So....What is YOUR opinion on VIN swaps ?

moparmat2000 said
You will find the numbers on the radiator support upper flange on drivers side. Usually covered with a yellow antifreeze use sticker, and on the drivers side trunk weatherstrip mounting rail under where the weatherstrip glues down to hide them about midway between the front and rear of the trunk opening. The bodys numbers wont be the full vin, rather they will be i believe the last 8 digits of the vin. These numbers are supposed to match the last 8 of your vin.

This was started in 1969 i believe. The blocks and transmissions also had machined flat spots for the 8 digit stampings matching the dash vin. All this was done originally for theft purposes to identify stolen cars or major parts from them. Now for collector cars its to identify that every thing from the body to the engine to the transmission all match the vin for "numbers matching" status showing it still has all its major parts it was born with. This is why the hubbub over a rebody or swapping vins to a lesser body.

Hope this helps
Matt

Thank you, I just want to verify for myself. I do not intend nor have any reason to have DMV "inspect" for numbers.
I've never had them do that before. The VIN thru the windshield on the driverside dash matches the title, why would they want to look further?
It isn't like this is a rare Porsche or anything, it's just a 44 year old Plymouth Scamp.

Has anyone had an experience with DMV wanting to 'delve' deeper into the VIN numbers if the title is good and the dash VIN matches, especially if the dash VIN tag obviously looks like it has been there for 40+ years.
My '71 has a like "paper" tag with the VIN on the drivers door, but the one on the '73 has been gone for probably quite a while as the car has been repainted a few times.

Just trying to get get a good handle on all this.

Ken