I am putting in a VIN for a C2 with no success. It wants 17 digits but all I have is 13. Also, in comparing two cars with all numbers being the same up until the last 2, would that mean they were made from the same assembly line on the same day? And, would that also mean the colors would be the same if they were only 6 numbers apart? Thanks for your help.

 

Here's a VIN DECODER...

https://www.corvsport.com/c2-corvette-vin-decoder/

 

Just had some experience with this. DoNot use carhistory.us.org. Makes it look like information is being compiled, then asks for money, then tells you no information is available.

just my experience.

 

Thanks for the information guys. The second part of my research is the question of numbering sequence. If the last digits while comparing two C2s are only 6 digits apart, would the cars have come off the the same assembly line within 6 cars of each other AND would they be the same color if they were that close to one another?

 

Colors could be the same if the trim tag indicates But they where not built in batches of the same color.

 

13 digit VINs for C2s will not give you the info you are looking for in terms of colors, you need the info on the trim tag for that. The data you can get form the VIN is the manufacturer, vehicle model, the year of manufacture, the manufacturing plant (St. Louis) whether it's a coupe or convertible and the approximate "birth date" based on the Vin's last 6 digits.

For the first question: decent likelihood of that happening, but not necessarily. Let's say if the average number of cars that came off the line in St. Louis was 120 every day. if the sequence happened to be one of the last 5 of the day, they would fall on different days, but there is really no way to confirm that. For the second question: I assume it would be a coincidence if they did, they did not paint cars in batches.

I'm certain someone will point you in the right direction if I'm off-base in any of the above.

 

Larry

 

It's also been noted that cars did not always march off the line in exact numerical order.

 

True. I would not use that. About the only thing you need to figure out given a C2 VIN number is the approximate assembly date. This link will get you that, just enter the year and the last six digits of the VIN number.

https://www.c2registry.org/index.php...hdayCalculator

 

The only time you should look up a 13 digit vin is to see if it’s a stolen car or if you trying to find out what state it was last registered in. Any other site will be a scam. NCIB.gov is the site to use to see it’s stolen. There is no secret data base of vins

 

The NCIB search requires a 17 digit VIN so it's of no use to our older cars.

 

There is a way to check

 

I had a 66 427 390 horse maroon with a black interior Coupe. I bought a friends 66 Mosport green with dark green interior 327 350 horse Cp. and when I started checking the numbers it was built the next car in line they were one serial number apart.

 

Please, tell us how

 

FYI, this Vin decoder is helpful for not just Corvettes but many other older cars:

http://www.vinwiz.com/

works for dodge, Pontiac, etc.

it’s also helpful if you have a Vin number on a Protect-O-Plate, but don’t know the type of automobile, etc.

this site will accept non-17 digit Vin numbers for title review and cars reported stolen, junk, retagged, flooded, etc.:

https://www.vinaudit.com/

 

You are all very helpful and I appreciate the input. With all the technology today and global reach of a Google search, I would think it would be easier than it is to find a family ‘66 coupe my Mom bought brand new. I have another thread going in the “For Sale” section titled “looking for 194376S101974.” I’ve tried everything suggested in that section with no success to date.

 

Just an FYI, I had a few searches left over from a subscription I had with VINAudit, when I was looking for a car to purchase. I ran your VIN number, and it is not in their database. This also means it is not in the “National motor vehicle title information system” run by the government. I must say that is unusual. I have not run into a car in all of my time looking at cars for purchase, That did not show up there:





The odd thing is that your VIN seems to decode properly:




it’s just not in the database. I have found cars with title history as old as 17 years ago. So, perhaps the car was scrapped or totaled prior to that Time period.

sorry I could not be more helpful.

 

Thank you very much for using up your VIN search on me..... I truly appreciate your help. This may be one of those unsolved mysteries that only a few will die knowing the answer to.

 

Well, your car is not in the C2 registry. Maybe we are dealing with a storaged or barn car, or a totalled car. Best of luck on finding it, an it looks like you will need a good dosage of it.

 

To summarize -

#1 - It may be sitting in a garage or barn for a long time. There are many cars in that situation, and if it has not been titled or registered, the NMVTIS won't have a record.

#2 - It may very well no longer exist. Obviously, and sadly, many of these cars wound up wrapped around a pole or rolled down a ditch. Also, originally they were "just cars". When the frame rotted out from winter driving the replacement parts were not available 40 years ago and they would get parted out or scrapped.

#3 - it may be a track car - converted for drag or road racing only, in which case there is no need to involve the DMV.

#4 - It might be alive and well, lovingly taken care of and driven legally every day - in Belgium, Australia, Finland, or any other country you care to fill in.

My suggestions would be to post here any details you have - what city it was bought in, when and where it was sold, what color and any options you recall, etc. If you know who bought it, or where it was last known to be, ask everybody you can but don't wait. People die every day and you want to secure whatever info you might find. Keep the number out there, somebody may Google it 3 years from now when they buy the car.

Don't give up, but don't get your hopes up.