Thread: VIN number

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hmmmm. Have you ever heard the old expression, "let sleeping dogs lie"? Might be an innocent mistake, might be a can of worms best left unopened.....

Here's an update. I went to talk to the Po Po. I brought all the info I have on the rod. From what little I have on it being built to shows that it has been to in the last 15 years. Also the title with the date I registered it and showing the date of the previous registration. I explained to the officer the whole situation from then all the way to now. Then he checked the two VIN's. The one that is on the title shows that I own the car and the one that is on the car nothing comes up. One thing the cop said was to remove the one on the car and replace with the right VIN. I not sure if that's a good idea or not. I guess my next step is to contact The Department Of Motor Vehicles to see about replacing the VIN plate. I'll keep you up to date.

Originally Posted by stinggray

Here's an update. I went to talk to the Po Po. I brought all the info I have on the rod. From what little I have on it being built to shows that it has been to in the last 15 years. Also the title with the date I registered it and showing the date of the previous registration. I explained to the officer the whole situation from then all the way to now. Then he checked the two VIN's. The one that is on the title shows that I own the car and the one that is on the car nothing comes up. One thing the cop said was to remove the one on the car and replace with the right VIN. I not sure if that's a good idea or not. I guess my next step is to contact The Department Of Motor Vehicles to see about replacing the VIN plate. I'll keep you up to date.

Good for you stingray. You're a good man and you did the RIGHT thing. I'd buy a car from you any day. You can sleep soundly tonight knowing you are not harboring a stolen vehicle or worrying in the future about selling a stolen vehicle to another rodder.

Well Corvette64 it's 29 Ford and it's for sale. Let me know if you want more info. This is why I'm going thought all this so I have clear conscious when it sells.

Sounds like you got your situation clarified which is fine.

For the sake of future accuracy for anyone who reads these things, Fords of this era did not EVER have a VIN tag on the body. The correct/original vin is stamped on the left frame rail, and sometimes on the bell housing. Often, if they have a "legitimate" vin on a body tag, that matches a legal title it's because at some time in it's history a state has assigned a vin number which is most often attached with rivets or, more recently, adhesive backing.