There is one on the core support usually under the antifreeze sticker, and one on the cowl by the vent cover. The vin from your car may be on some rebodied car. After you find the numbers do a DMV search. Is the car something special?

Not a special car, just a car that is pretty solid that could turn into a project for a friend of mine. All I know so far is that it has 14" wheels and a 904, so probably just a 318 car (motor already long gone).

I figured someone might try to do the "rebody" deal with the vin and daya plate, but I need the vin to do the dmv search. I am hoping by some miracle a broadcast sheet will still be tucked in behind the back seat or the mylar sticker is still there. Its tucked in tight by other cars so couldn't get the door open yet to see. Is it possible it would be on the transmission too, if it was original? Might be able to piece the vin # together using body and trans #s?

Not a special car, just a car that is pretty solid that could turn into a project for a friend of mine. All I know so far is that it has 14" wheels and a 904, so probably just a 318 car (motor already long gone).

I figured someone might try to do the "rebody" deal with the vin and daya plate, but I need the vin to do the dmv search. I am hoping by some miracle a broadcast sheet will still be tucked in behind the back seat or the mylar sticker is still there. Its tucked in tight by other cars so couldn't get the door open yet to see. Is it possible it would be on the transmission too, if it was original? Might be able to piece the vin # together using body and trans #s?

Radiator support, cowl, and trunk drip rail. The sequence number won;t help for the VIN unless you're sure of the engine and production facility (were they all Hamtramack?)

Radiator support, cowl, and trunk drip rail. The sequence number won;t help for the VIN unless you're sure of the engine and production facility (were they all Hamtramack?)

You should have all the info you need by the rad support # and trans type. You said it has a 904 trans. The /6 904s have a different starter location so it would be easy to tell if the original engine was a /6. If it's a V8 904, then it had a 318. They didn't put a 904 behind a 340 did they?(340 would have come with a 727) The rad support #s should show the assembly plant, year and sequence #.

Here are the #s on my 73.

B...Hamtramck
3...year
159366...sequence #


So the VIN on the car in question would be JH23G0??????? Just substitute your sequence # and the plant code from the rad support.

Thanks for the info. We can't find a build sheet and the mylar sticker is gone. It looks like the car was painted a different color, he's telling me it was originally a white car which I think they painted black. So he has a layer or two of paint to try and remove to find the numbers on the cowl or rad. support. I just told him to look at trans for to identify if 904 and location of starter hole.

This is like an archeology dig, except I am not there to have the fun

That is true, Morty! Well, looks like we put it together. It looks like it was last registered in NY. Can I have any DMV check the number or just in NY?

What is the next step to getting a title? What happens if there isn't a record available or worse case, shows either already registered (as in rebodied)or stolen and never recovered? Can I use a bill of sale from the yard I purchased it from and get a salvage title? I assume I would have to get it in NY?