My VIN is also secured with small phillips head screws on my Polara. Anyone else? --- Bob Crockett <bcrocket@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Your free subscription is supported by today's > sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Need a Laptop? Get a Sony Vaio Laptop Free! > caadHlxb7B6Msa/ProductTestPanel > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Some folks here have data on the methods used to > affix v.i.n. tags on > fenders which _SHOULD_ assure the diligent Motor > Vehicle folks that the > tags are real. Of course, the fact that lots of the > MV folks are not as > old as our vehicles may enter into the deal. That, > and I would guess > the manufacturers started out with little if any > Federal "guidance" as > to the format for the ID tags can easily result in a > bit of confusion on > the part of "Officialdumb". > > For what it's worth, two early A bodies in my > posession and a third I > found on the internet have their VIN tags secured > with phillips headed > sheet metal screws. In all cases, I have no reason > to believe that the > vcehicles have had tags swapped, because the tags > and the fenders they > are screwed to have matching rust and paint > patterns. I suppose those > _could_ be faked by someone with the correct > materials and lots of time. > That hardly seems likely on Early 60's Dodge Dart > 170, 270, and GTs that > have not even been restored. > > Of course, the disconnect is that reasonable folks > expect the public > "servants" to act with a bit of what we laughingly > call "common sense". > (grumble, grumble, grumble...) > > Your free subscription is supported by today's > sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Testers Wanted! > Take online surveys, earn Amazon vouchers. > caadHvhb7B6Msf/MediaTransfer > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., > send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total > volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to > Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > > George ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions ? no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/