carboy Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Recently had my 1950 Plymouth in paint shop where parts somehow vanished. One of these parts was the round vin tag from the drivers post and from passenger side post. Does the one on the drives post have any lettering on it or just a number? Does the one on the passenger post have any lettering or numbers on it? If possible could someone please measure for me so I can reproduce them. THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Don't know how a responsible shop can loose parts and ID tags. I would bet the tags were stolen or sold. Think I might get the police involved. Do you have any documentation that has the numbers on it? Typically the door post numbers are just digits as in the serial number. The other number used in some areas is the engine number that would start with a P19 or P20. A duplicate of the original engine number might be found stamped into the frame rail rear drivers side over the axle. Some powered wire brush work might uncover it. It may not help much as engine swaps were common and the paper work didn't always get changed to reflect the different number. If you have documents with the serial number, maybe a dmv search might turn up a vehicle recently registered with your car`s number. Sorry state of affairs, good luck getting it sorted. By the way I think duplicating an ID tag is a serious offense, maybe even on a federal level. though maybe with the year, nobody cares much. So be careful how you proceed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carboy Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Hi Greg, Been a long time. You probably don't remember me from Charlotte run, how many years ago. I think of you often as I can still taste your salt potatoes. You came to my home the nex t day. Hope your health is holding out as we age. Old age is fun, but the pain that goes along with it ant. It is unbelievable the parts that went missing but no use crying. I have found most parts but still need rear fender trim. Also need clips (retainers) that hold the lock mechanism in door. Hoping someone on site can supply me with them or even one so I know what I am looking for. I don't even know what they look like but think it is some sort of flat horseshoe clip. My title has engine # so thats no help in finding vin #. Fortunately the car had the original engine with this # which I still have even though I am not using it. Hoping state will give me a # with what I have. I thought the vin tag was round but someone tells me it is oval. Will have to make and stamp that with what ever state allows me to use. Enough of my problems, Good hearing from you. Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Remember the Charlotte trip well. Doing OK survived a couple strokes and a cardiac arrest caused by a failed stent. Pain reminds me that I'm still alive. Lots 0f us getting this way. Getting ready to do a group tour tomorrow thru Sunday Going wast to the fingerlakes to do some running around. Maybe 10 cars on Sat. Covid uptick keeping folks close to home. Hope you get your problem sorted. Best regards G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.