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vin question, two number plates missing |
drifter914 |
Jun 29 2019, 05:27 PM
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drifter914 Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 12-May 13 From: pearce, arizona 85625 Member No.: 15,863 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Hi Guys... I bought a '74 914 with Indiana title showing the same vin as on the windshield frame tag & the tag riveted to passenger side front wheelwell. Both of these tags are easily replaceable.
The vin sticker inside driver door jamb is missing & the number stamped on top of pass. wheelwell has been ground off ... gone ! The number stamped inside rear trunk floor on pass. side is a different number & is only 7 digits. Should this number be the same as vin ? So... so do I have a vin swap situation here... ? I can understand maybe removing the sticker inside the driver door jamb for a repaint, but to grind off the number stamped into the metal on top of front pass. wheelwell seems very intentional & for what purpose ? Is the number stamped inside rear trunk floor supposed to match vin on title ? Not completely sure what I have here... possible vin swap ? I feel the number in rear trunk floor may be key to solution. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) What say you ... Thanks... Terry in Az |
Rob-O |
Jun 30 2019, 06:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
What makes the car a 74? The vin you posted is from a ’72. The chassis code will tell you the day of production but it will not confirm the year. Sounds like a vin swap to me. Sometimes one can also determine the vin by removing the paint/undercoating inside the wheel well. Since the numbers were punched there might be a vague outline on the backside of the panel. I think he just left out a ‘4’. A ‘72 would we 472290xxxx. He typed 47290, so he obviously left out a number for either the year or the first digit of the ‘290’ portion. I’d guess it’s the year. By the way, I removed my compliance sticker when I repainted. Nice to have it there but when I had my car inspected by the police here in Texas (was my car, then purchased by a friend who imported it to Canada and then purchased back by me and reimported to the US), the officer conducting the inspection said his booklet didn’t specify the compliance sticker as an official VIN location. Makes sense, really. It is a sticker after all and easily removed. |
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