<VV> Secret VIN again

[John Howell]

Back in the days when these cars were built terrorist were not a problem but 
being able to identify a vehicle that had been in a really bad wreck or 
burned up might be more likely the reason for a " secret VIN location ".

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven J. Serenska" <corvair at serenska.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <mclark67 at charter.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Secret VIN again


> Mike:
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>> I have another question.  What is the point of the hidden VIN?  Theft 
>> recovery?  Fraud?  What good is it if you have to take the car apart to 
>> see it?
> When they found the Nissan Pathfinder with an unexploded bomb in Times 
> Square a few weeks ago, all of the initial news reports pointed out that 
> the VIN had been snipped from its sheet-metal plate in the primary 
> dashboard location.
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> When read this, I thought, surely, if a Corvair has a hidden VIN, a 
> Pathfinder manufactured 30-40 years later would have one too.  In fact, it 
> was the hidden VIN that led authorities to the vehicle's last registered 
> owner, and that's exactly how they caught the b*stard within 53 hours.
>
> I think the answer to your question is "all of the above".  To your point, 
> it's not convenient for a *legitimate* owner to take the car apart to see 
> the hidden VIN.  I think that stamping the VIN in a number of places 
> simply decreases the likelihood that a criminal will be diligent enough to 
> go through the vehicle to eradicate all of them.
>
> Steven "a fan of simple, effective solutions" Serenska
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> '65 Monza Convertible, 110/4
> '66 Corsa Coupe, 140/4
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