This doesn't look like a Corvette vin to me. Any idea what GM car it might be for?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/14700801937...Bk9SR7yB9MTnZg

 

A full size Chevy built in Flint

 

Holy ****, batman, and at a dealer no less. I wonder what the real story is behind that car and what the dealer really knows. If they sell it, they'll be responsible for it unless it's a consignment, and even then......

 

That could be a serious problem for an unsuspecting / uneducated C2 buyer. Seems odd that a dealer wouldn't have checked that VIN.

Ted

 

there is a lot of scenarios but holy cow lip stick on a pig comes to mind

 

Dealers, and even most private parties dont verify VINs most of the time.

I once got a 71 Camaro shipped from Cali that had a 73 Caprice vin

 

GR Auto gallery sells on consignment. I've sold cars through them before. I'm surprised they didn't catch that.

 

That vin is listed in NMVTIS, it is not in NICB.

Not to worry, they have a Buy Back Guarantee.
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I've never seen a car with that much rust. I gotta ask a dumb question.... are all East Coast Covettes rusty like that? I live in CA... never seen that much rust under a car.... it's even in the ashtray.

 

They know...look in the body of the description where it shows the VIN...
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)00000000000000000

 

That car hasn't been a nice car in a long, long time regardless of the bogus vin. It's been cleaned up as much as they can, but look at the frame. Does the paperwork match the vin on the car? Coming in from out of state the vin will be inspected by the DVM or HP and in many states would never pass. It's a bunch of parts and not worth half what they want.

Someone built up a hot rod from a wreck and here it is waiting to wreck someone's life.

 

The rust wouldn't bother me much if it passed the poke test inspection.

Wonder what the trim tag says for St. Louis or A.O. Smith? (as in '67 big blocks didn't come from Smith)

It's got worn-out "glass belted" radials... when was the last time anyone saw those outside of a Coker listing? (3-digit code seems to indicate '71/'81/'91)

No spare tire carrier.
No rear sway bar as should be standard on a big block. Can't see the rear half-shaft u-joint bolts/straps.


What's with the front brake line in this pic?

 

What a turd!!!

 

Sorry, but I can almost hear it squeal. What a pig. It had to sit outside for years and years for rust to build up like that...........................or maybe a flood.

 

Looks like the trim tag body number shows A-3001, so that came from an AOS car. If someone has some photo editing software, the number could be brightened and verified. Since AOS body numbering is so screwed up, there's no telling what car that tag may belong to.

Looks like it has air shocks.

 

If the trim tag is original then this car started out Ermine White with black vinyl interior, and likely a small block. With the illegal VIN plate this car cannot be licensed or registered. With all the rust the frame is suspect. The engine is an unknown, maybe a 454 or whatever, smog exhaust manifolds, but it does have the tripower setup so there's a few bucks. 60 pound oil pressure gauge, 6000 redline and no TI... and a weird cobbled up fuel line. Abused, neglected, rusted out and replaced VIN. Just wow

 

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The car is listed in NMVTIS, so it must have a title. It may be registered somewhere, I doubt state licensing/registration verifies that a vin is correct for the car model it is associated with. The title probably says 1967 Chevrolet, maybe it even says 2-door.
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Those three things would be standard on the 1967 hydraulic lifter 390 & 400.

 

could be worse. This is a red on red 64 on FB

 

Yikes! Can't judge a book by its cover. Its stuff like this that took me so long to finally take the plunge.