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    hows it goin everyone? im new to this forum and i like it already. im askin this question for my dad. he owns a 66 fairlaned which he purchased a few months ago. the problem is that this car has been strictly a drag car for the past 7 years. hardly anything is original. the vin numbers are no longer on the car. my dad is going to register the vehicle for street use and obviously needs a vin and he has no record of one. any idea on how to get the vin or if he should pull a vin from a junkyard or something? hes just about done with the new engine and wants to register it. any help will be grealtly appreciated. thanks everyone. if you want to see the beast check this link http://www.oceanstateperformance.com...car&customer=5
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    I would contact your local DMV, since they will be the final "judge & jury". Also depends what state you want to title it in. Laws vary from state to state.

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    thank you very much for the help everyone. stupid question but we didnt know how to go aobut it. i didnt know that you could simply have a vin issued. thanks again for the help.

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    If u pull the fenders back far enough to look under them, the orignal vin will be on both sides of the unibody inner fender.
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    Originally posted by Ives Bradley
    If u pull the fenders back far enough to look under them, the orignal vin will be on both sides of the unibody inner fender.
    The VIN on a '66 Fairlane is stamped to the left inner fender near the radiator support. If the inner fenders have been replaced with custom pieces, then the entire VIN maybe gone. Most cars have hidden VINs stamped throughout the car, but you would have to have the car close to being shelled to find them. Even then, this may be limited to the sequential build number (or the last 6 digits of the VIN). The VIN on your car should be eleven digits starting with the number '6'.

    If the numbers are still on the inner fender panel, you may have to sand down the paint during an inspection to fully reveil the number. You may have to do this before hand if you can't see them now. The Ford stampings can be rather shallow and an expensive paint job could cover these completely.

    If a complete VIN can not be located on the car, most states will assign an 'assembled' VIN number. This would typically be a newer 17 digit number and in no way corresponds to any type of Ford number. This is strickly a state issued number.

    Bill is right about buying a title from a junk yard. As mentioned, it is illegal and constitutes fraud. Second, if challenged by a cop, the vehicle could be subject to being impounded until you could prove it's not stolen and that it is yours.

    If the inner fenders have been replaced, I would suggest discussing this with restoration shops that deal with this model or a least mid '60's Fords. They may have information on any hidden VINs that may be stamped on the shell.
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