Spitfire80

Gents ....

Always thought that V.I.N numbers were composed of 17 numbers.
In the process of buying a 1980 vette and VIN has 13digits !
Vehicle will be transported over to Canada....

The vette is properly registered. (plated and TITLE)

If authorities come across this discrepency at the U.S / Canada border, will they seize to further investigate ?
In Canada, any officer who suspects that the VIN was tampered with, he can seize the vehicle for further investigation.

Anyone outhere that can help me with this ?
Anyone else with 13 digits VIN numbers that can add some input ?

Phil

RunningMan373

"(since the 17-digit VIN wasn't mandatory until 1981, and the "A" or zero was in the manufacturer's pre-1981 placement in the VIN)"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_number

RonR80

That's right mine is an 80 and has 13 numbers , later years had 17

brazky75

Where can you decode a 13 didget vin#

Red70vette

GM began coding the vin numbers in 1976 to reveal vehicle content. Prior to that you could only tell year make model and serial #. In 1976 it changed as follows:

1-Make (chev-1)
2-model(corvette Z)
3&4-body type
5-engine code
6-year
7-plant code
8thru13-production sequence

1981 and later
1,2&3-devision
4-restraint system
5-model
6&7-body type
8-engine code
9-check digit
10-year
11-plant code
13 thru 17-production sequence

I'm Batman

Many Corvette web sites. Try idavette.

Technically, anything before '81 is just a serial number, not a true VIN, but that's getting a bit pedantic.

garage-ghost

Started in 1972:

1st: 1 = Chevrolet
2nd: Z = Corvette
3rd/4th: 37 = 2-door coupe, 67 = 2-door convertible
5th Engine: Base - K, LT1 - L, LS5 - W
6th Model Year: 2 = 1972
7th Assembly Plant: S = St. Louis, MO.
Last 6 digits Production Number starting with 500001 - 527004