Re: {Chrysler 300} 1961 Chrysler VIN stamping

["'dan300f' via Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all:

When I restored my F back in the mid 90's I found the 2 SO numbers.  One was stamped in the sheet metal behind the heater box and the other was stamped in the sheet metal beneath the trunk opening and somewhere below the license plate, but hidden by the bumper.  The latter one must have been stamped with a rubber hammer as it was difficult to see.

Dan Reitz

Bell Canyon, CA

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From: mitch sarvis <msarvis88@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: 9/29/24 12:32 PM (GMT-08:00)

To: Peter Scherer <caprockconnections@xxxxxxxxx>

Cc: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} 1961 Chrysler VIN stamping

On a 61 coupe 300 the number behind the heater box firewall side is the body number so number

4 digits of it matches the data plate special order number which corresponds to the vin number on the factory build ibm card at the top and the metal tag on the drivers doorpost.The state of nc told me that number was the second location of vin which in my case was not true but did prove that the body and vin tag were married together at the factory 

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 3:09 PM Peter Scherer <caprockconnections@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Right, I realized a little bit ago it's the sequence number on the data plate, not the VIN. 

Thanks!

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 12:49 PM Peter Scherer <caprockconnections@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Not sure if this is mentioned somewhere, but I'm working on a 1961 New Yorker station wagon and found a stamping of the VIN number above the heater blower motor in the engine bay. 

Is this a common location for 1961 cars? I don't recall it on the G coupe I was working on last year. It would be totally hidden by the heater box. 

-Peter

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