Re: hidden vin numbers

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

The number on the radiator support is the Shipping Order Number, plus the
assembly plant and model year.   The SON was also stamped on the data tag.

The VIN was stamped on a plate attached to the driver's door hinge post -
and that is the ONLY place the VIN appears on pre-1968 Mopar unibody cars.

The VIN was not stamped on the engine, transmission, rear parcel shelf,
trunk opening edge, firewall, etc. until 1968.   And the VIN did not appear
on the data plate until 1969.

So, on your 1965 the only numbers you can compare are the numbers on the
radiator support and the SON on the data tag.

Bill
Vancouver, BC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert neal zimmerman" <northwestweirdo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11:07 PM
Subject: hidden vin numbers


Does any body know where the hidden vin numbers on a 65 Plymouth
 Barracuda might be. I think I got ripped off. The guy I bought it from
 in Washington state  had to set up some sort of abandoned vehicle or
 salvage title or some such thing. There is no vin tag on the door
 pillar,it has been removed. But he CLAIMS he went to the Washington
 Department of Licensing and presented me with this new title that they
 did from the hidden VIN numbers. Well I found the hidden VIN  under the
 radiator core support decal and the one on this new title are nowhere
 close. Supposedly sometimes they are on package shelfs too but a 65 Cuda
 has no package shelf.Good thing I have  two of these cars because this
 one might just be getting cut into parts. I am so emberassed.
  P.S. Yes I have already considered the radiator core support
could have been changed due to an accident or something but it looks
factory and no signs of swapping to look at. I need another number to
look at and compare to this title.

    Neal Zimmerman, Eugene Oregon

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