<VV> Secret VIN again

[Mark Corbin]

The Fiero has it etched on an under-dash support member.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Clark <mclark67 at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Secret VIN again
>
> Thanks everyone for weighing in.  Tomorrow I'll go look again and I have
a 
> better idea of what to look for.  I'll let everyone know what I find.
>
> 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?  I know on the 70s-80s Firebirds(and presumably Camaros) it's on the 
> firewall behind the AC box.  I suppose if it were out in the open it 
> wouldn't be a secret.
>
> Mike
>
>
> > And to answer the other part of the question - it is the last 6 digits
of 
> > the VIN - each individually stamped, so the spacing may be somewhat 
> > uneven.
> >
> >> The clearance between the body and the springtowers is pretty small.
If 
> >> the stamping is near the edge, maybe it could be retrieved with some 
> >> imagination.
> >>
>