<VV> '67 Door Hinge/VIN Question - Mystery Solved!

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I hate to hear that Bruce. I hope you were not "ripped off" too bad buying that car. I do have to wonder why someone would do that but I own a car (also a '67) but mine has a '66 vin tag. Was your vin inspected when you titled the car in your name? In Colorado they only inspect on out of state cars.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


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>From: Bruce Schug <bwschug at att.net>
>Sent: May 23, 2013 6:34 PM
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>Cc: Steve Avery <vairtech at yahoo.com>
>Subject: <VV> '67 Door Hinge/VIN Question - Mystery Solved!
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>Thanks everyone for your input. Here's what I found:
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>1. The rivets on the VIN plate are round, not the six-sided GM rivets. I thought they looked funny. This also explains why there was no plate that shows all the options, color, etc. It's not there at all.
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>2. The hidden VIN does not match the VIN plate!
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>The VIN plate is: 105377W116096 = '67 Monza, Willow Run, 16,096th built. (Right?)
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>The hidden VIN (which is not the whole VIN, just the last 8 characters) is:  6L100739 = '66, Los Angeles, 739th car built, right?
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>So, it's a '66 that someone put a '67 VIN tag on. I don't know why, but that's what they did.
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>On May 23, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote:
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>> I'm pretty sure it's stamped on the frame rail area that gets covered by the cross member.
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>> You might check more closely the VIN tag, the stock rivets have a six sided shape to them.  Replacements are available, but if it's got round rivets that's a sure sign the tag has been swapped.
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>> --Bryan
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>> On May 23, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Bruce Schug wrote:
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>>> Finally, exactly where is the hidden VIN? I understand it is somewhere around the right side front wheel well. I've seen pictures of where it is; does anyone have a picture that could email it to me?
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>Again THANKS for all your help!
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>Bruce
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>Bruce W. Schug
>Membership Chair, 
>CORSA South Carolina
>CORSA member since 1980
>'67 Monza, "67AC140"
>bwschug at att.net
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