Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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It happens. Uncommon if think about the hundred of thousands of cars some of these factories assembled, but it happened. If you just look for factory errors, you can find a lot. I've seen them on engines, Trans, dash VIN's and Body numbers. I thought Barry was keeping track of some of them and had some examples on his website?
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Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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I've got one. My bird is stamped RN instead of RM. Title and fender tag are correct. N was used for New York taxis!
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Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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Saw a 71 V-Code B-Body missing the V in the dash VIN plate, only 12 digits on it but was on the fender tag correctly.
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Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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I saw an 'original' 70 hemi roadrunner with an n for engine code in the vin, and fender tag
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Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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I saw an 'original' 70 hemi roadrunner with an n for engine code in the vin, and fender tag smile I saw an original 70 383 Roadrunner with an R for the engine code....Yes, really!
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Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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The biggest thing we need to remember is the process of building cars involved human interaction. Hence errors were made, common, no, but definitely out there. I guess it depends on your definition of common.
Lynch Road fender tags contain many documented errors that went on for a short time until someone caught them. My favorite is the 1969 458XXX VIN cars built in 9/68.
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Re: Factory VIN tag errors, how common?
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Speaking of 70 383 Road Runners, 15 years ago or more I looked at one that was a real 383 Runner. Fender tag indicated so and matched the VIN....well almost... VIN had only 12 digits, was missing the N I saw the same thing on a '70 Coronet RT. Dash VIN was missing the U but showed on the FT and door decal. It's no longer around. The gas tank rusted out and the owner used a 6 gal marine gas tank in the trunk with a rubber hose held in with a rag (fuse). He left a bar one night, started the car, turned on the lights, up it went. Scratch one WS23, D21, EK2, V8X.
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