<VV> Can anyone tell me where the vin plate is on the FCsand

[Mark Durham]

Its probably not due to anti theft. I assume that for production runs in the
thousands when the production was set for a car and what opeions, paint
color, upholstery, options and that sort of stuff were assigned to the VIN
of the car. They would be organized down the assembly line by the partial
vin.

I know a guy who is a assembly line troubleshooter at FORD. He mentioned one
time that he got a call to go to a plant that had stopped its run of a
Mustang. When he got there, the different parts of the car were unmatched,
wrong interior parts, bumpers a different color. It all came down to someone
putting the wrong vin car in a spot on the line. Another identical but
reverse unmatched car was due to come down the line the next day.
Mark Durham
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Mike Clark <mclark67 at charter.net> wrote:

> Just what is the reason for the "hidden" VIN number?  Is it law
> enforcement,
> so if someone steals your car and changes the VIN tag, the law can look at
> the hidden one to see the true identity?  Or was it just a way to keep
> parts
> straight when the vehicle was being built?
>
> I can't imagine too much disassembly would warrant the effort by most
> people.  I know on mid-70s Firebirds it's on the firewall behind the fan
> motor.
>
>
> Mike Clark
> Stockbridge, Georgia
>
>
>
>
>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Can anyone tell me where the vin plate is on the FCsand
> the pickups?
>
>
> > On FCs, no need to take the front crossmember off--at least it's not on
> my
> > '64. It's right there on the left hand front frame rail, somewhat near
> the
> > brake master cylinder.
> >
> > --Kent
>
>
> >
> > I just looked at the hidden VIN on a '61 - it's not a plate, it's a
> > partial VIN (plant and sequence number only) stamped directly on the
> > left side frame rail.  You need to take the front crossmember off to
> > see it.  I believe on lates it's stamped on the right side.
> >
>
>
> >> I understand t hat there are hidden vin plates on the corvairs also.
> >> Is this correct?
> >> -Thanks
> >> -Cash
> >
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