When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
i speak english, maybe u just don't understand, i probably explained it wrong,i went to mnvtis , they were no help just a waste of money.so thanks again for everyone's help
Thanks for posting Bill. It's been a fun thread to watch, almost like a game show, with contestants guessing at answers to a question they don't understand.
My response would be this: enjoy owning and driving your 66 Sting Ray. Don't worry about why or how NY state mucked up your registration sticker.
They're the government, it's what they do. Don't forget to wave when you pass another Corvette!
There are lots of people here who could help you. Many have tried, myself included, but you need to answer questions to clarify what you need. Read back over the responses you gave and see if you can tie them to any particular question. If you hit "quote" instead of reply, it will copy the person's response that you are answering so everyone knows who you responded to. Just, "yes on the windshield" doesn't really answer the question asked. If you would fill out your profile, we could at least find out what state you live in so other members in that state can give you specific help. If you read the "sticky" above the pages, there is a detailed instruction of how to post pictures. They really help.
If you want help (and all of us do at different times), you need to help, too. You still haven't said if the TITLE matches the tag under the glove box. If you don't have a title wherever you live, just say so. If the title does not match the Vin tag, you need to get that straightened out before it becomes a problem. For example, you want to sell the car, or insure the car (and the vin is a non existent number in their database), or your vin or registration is run by a law enforcement agency and it comes back as an illegal vin because there aren't enough digits.
It will be a lot easier to correct before it is an urgent situation for you.
Two specific questions: Do you live in a state that uses a title? Does the vin tag riveted to the car match that title? The answers will go a long way toward helping you decide what you need to do.
Guys- NY has a registration sticker on the windshield and it shows the VIN #, If I read this right, his vin on that sticker for the registration does not match his vin tag under the glove box but it is just a clerical error with the state. I have a similar issue on one of my cars where they put the S in as a "5" but it is not worth the work IMO to get them to fix it or risk the state tampering with the vin tag even though the error is with the state. I'd recommend the same to the OP, just let it ride, clerical error. If the last 5 digits was off then maybe it would be something to have corrected.
He blew it, coming to this group who could have helped him. Willing to look at the Vin tag/rivets to see if it is an unusual factory mistake. But instead left us suspecting the worst, that this tag was altered badly, someone changing it getting the numbers wrong.
I know it's probably frustrating for those who are looking to help out but we do sometimes have to believe it can also be frustrating for the Original Poster.
I'm kinda challenged when it comes to computer stuff and maybe he's even worse than me...poor bastard ;-).
So, maybe check out his profile and let's all take that deep breath.
Okay, that's about as mellow as I've ever been. Hope it works.
Mike T - Prescott AZ
Two specific questions: Do you live in a state that uses a title? Does the vin tag riveted to the car match that title? The answers will go a long way toward helping you decide what you need to do.
The guy has already answered but nobody bothers reading previous posts.
Read Post #33 - he is in New York. The registration that the state issued does NOT match the VIN plate on the car. And as has been stated in other posts, prior to 1973(?) NY did/does NOT issue a title. They give you a transferable registration which you sign over to the next owner.
To illustrate what we're discussing, here is the back side of the registration for my 1966 Chevy truck. Actual size is same as a credit card. The front has the VIN, vehicle description, license plate #, my name and address, and other typical DMV type stuff. The front also states "transferable". So if I want to sell the truck, I just sign the back side, same as you would sign a title.
I've often thought that given the relatively tiny number of pre-1973 vehicles still registered, NY would be better off just converting THOSE to a standard title and be done with it.
