly in consecutive VIN number order as the forty-fourth build of the engineering study.  One of eleven on Fleet and Special Order # 5-11 made by Sales Mechanical Exhibit, it carried model # 12637.  This yellow on black coupe was the thirty-third coupe ever built and the “First Volcano Commercial Car”.  With a 350 cubic inch power plant and a standard 4-speed transmission, this build and #45 were used in the filming of the now infamous volcano commercial.    It was required to be received by J. MacQuaid at Chevrolet Flint Manufacturing on or around July 1, 1966 for commercial prep.  Like all of the eleven builds for the mechanical exhibit it was built “Omit Undercoat” for ease and desirability of publicity photos.  NCRS certificates show #44 being returned to corporate, Zone 0 and it is thought to have been used as a company promotional vehicle shortly thereafter.   Extensive and exhaustive history searches have gleaned no documented ownership history.  Current whereabouts and

existence is unknown as of 3-1-2015.

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