I'm Getting ready to Remove the body of the frame and open my door and looked at the Vin Tag
One of the Nicer stamped tags I have seen in the last 4o-45 years
Thanks Sid
I'm Getting ready to Remove the body of the frame and open my door and looked at the Vin Tag
One of the Nicer stamped tags I have seen in the last 4o-45 years
Thanks Sid
1955 2 DR Post
1937 Chevy Coupe
2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
2019 Corvette Z06
1955 Chevy Nomad
1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4
That looks very nice Sid, most of them have scratches, but I sold a car about a year ago with a similar tag.
Yep, over 60 yrs and many owners (and idiot body shop workers) just SANDED the door jambs and right over the VIN tags, and probably painted over too ... to the point that they can't be read!
I'd be cautious about displaying your VIN. Unscrupulous folks have a tendency to steal this data.
And what, exactly, is the risk Nick? I see guys blotting out their license plates in pictures and I just don't understand it. If they wanted to see my license number all they have to do is come to my house, drive along with me, or see it in a parking lot. I guess I don't understand the paranoia about it.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
I don't see any need for paranoia over a VIN number, at least on a 55-57 - because that alone can't link you to a particular car, body style, etc.
I do see why some would be concerned over a license plate # or other way for a scammer or thief to id the location of a car they'd want to steal or steal the identity of (i.e., offer for sale at a ridiculously low price without owning it or being able to actually sell it). But the chances of this happening with only knowing the VIN or license plate number are pretty small.
We don't need the FBI and CIA to protect our car sale activities yet - oh wait they couldn't do that anyway these days.
Last edited by Rick_L; 02-11-2018 at 07:17 PM.
If you look closely, you'll see that the actual 'sequence number' portion of the VIN stamping is generally very lightly stamped... so whatever you do, ensure that you don't make those number illegible... Personally I would NOT sand on the VIN plate... My '56 Nomad had been painted over, and I double masked around it, then used lacquer thinner on a cloth - several times - to remove the hardened paint).. then manually polished with polishing compound...
Like I said, a thief has plenty of opportunity to get your license plate number and state. Just out of curiosity I looked at Good-Guys.com and there's tons of pics of cars with the license plate showing. One interesting thing is that in CO you are required to have both front and rear license plates, but a lot of the cars don't have the front one....I don't plan to put one on my Nomad and my Porsche hasn't had on in the 17 years I've owned it.
But even if they got your license plate number, how would they track it down to you? The DMV won't disclose personal info from a license plate number....it's against the law. At a Goodguys event you put your name and city/state on the window tag...that's worse than showing your license plate!
Or if you end up getting featured in a magazine, they put your name and where you live in the article. It's easy to find your house from that info.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
And automobile VIN s have been REQUIRED to be visible outside the car (ie. thru the windshield) since '68 or 69.. federal requirement...