Vin search
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,458
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From: Indy Indiana
OK, here's a common scenario:
1969 car
one of the previous owners sends the sticker to the current owner.
Sticker shows base engine, but car has a fully badged very hard to tell otherwize correctly stamped 427-435....
last 2 owners had no idea, it was swapped and stamped 15 years ago.. car was purchased at a very high price, numbers match, highly original.
who is angry here? who's car gets massively devalued? the current owner is ethically compelled to disclose this.
1969 car
one of the previous owners sends the sticker to the current owner.
Sticker shows base engine, but car has a fully badged very hard to tell otherwize correctly stamped 427-435....
last 2 owners had no idea, it was swapped and stamped 15 years ago.. car was purchased at a very high price, numbers match, highly original.
who is angry here? who's car gets massively devalued? the current owner is ethically compelled to disclose this.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,615
Likes: 150
From: Forth Worth TX
OK, here's a common scenario:
1969 car
one of the previous owners sends the sticker to the current owner.
Sticker shows base engine, but car has a fully badged very hard to tell otherwize correctly stamped 427-435....
last 2 owners had no idea, it was swapped and stamped 15 years ago.. car was purchased at a very high price, numbers match, highly original.
who is angry here? who's car gets massively devalued? the current owner is ethically compelled to disclose this.
1969 car
one of the previous owners sends the sticker to the current owner.
Sticker shows base engine, but car has a fully badged very hard to tell otherwize correctly stamped 427-435....
last 2 owners had no idea, it was swapped and stamped 15 years ago.. car was purchased at a very high price, numbers match, highly original.
who is angry here? who's car gets massively devalued? the current owner is ethically compelled to disclose this.
You're buying a used car, buyer beware. Pretty simple.
Last edited by Revi; Mar 10, 2017 at 07:59 AM.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,615
Likes: 150
From: Forth Worth TX
In this case " something nice" is almost always a violation of department policy and / or the law.
Asking a LEO to "run a number as a favor" is not doing the LEO any favors. Many LEOs have lost their jobs over things like this.
Many departments now require a case number / reason for the search when it is done. No good reason is grounds for discipline.
Asking a LEO to "run a number as a favor" is not doing the LEO any favors. Many LEOs have lost their jobs over things like this.
Many departments now require a case number / reason for the search when it is done. No good reason is grounds for discipline.
Last edited by Revi; Mar 9, 2017 at 09:02 PM.
7th Gear
Joined: Jul 2017
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Hello ; Looking into buying my first corvette. I am going to day to look at a 1969 corvette convertible and I have the vin number and decoded it, but something is up. Here is the VIN 1946705412992, this is what I decoded
1 chevy
9 corvette
4 v8
67 convertible
0 1970 ? From what I read this is common? a 69 with a 70 year? Is this correct?
5 this should be the assembly plant but I cannot uncover what this represents?
I am going to look at the car in about 6 hours....a little insight ould be GREAT....I will continue to search....Thank you for the assist!!
1 chevy
9 corvette
4 v8
67 convertible
0 1970 ? From what I read this is common? a 69 with a 70 year? Is this correct?
5 this should be the assembly plant but I cannot uncover what this represents?
I am going to look at the car in about 6 hours....a little insight ould be GREAT....I will continue to search....Thank you for the assist!!
Team Owner
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 31,497
Likes: 1,313
From: Huntsville AL
Does not work like that..
1946705412992
1 = Make/Manufacturer - Chevrolet
94 = Model Series - Corvette
67 =Body Style - 2 door convertible
0 = Model Year - 1970
S = Assembly plant - St. Louis (may look like a 5)
4 = Check Digit
12992 = production number starting with 00001
Double check, this VIN is for a 1970 corvette, not a 1969.
1946705412992
1 = Make/Manufacturer - Chevrolet
94 = Model Series - Corvette
67 =Body Style - 2 door convertible
0 = Model Year - 1970
S = Assembly plant - St. Louis (may look like a 5)
4 = Check Digit
12992 = production number starting with 00001
Double check, this VIN is for a 1970 corvette, not a 1969.
7th Gear
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 7
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Does not work like that..
1946705412992
1 = Make/Manufacturer - Chevrolet
94 = Model Series - Corvette
67 =Body Style - 2 door convertible
0 = Model Year - 1970
S = Assembly plant - St. Louis (may look like a 5)
4 = Check Digit
12992 = production number starting with 00001
Double check, this VIN is for a 1970 corvette, not a 1969.
1946705412992
1 = Make/Manufacturer - Chevrolet
94 = Model Series - Corvette
67 =Body Style - 2 door convertible
0 = Model Year - 1970
S = Assembly plant - St. Louis (may look like a 5)
4 = Check Digit
12992 = production number starting with 00001
Double check, this VIN is for a 1970 corvette, not a 1969.
1) So this is not common for the vin to show a 1970 when it really is a 1969?
2) This guy is just trying to pull a fast one and sell a 70 as a 69 (seems that way to me)?
Team Owner
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 31,497
Likes: 1,313
From: Huntsville AL
Can you email me the photo of the VIN tag.
emccomas57@gmail.com
It should be pretty easy to tell if it is an official tag or not.
Yes, mistakes on VIN tags did happen, but hey are pretty rare.
emccomas57@gmail.com
It should be pretty easy to tell if it is an official tag or not.
Yes, mistakes on VIN tags did happen, but hey are pretty rare.
7th Gear
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
Can you email me the photo of the VIN tag.
emccomas57@gmail.com
It should be pretty easy to tell if it is an official tag or not.
Yes, mistakes on VIN tags did happen, but hey are pretty rare.
emccomas57@gmail.com
It should be pretty easy to tell if it is an official tag or not.
Yes, mistakes on VIN tags did happen, but hey are pretty rare.
I want to make sure the motor matches the vin. I know it is on the block front on the right side.
Any other things to look for that could be major issues?
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