Re: [FWDLK] Purist Question to ponder!!

[Tom Stroup <tstroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most vehicles are stamped with the original VIN
(Vehicle Identification Number)  in several places.
Later models are diseased with numbers in various
places, including the glass.
The police have had to deal with identification of
stolen and "remanufactured" vehicles since the
beginning of time.
On some models, it is on top of the frame and
hidden by the body.  The radiator support, the
trunk lip, and other places are usually stamped.
I'm not sure about the forward look cars, but I
would guess the numbers are on more than the
serial number plates.

Tom                 1957 Coronet in southern Ohio

A57FURY@xxxxxxx wrote:

 
How would anyone be able to tell if a car was "reborn" from another model if all the tags on the car were authentic?  The only people who would know for sure are the people who put the car together.  If I took a '57 or '58 Belvedere 2 door hardtop body and put Fury tags with a Fury drivechain and Fury paint, trim and interior there wouldn't be anyone on earth who would be able to identify the car as an original Belvedere.  The only way would be if the person doing the cloning identified the car as a Belvedere that was made over to look like a Fury.

My .02 cents again, for what it's worth...
John Paxos
'57 Fury
'57 Belv. Cvt.