VIN paint masking, Looking for examples for a six Options

[zoomCat]

Restoring a six, and the VIN on the front fender well is obscured by a couple layers of paint over some surface rust. The stamping still look pretty sharp, but it isn’t clear how it was masked. Anyone have pictures of the area that show the details of the original paint?

It could be the same as the four cylinder cars, but I keep finding all sorts of weird little things that are different.

[davep]

I don't believe the TUV had that policy. I think it was the production line method. It is not clearly known when the VIN was stamped into the body. We do know that the six had vehicle order papers that followed the body down the final assembly line. The VIN, the engine and the transmission all had little stickers that were attached to the VO as each were assigned. The PO sheets had the Production Order Number printed on the sheets.
So if a painted chassis was placed on the line, and a VIN was then assigned the VIN would be stamped into a painted surface. On the fours the area was not painted, stamped, and then brush coated with a clear coating to protect it. I am not sure about the sixes since I have not really inspected an original finish VIN stamp.