Thread: VIN ID number on a 32

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I think a few members misinteperted my intentions.

Fact.
Car body is repro RodBod steel- not vintage.
Frame is TCI, not a vintage w/ any Ford factory numbers on it.
I know where Ford stamped the numbers. That's where the builder attemptd to stamp my frame. I'm aware of the difference in number stamps= especially the 1's & 6's. This was stamped w/ a set of stamps we all probably own. Nothing special.
I called the builder & he says they do it all the time- either stamp the frame or attach a tag. I called RodBods & got same story. Says as long as you have documentation- you are set.
All I'm trying to do is find out what others have used for ID tag. I'm not trying to pull a fast one, I'm not trying to re-stamp an original frame.
My car is documented & inspected. I just want the numbers more clear since the powdercoat filled in the stamped numbers.

id like to also put a new plate for id on my firewall

Originally Posted by Steves32

I think a few members misinteperted my intentions.

Fact.
Car body is repro RodBod steel- not vintage.
Frame is TCI, not a vintage w/ any Ford factory numbers on it.
I know where Ford stamped the numbers. That's where the builder attemptd to stamp my frame. I'm aware of the difference in number stamps= especially the 1's & 6's. This was stamped w/ a set of stamps we all probably own. Nothing special.
I called the builder & he says they do it all the time- either stamp the frame or attach a tag. I called RodBods & got same story. Says as long as you have documentation- you are set.
All I'm trying to do is find out what others have used for ID tag. I'm not trying to pull a fast one, I'm not trying to re-stamp an original frame.
My car is documented & inspected. I just want the numbers more clear since the powdercoat filled in the stamped numbers.

So, go to a trophy shop and get some tags made! I guess if it were my car and already documented, inspected, and legal I probably wouldn't worry about it. I've been building and driving hot rods for a long time and been stopped by the cops many times. Never have had one want to look at anything other the the registration and insurance papers... At the most, I'd hang a tag with the VIN number on the door jam someplace and go driving!!!!

....check out the ones @ www.midwestearlyford.com .... when the site comes up click on the middle catalog for '32 Ford, then put 'patent plate' & '32 Ford' in the search engine & it'll show one just about like the one Duece posted but it has a place at the top where a trophy company can stamp the serial numbers.... I ordered two of them for my '32 @ $10 bucks each. I'll put one on the firewall & I'll hide another one on the body or frame somewhere. Although I've never been pulled over in my '32 my thinking is it'll just make it easier on the police. I have a license, insurance & my registration is in order & my numbers are stamped in the frame but are REALLY hard to read due to the oil & dirt build up that fills up the letters {there even hard to read when the car is clean}. Not to mention the fact that the stamping is under the exhaust & we all know how hot headers get! Even though I'm not happy when I get pulled over I still don't want a cop to burn his hands trying to read the numbers. So I'm certainly not trying to pull a fast one, I'm just tying to make it easier to see the vin numbers...... Bill

Bill
That's the tag I saw. Thanks.

.....got my tags today from www.midwestearlyford.com & they look GOOD!!! Bill