69 Corvette VIN ...Number Location ???

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May 9, 2014 | 08:56 PM

Dave at OldSchool

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69 Corvette VIN ...Number Location ???

Any one know where the VIN (NUMBER) may also be stamped on a 69 Corvette... Race car, and I don't see a VIN Tag anywhere..

Appreciate the help

May 9, 2014 | 09:15 PM

doorgunner

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I read that you need a flashlight and a small mirror to see the stamped number on top of the driver's side of the frame above the rear wheel area.

May 9, 2014 | 09:26 PM

Mike Ward

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If there's not one on the driver's side windshield post or a state issued tag somewhere else, best look for another car.

May 9, 2014 | 09:36 PM

Texas70

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On the 69 frame I have, the VIN was stamped on top of the frame rail about where the driver seat would be and again on top of the frame over the driver side rear wheel.

May 9, 2014 | 10:03 PM

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Texas70 is correct, the driver seat location cannot be seen with body on,
the drivers side rear can be seen, behind the rear wheel, but usually covered in crud.
the actual VIN tag, should be mounted on the drivers side windshield frame with 2 special rivets..

May 9, 2014 | 10:33 PM

John 65

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Here ya go, forward stamp:

Here's where the rear drivers side location was, after someone decided to remove them.

May 9, 2014 | 11:18 PM

dmaxx3500

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Quote:

Originally Posted by John 65

Here ya go, forward stamp:

Here's where the rear drivers side location was, after someone decided to remove them.

thanks,great pic of the vin being stamped,anymore of the engine being stamped?

May 10, 2014 | 07:12 AM

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May 10, 2014 | 08:39 AM

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the VIN is not stamped anywhere else on the car besides the windshield post and the title. there is a VIN derivative , not the complete vin, stamped on the frame, on the engine and on the tranny. I suppose you can extrapolate the entire vin from the derivative, but don't count on the DMV doing that for you either.

in many cases the vin derivative is lost from the engine and tranny being non original and also the frame being rusty or have been replaced in the past. especially true for a race car, if it has ever been crashed, which it probably has.

May 10, 2014 | 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by karol

Here's a slightly different view of this same stamp on my '73...

Here's the stamp that's right in front of the #3 mount...

Would love to know why the 7s are a little different on both stamps... Both I would think would be very difficult to see with the body on...

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May 10, 2014 | 09:43 AM

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is this a road race car? an SCCA log book number would be more important and make the car more valuable

May 10, 2014 | 01:03 PM

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This is the VIN stamp above the LH rear wheel on my '63, just for reference...

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May 10, 2014 | 01:12 PM

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Some other GM cars such as the Chevelle also had a partial VIN stamp on top of the heater box plenum., I'm not sure if any Corvettes also used this location.