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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 |
Literati914 |
Jul 1 2019, 11:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,461 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
To me it seems obvious that there would have been a front end collision, where the owner had the front clip replaced. Not a big deal if the work was done correctly. I've had two 914's with this done to them (before I got 'em)... one the body shop was smart enough to retain/integrate the original numbers on the passenger's inner wheel well (I sold that one for other reasons), and one that shows the numbers from the donor car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) - and this is the car I'm keeping/restoring at the moment. It's pretty common and people advertise/sell front clips all the time from parts cars, on this site. I could see an owner and/or body shop thinking the best course of action is to grind down the newly added numbers, than to leave them.
BTW - what is the proper protocol in this circumstance? |
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