Dennis
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I own a 1965 Corvette Coupe which I purchased from a Chevy dealer in 1972. Everything about the car presents as a 65, with numbers matching on the motor, transmission, and top of left side frame rail by shock mount with all the build dates on motor, heads, intake, transmission and expansion tank indicating a build date of June 1965. The only thing that says 1967 is the VIN plate under the glove box, which is attached with rosette rivets. The body, interior, including seats, door panels and vents are that of a 65. It was also titled as a 67. Any advice as to tracking down the real story behind this car or how to get that VIN tag changed to reflect the actual numbers that the car itself is stamped with. Guess when I was 17, I didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, but it would obviously make a significant difference in it's value now. By the way, all the original bonding strips are still there, the only thing besides the title that says 67 is the front grille, which was obviously replaced before I bought it. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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If you post a pic of your VIN it will be saved on several thousand personal computers and replicated across the Internet in ways you can't dream of. Do so at your on peril.
I'd wait until I figured things out... Your state DMV are the ONLY ones that can advise you on how to change the year on your car's title. I'm betting you're in a tough spot on that one.
I'd hate for you to find out third hand that your car was stolen, salvaged or in a flood, and some smarmy entity just stuck a VIN tag on there, before you have a chance to have a plan for dealing with it...
Its possible you may wind up with a state issued VIN tag which is never good...if the car was involved in a theft, it gets worse. Somebody I know found out belatedly their 63 coupe had a 65 frame - you can't always believe the chassis...
I'd wait until I figured things out... Your state DMV are the ONLY ones that can advise you on how to change the year on your car's title. I'm betting you're in a tough spot on that one.
I'd hate for you to find out third hand that your car was stolen, salvaged or in a flood, and some smarmy entity just stuck a VIN tag on there, before you have a chance to have a plan for dealing with it...
Its possible you may wind up with a state issued VIN tag which is never good...if the car was involved in a theft, it gets worse. Somebody I know found out belatedly their 63 coupe had a 65 frame - you can't always believe the chassis...
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I believe I would follow the advice you got in your thread of five years ago and that was to proceed, quietly. I would not post the serial number in a public forum until you understand your legal rights.
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Do you still live in the state where you bought the car? If so, make a copy of your current title and go to MVD with good identification and see if you can get a title history for the car. What you're looking for is to see if this car ever went through a "bonded" title or some such procedure after having been stolen or ???? Is the dealer still around? He should be bonded against losses like this. Is there a "Previous title" listing on the face of your title? Same state?
Good luck.
Good luck.
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If you are worried because your vin reads 437S that indicates it is a Coupe only. Are you saying the rest of the vin does not match the car production number?
You only problem may be the way you are interpretting this.
You only problem may be the way you are interpretting this.
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If the state learns that something is wrong with the VIN tag, they sometimes send someone out to inspect the car and get the correct original VIN stamp from the frame. If the car was ever stolen and the insurance company paid the owner, the insurance company can still claim the car, even decades later. A current owner can loose the car and wind up with nothing. I know of a few people that this has happened to.
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67 would be 194377S1xxxxx.
And so the 66's don't feel left out...194376S1xxxxx
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Therefore, if I wait long enough will the answer change to what I want it to be, right?
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Ignoring everything else, if this person even knows how to read a VIN, she has a '65 VIN on the chassis and a '67 VIN on the birdcage Z-bar tag (and the car is titled as such).
THAT'S the problem, the DMV doesn't give a damn about numbers on her heads, transmission or elsewhere.
If the car is not being sold, if I were in that position I'd just drive it and enjoy it....there is no winning scenario to pursuing this issue.
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I have the VIN on the bill of sale of the car that I bought less than a year ago. It was an NCRS Car that sold on Barrett Jackson ten years ago to a party in Florida, who sold it to me through an intermediary. Until now, I never thought about researching the VIN. This post got me to thinking about the authenticity of the car, and the chart shows that the VIN is correct for the car. No sinister plot involved. I just used your chart to authenticate the VIN on my car. Did not want to cause a riot on the post.