1960 lost VIN tag
03-12-2018, 04:00 PM
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03-12-2018, 05:23 PM
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03-13-2018, 11:51 AM
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Seriously ?
The Florida DMV sent out a cop to verify my VIN on the 63 to my house...he stood beside the car and wrote it down while I dictated the digits to him from under the dash. I could have had NO VIN tag and made up any digits...
On my '61 the gal came out of the DMV office and just saw the tag on the steering column and checked off the box on a little form...no way she actually read the digits.
The Florida DMV sent out a cop to verify my VIN on the 63 to my house...he stood beside the car and wrote it down while I dictated the digits to him from under the dash. I could have had NO VIN tag and made up any digits...
On my '61 the gal came out of the DMV office and just saw the tag on the steering column and checked off the box on a little form...no way she actually read the digits.
I just read up to your post and had the same experiance more than once.
I read the numbers and they determined that I was honest. On motorcycles the DMV was going to issue a new vin # that they took off my right shock. I had to show them where the real one was. Another cop tool it off my casting # of the block.
A friend that is a detective for Riverside County came over to have a beer and look at my 67 progress. I bought my car in 71 when they totaled it because it would cost about 1500.00 to fix it. I asked him if he could check and see if the car was stolen and wrecked. DMV only go's back 7 years and I said law enforcement should be able to go back far enough to give me the owners name. NOPE he said, that could cost him his job. That told me that there are ways to find out who owned a car. On the stories (TV) they get you to believe that they can go back to Henry Ford!
Dom
03-13-2018, 12:20 PM
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Was that pic taken after the fire?
Here is your VIV, blown up, and mine.
It is interesting to compare the fonts in different letters, the C, the R, the O, The H with other VIN tags posted in this thread.
Notice the two Es in your tag vs the two in mine, your Es are different between the first and second E.
My tag is a repop.
Doug
Here is your VIV, blown up, and mine.
It is interesting to compare the fonts in different letters, the C, the R, the O, The H with other VIN tags posted in this thread.
Notice the two Es in your tag vs the two in mine, your Es are different between the first and second E.
My tag is a repop.
Doug
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03-13-2018, 01:29 PM
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03-13-2018, 04:34 PM
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Was that pic taken after the fire?
Here is your VIV, blown up, and mine.
It is interesting to compare the fonts in different letters, the C, the R, the O, The H with other VIN tags posted in this thread.
Notice the two Es in your tag vs the two in mine, your Es are different between the first and second E.
My tag is a repop.
Doug
Here is your VIV, blown up, and mine.
It is interesting to compare the fonts in different letters, the C, the R, the O, The H with other VIN tags posted in this thread.
Notice the two Es in your tag vs the two in mine, your Es are different between the first and second E.
My tag is a repop.
Doug
thank you
that is the original column, removed from the car. the picture was taken long after the fire (maybe 30+ years), when I changed the front suspension to an IFS and the column to an Ididit
Bill
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03-13-2018, 06:16 PM
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I wasn't commenting on the method, I was answering a specific question asked about the bottom vin tag in the picture of three. And, looks like you're having a bad spell of whether up where you are.
03-21-2018, 10:27 AM
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03-31-2018, 01:20 PM
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59 Vin Tag
I've been following this post on the 60's vin tag so i went out and looked at the Vin tag on my 59. I was stunned at the difference. The car is a base hardtop only, automatic, January 59 build, original motor, at least the casting numbers and engine stamp and other parts seem correct. I bought the car from a barn in Michigan in 1983 and the story is I was the 4th owner. The third owner bought it about '72 and sat it in the barn for 10 years when i saw it. Supposedly this is California car and the parts were all there and it had 39k miles on it. The car is a driver for my wife and I.
This is my Vin tag with the last three purposely blurred. the tag is aluminum, the CHEVROLET is pressed from the back like normal, but the VIN looks to be pressed from the front with a thin die. Is this a repo? What do the 59's look like? I can't image they would be this different from the 60s.
I just joined to send this comment, but I've been stalking this forum for probably 20 years and even back when it was just a lines of text, no graphics, and I printed out posts on a dot matrix printer (and still have them). John Z was on there way back then, (and on the camaro one too!) and I have tremendous respect for him and the amazing details he knows. The knowledge this whole group has is fascinating!
This is my Vin tag with the last three purposely blurred. the tag is aluminum, the CHEVROLET is pressed from the back like normal, but the VIN looks to be pressed from the front with a thin die. Is this a repo? What do the 59's look like? I can't image they would be this different from the 60s.
I just joined to send this comment, but I've been stalking this forum for probably 20 years and even back when it was just a lines of text, no graphics, and I printed out posts on a dot matrix printer (and still have them). John Z was on there way back then, (and on the camaro one too!) and I have tremendous respect for him and the amazing details he knows. The knowledge this whole group has is fascinating!
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03-31-2018, 02:00 PM
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Your 59 Tag is original, don’t be confused by looking at 60 and later tags as they are different.
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04-01-2018, 07:07 AM
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I've been following this post on the 60's vin tag so i went out and looked at the Vin tag on my 59. I was stunned at the difference. The car is a base hardtop only, automatic, January 59 build, original motor, at least the casting numbers and engine stamp and other parts seem correct. I bought the car from a barn in Michigan in 1983 and the story is I was the 4th owner. The third owner bought it about '72 and sat it in the barn for 10 years when i saw it. Supposedly this is California car and the parts were all there and it had 39k miles on it. The car is a driver for my wife and I.
This is my Vin tag with the last three purposely blurred. the tag is aluminum, the CHEVROLET is pressed from the back like normal, but the VIN looks to be pressed from the front with a thin die. Is this a repo? What do the 59's look like? I can't image they would be this different from the 60s.
This is my Vin tag with the last three purposely blurred. the tag is aluminum, the CHEVROLET is pressed from the back like normal, but the VIN looks to be pressed from the front with a thin die. Is this a repo? What do the 59's look like? I can't image they would be this different from the 60s.
Early 1960 tags were mounted in the door jam like 1953 to 1959. These tags were also made out of aluminum. However, the VIN number on these tags was embossed (pressed in from the back).
Part way through the 1960 model year, the VIN tags were changed from aluminum to stainless steel, and they were now spot welded to the steering column. The VIN number was still embossed into the tag.
This style of VIN tag (stainless steel, embossed VIN numbers) continued through the 1962 model year.
Here is a picture of a 1959 VIN tag for a car that has been wrecked and sitting in the same location since the late 1970s.
And a picture of the car...
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04-01-2018, 08:42 AM
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Corvette VIN tags from 1953 through 1959 have the VIN number STAMPED into the tag (like this one). Also all of the VIN tags for these years are aluminum (except for the first dozen or so 1953 tags, which were stainless steel).
Early 1960 tags were mounted in the door jam like 1953 to 1959. These tags were also made out of aluminum. However, the VIN number on these tags was embossed (pressed in from the back).
Part way through the 1960 model year, the VIN tags were changed from aluminum to stainless steel, and they were now spot welded to the steering column. The VIN number was still embossed into the tag.
This style of VIN tag (stainless steel, embossed VIN numbers) continued through the 1962 model year.
Here is a picture of a 1959 VIN tag for a car that has been wrecked and sitting in the same location since the late 1970s.
And a picture of the car...
Early 1960 tags were mounted in the door jam like 1953 to 1959. These tags were also made out of aluminum. However, the VIN number on these tags was embossed (pressed in from the back).
Part way through the 1960 model year, the VIN tags were changed from aluminum to stainless steel, and they were now spot welded to the steering column. The VIN number was still embossed into the tag.
This style of VIN tag (stainless steel, embossed VIN numbers) continued through the 1962 model year.
Here is a picture of a 1959 VIN tag for a car that has been wrecked and sitting in the same location since the late 1970s.
And a picture of the car...
04-01-2018, 11:05 AM
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Corvette VIN tags from 1953 through 1959 have the VIN number STAMPED into the tag (like this one). Also all of the VIN tags for these years are aluminum (except for the first dozen or so 1953 tags, which were stainless steel).
Early 1960 tags were mounted in the door jam like 1953 to 1959. These tags were also made out of aluminum. However, the VIN number on these tags was embossed (pressed in from the back).
Part way through the 1960 model year, the VIN tags were changed from aluminum to stainless steel, and they were now spot welded to the steering column. The VIN number was still embossed into the tag.
This style of VIN tag (stainless steel, embossed VIN numbers) continued through the 1962 model year.
Here is a picture of a 1959 VIN tag for a car that has been wrecked and sitting in the same location since the late 1970s.
And a picture of the car...
Early 1960 tags were mounted in the door jam like 1953 to 1959. These tags were also made out of aluminum. However, the VIN number on these tags was embossed (pressed in from the back).
Part way through the 1960 model year, the VIN tags were changed from aluminum to stainless steel, and they were now spot welded to the steering column. The VIN number was still embossed into the tag.
This style of VIN tag (stainless steel, embossed VIN numbers) continued through the 1962 model year.
Here is a picture of a 1959 VIN tag for a car that has been wrecked and sitting in the same location since the late 1970s.
And a picture of the car...
04-01-2018, 12:17 PM
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I have been helping his widow sell off his project car collection (60 plus cars). MOst of the projects (non-Corvette) are now gone. The Corvettes are not for sale, her son in law is going to restore them (right after hell freezes over).
He is actually just waiting for the widow to pass away so he can get his hands on them and sell them off.
The widow knows all of this, but she is keeping peace in the family (and with her daughter) by keeping quiet about it.
It sucks, but it is what it is.
The widow was smart enough to sell the 53 Corvette. She got a great price for a project car 53.
She now has 2 54s, 2 56s, a 57, a 59, a 60, 2 62s, and a 63 convertible, plus major sections (rear tub, etc) of couple more cars.
04-01-2018, 08:35 PM
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When we bought our car it had a state issued VIN tag. I looked at all the posts on VIN tag reproducers on this section of forum and contacted AGBackeast. The seller of our car told me at about the cars past history and that it currently had a state vin. When I registered the car in my name title was good ,and clear and vin was good. Just as seller promised. No problems. I sent the following to AGBackeast per their request and strict guidelines. Copy of now in our names Title, and pic of VIN stamped in chassis above kick up over driver rear tire. I did this by jacking up car so tire was just off the ground. Then lightly! sanded the dirt away in the vin # area. I sprayed some quick detailer over the stamp area to soak into the depressions of #s. Photographed easier to read #s w iPhone and sent to AGBackeast w $300 check.
A couple of things to note: 1) They explained that some state issued vins are random letters and #s. Mine was a correctly sequence Vette vin and matched the frame stamp. Thank You Lord for that!
2) Due to having few requests for ‘64 vette vin # vin tags, they didn’t have the equipment to stamp out of stainless steel. They could only do aluminum vin plate for me.
I didn’t care, and a few days later a beautiful shiny aluminum vin tag arrived by mail. Looked just like the pics on the web w spaces on each side of the S. I “weathered” it to my statisfaction, and airbrushed the “spot welds” then JBWelded it into place. It will fail the magnet test, but I am just happy to have a correct looking vin plate instead of a state issued one. Again car will be driver and far from perfect so I don’t have to worry much about it. I also have no problem telling any interested folks it is an aluminum reproduction of the vin plate. Many thanks again to this forum’s posts for helping me get this excellent reproduction vin plate!!!
A couple of things to note: 1) They explained that some state issued vins are random letters and #s. Mine was a correctly sequence Vette vin and matched the frame stamp. Thank You Lord for that!
2) Due to having few requests for ‘64 vette vin # vin tags, they didn’t have the equipment to stamp out of stainless steel. They could only do aluminum vin plate for me.
I didn’t care, and a few days later a beautiful shiny aluminum vin tag arrived by mail. Looked just like the pics on the web w spaces on each side of the S. I “weathered” it to my statisfaction, and airbrushed the “spot welds” then JBWelded it into place. It will fail the magnet test, but I am just happy to have a correct looking vin plate instead of a state issued one. Again car will be driver and far from perfect so I don’t have to worry much about it. I also have no problem telling any interested folks it is an aluminum reproduction of the vin plate. Many thanks again to this forum’s posts for helping me get this excellent reproduction vin plate!!!
04-01-2018, 11:18 PM
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When we bought our car it had a state issued VIN tag. I looked at all the posts on VIN tag reproducers on this section of forum and contacted AGBackeast. The seller of our car told me at about the cars past history and that it currently had a state vin. When I registered the car in my name title was good ,and clear and vin was good. Just as seller promised. No problems. I sent the following to AGBackeast per their request and strict guidelines. Copy of now in our names Title, and pic of VIN stamped in chassis above kick up over driver rear tire. I did this by jacking up car so tire was just off the ground. Then lightly! sanded the dirt away in the vin # area. I sprayed some quick detailer over the stamp area to soak into the depressions of #s. Photographed easier to read #s w iPhone and sent to AGBackeast w $300 check.
A couple of things to note: 1) They explained that some state issued vins are random letters and #s. Mine was a correctly sequence Vette vin and matched the frame stamp. Thank You Lord for that!
2) Due to having few requests for ‘64 vette vin # vin tags, they didn’t have the equipment to stamp out of stainless steel. They could only do aluminum vin plate for me.
I didn’t care, and a few days later a beautiful shiny aluminum vin tag arrived by mail. Looked just like the pics on the web w spaces on each side of the S. I “weathered” it to my statisfaction, and airbrushed the “spot welds” then JBWelded it into place. It will fail the magnet test, but I am just happy to have a correct looking vin plate instead of a state issued one. Again car will be driver and far from perfect so I don’t have to worry much about it. I also have no problem telling any interested folks it is an aluminum reproduction of the vin plate. Many thanks again to this forum’s posts for helping me get this excellent reproduction vin plate!!!
A couple of things to note: 1) They explained that some state issued vins are random letters and #s. Mine was a correctly sequence Vette vin and matched the frame stamp. Thank You Lord for that!
2) Due to having few requests for ‘64 vette vin # vin tags, they didn’t have the equipment to stamp out of stainless steel. They could only do aluminum vin plate for me.
I didn’t care, and a few days later a beautiful shiny aluminum vin tag arrived by mail. Looked just like the pics on the web w spaces on each side of the S. I “weathered” it to my statisfaction, and airbrushed the “spot welds” then JBWelded it into place. It will fail the magnet test, but I am just happy to have a correct looking vin plate instead of a state issued one. Again car will be driver and far from perfect so I don’t have to worry much about it. I also have no problem telling any interested folks it is an aluminum reproduction of the vin plate. Many thanks again to this forum’s posts for helping me get this excellent reproduction vin plate!!!
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05-23-2018, 03:40 PM
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Moxie62 Thanks for asking. Yes they are. I contacted the authorities about this (while redoing the steering column - that adventure will be in another post) and I am glad I did. I learned more of my car's history. Date of theft, date of recovery and where the theft occurred statewise. Also they advised me after looking into what may need to be documented re: the repro tag - if it were possible to use it. They researched it and it turns out that the state issued VIN tag (with correct Corvette VIN # stamped on it) would need to stay on our car, in case something were ever to happen to it they could find the history quickly. In AZ at least it will have to stay on our car. And they know my car very well now. So it is. Better safe than sorry. Don't need any hassles when out for a date weekend/road trip with my wife. The good news is they saw that the frame stamp and VIN do match, and they gave what info they legally could. Two of the coolest of AZ's finest. They were awesome!
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