VIN locations
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 335
Likes: 14
From: Fort Wayne Indiana
VIN locations
i will be registering my car soon and it has an out of state title. A police officer friend of mine has agreed to do the title check required by the license branch. He states though that as a classic car he will need to see at least two identification marks to verify it. Obviously the VIN tag will suffice as one...i dont have a tank sticker or any of the factory door stickers still. was the VIN stamped on the frame in certain locations back then? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,454
Likes: 328
From: Indy Indiana
there is ony the one vin tag that is easilly accessable.. all else will take either some major cleaning and mirrors to get to the frame stamp or cutting to get to it just to eyeball it... but it is on the frame and under the body and alot of times rusted to the point of being unreadable.
i disagree on the 2 id mark requirement.. that seems unreasonable. I have never heard of that.. perhaps you could talk to someone else at the DMV and get a second opinion..
i brought my car from out of state and a police officer came over and verified the vin on the pillar only... of course I looked honest
I have heard horror stories regarding impounding cars and dissassembling them to verify a vin on questionable cars, but I don't know if they are true..
is your car in any way questionable?
i disagree on the 2 id mark requirement.. that seems unreasonable. I have never heard of that.. perhaps you could talk to someone else at the DMV and get a second opinion..
i brought my car from out of state and a police officer came over and verified the vin on the pillar only... of course I looked honest
I have heard horror stories regarding impounding cars and dissassembling them to verify a vin on questionable cars, but I don't know if they are true..
is your car in any way questionable?
Racer
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 276
Likes: 0
Vin number check
there is ony the one vin tag that is easilly accessable.. All else will take either some major cleaning and mirrors to get to the frame stamp or cutting to get to it just to eyeball it... But it is on the frame and under the body and alot of times rusted to the point of being unreadable.
I disagree on the 2 id mark requirement.. That seems unreasonable. I have never heard of that.. Perhaps you could talk to someone else at the dmv and get a second opinion..
I brought my car from out of state and a police officer came over and verified the vin on the pillar only... Of course i looked honest
i have heard horror stories regarding impounding cars and dissassembling them to verify a vin on questionable cars, but i don't know if they are true..
Is your car in any way questionable?
I disagree on the 2 id mark requirement.. That seems unreasonable. I have never heard of that.. Perhaps you could talk to someone else at the dmv and get a second opinion..
I brought my car from out of state and a police officer came over and verified the vin on the pillar only... Of course i looked honest
i have heard horror stories regarding impounding cars and dissassembling them to verify a vin on questionable cars, but i don't know if they are true..
Is your car in any way questionable?
The frame has two numbers, on under the driver door sill and the other above the rear wheel towards the rear of the frame. Both are impossible to look at with the body on the frame.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 297
Likes: 3
vin numbers
The frame number on the rear of the frame is readable with the body on the car. On two of my 73 the number was on top of the left frame rail about even with the rear tire. I was able to clean the top of the frame with a small wire brush and oily rag and then read the number with a small mirror. My 80 also had a number in the same spot on the frame. I have a 75 frame I am in the process of cleaning up and I have not found any numbers on it so far, and it is a clean rust free frame.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 19,659
Likes: 34
From: Lenoir City Tennessee
Ci 6, 8 & 10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
The frame number on the rear of the frame is readable with the body on the car. On two of my 73 the number was on top of the left frame rail about even with the rear tire. I was able to clean the top of the frame with a small wire brush and oily rag and then read the number with a small mirror. My 80 also had a number in the same spot on the frame. I have a 75 frame I am in the process of cleaning up and I have not found any numbers on it so far, and it is a clean rust free frame.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,128
Likes: 21
From: North Alabama
Eddie...drivers side is correct. Just in front of the rear body mount on the top of the frame rail. Usually parallel with the fuel line.
