A valid reason to them would be that with the VIN someone could presumably check on the car's history. Can't remember if they showed the data plate either. If I was a buyer I would want to see that too and for that kind of money I would want to see the original factory card like Gil can find for our cars to check on the color. On big expensive collectors items that kind of stuff it is called provenance. Meaning the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin>origin, or the <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Source>source, of something, or the history of the ownership or location of an object from Wikipedia. I bet if you say your car has provenance it's worth a few thousand more. A more high class antique. Anyway for that kind of money the car should have history and documentation that authenticates the color and all the options. The car sure looks nice in photos but that does not necessarily mean all that much. One thing if you restore a known original car yourself, you can be sure what you have with no slick car dealers and salespeople in between. Regards, Nancy Kramer At 09:57 AM 1/12/2010, pennsy300@xxxxxxx wrote: > > >Can anybody come up with a valid reason that the serial number has been >hidden? McTaggart in cold, snowy Dayton OH > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/