Buck tag doesn't match other vins

[michael2938 24]

Curious if anybody else has seen anything like this.

 

-Mike

[Caseyrhe 650]

What does the vin on the title match 

[barnett468 418]

can you post a photo of the vin on the body?

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

A friend of mine bought a 67 fast back ,the door tag said 390, acapulco blue . How ever when i started removing paint  the cowl was acapulco blue under the candy apple red with factory blue over spray in the engine compartment and fender aprons  .The back half of the car was candy apple red under the candy apple red  .When i started taking it apart and the carpet was removed i found where it had been spliced together at the floor to the fire wall ,and right in the middle of the front windshield posts and at the rockers  .It had been wrecked and a whole back clip was welded to different front clip.The pieces lined up very well and there was no way to tell this when he bought it  .The rear half did have the floor reinforcement for the duel exhaust so they must have also used a 390 rear clip .To say the least he was pissed ,i asked him what he was angry for ,he got a two for one deal 

[michael2938 24]

Title matches the vin on the dash and fender.

 

 

 

[RPM 1,190]

Based on all the goofy stamped vins, including mine, I think those guys were the rookies on the line. Or the drinkers.

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

I have seen a few that were stamped different from the door tag to the apron stamping ,and even the pink slip ,it is usually the engine code that gets hit wrong ,but i have seen paint codes that were wrong like my 69 CJ 

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

What would bother me about the last digit up side down is it must have been hand stamped ,the tool that stamped the numbers held all the numbers tight ,so if one number was upside down on one side the other side should be also .Has that apron been replaced ?

[larryc94 38]

Need a better pix of the rivets on the dash vin

[michael2938 24]

I agree

 

[Mike65 475]

Here is a pic of the rivets on the VIN tag on my 11/68 Metuchen built 69 Coupe to compare. Also isn't the VIN stamping supposed to have the star at the beginning & the end of the VIN on the inner fender panels, mine does.

 

[larryc94 38]

1 hour ago, Mike65 said:

Here is a pic of the rivets on the VIN tag on my 69 Coupe to compare.

 

Pic?????

[barnett468 418]

my guess without seeing the numbers more clearly is that the buck tag is orig to the car and someone put that vin tag on the car the buck tag belongs to then restamped the vin in the fenders.

the star looks out of line with the numbers and the spacing of the numbers looks like it may be inconsistent/not equal.

you can also try to look at the vin from the bottom, but it must be bare metal.

 

[MAC390 327]

Here is my vin plate showing the rivets, my rivets are different never been removed.

S code Metuchen built car. 

 

[MAC390 327]

Better pic.

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

2 hours ago, michael2938 said:

I agree about last digit upside down.  Strange that both sides are not the same way.  Makes me wonder if the previous stamped vin could have been ground down and then these stamped on top.  But it sure doesn't look like it.  And the apron doesn't look like it was ever replaced.  All original spot welds are in place.  

 

Here is another view of the dash vin.

Yeah those look like the wrong rivets ,they are to flat and should have more of a dome shape ,but that doesnt mean a lot .I removed my tag so i could sand blast and now i have to pop rivet it back .i just have to find the correct rivets .

[Mike65 475]

8 hours ago, larryc94 said:

Pic?????

Short for picture.

[michael2938 24]

1 hour ago, Mike65 said:

Short for picture.

Your picture isn't showing up on your post.  I think that he was asking.  

[Mike65 475]

1 hour ago, michael2938 said:

Your picture isn't showing up on your post.  I think that he was asking.  

??? When I view the thread I can see the pic I posted.

[michael2938 24]

46 minutes ago, Mike65 said:

??? When I view the thread I can see the pic I posted.

Not me.  I just assumed it was because I was on mobile.  Weird.

[larryc94 38]

1 hour ago, Mike65 said:

??? When I view the thread I can see the pic I posted.

Yea not showing  up,  but I think the rivets of original poster are regular pop rivets and not ones Ford used.

I'd vote for vin tag changed and aprons restamped.  I might be wrong but I thought the drivers side vin was stamped on the apron and not the shock tower

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

69s are stamped on top of the towers 

[Mike65 475]

My Metuchen, NJ built 69 Coupe had the VIN stamped in the top of L/S front inner fender panel up near the radiator support.

[larryc94 38]

17 minutes ago, Ridge Runner said:

69s are stamped on top of the towers 

I stand corrected

[FoMoCo1969 10]

it appears your the new proud owner of a black jade 390 s-code car, with a 351w pastel grey title,