I just picked up what I'm calling a gem. Its a 49, not sure which model yet. Someone put a 283/power glide in it at some point in its life. My biggest problem currently is the ***le. The ***le says 48, its definitely a 49- i think i was given the wrong ***le but cannot verify. I've looked for the tag on the driver's door... missing. The engine/trans isn't original. I also found that somewhere along the ch***is should be a vin (i know its not called a vin), no luck. The only i can find is the fisher body tag under the hood but that doesn't help me with the vin# - having a hard time figuring out how to upload pictures now. Is there a definitive place I can locate it? Once I have this i can file for a new correct ***le, until then I'm screwed.
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In looking on the web, here is what I found, which may or may not be correct. There should be a metal tag on the drivers side of the A pillar, that you see when you open the door. Another tag may be under the floor mat on the p***enger side of the car. The frame stamping if it has one, would be on the top of the frame on the drivers side under the B pillar. You may have to sand or wire brush the frame top to see the numbers using a mirror. If the number on the ***le starts with a letter, they used the engine number to register the car. The frame and body numbers should match each other and start with a number. Report back if you find it.
A Google search found an old post on the Chevy Talk forum that said: that number should also be on the top of the frame at about the front seat position. You should be able to read it if the frame is well cleaned in that area of crud. The numbers are fairly large and should be well stamped into the frame. The ones that I've seen have had about 1/2 of the numbers so deep that the top of the frame is dinged in.
Where are you and where is the car from? I have said it before registration and ***le laws vary wildly state to state! New York my home state did not issue ***les until 1973 and does not issue ***les on 1972 and older cars and trucks. On 1972 and older you get a New York State registration as proof ownership. In Connecticut the ***le requirement is dropped after 20 years meaning a 2006 car in Connecticut is no longer required to have a ***le! Pennsylvania requires the ***le to be notarized on every sale even on a car going out of sale! I learned that one the hard way! I was able to get it registered in NY, interesting story! Getting back to N.Y. state all 1973 and newer have both a ***le and a registration. Also once a pre 1973 car with an out of state ***le is registered in NY the out of state ***le is surrendered to New York State. Meaning any 1972 and older cars that have been registered in New York State do not have ***les! When my mom and dad moved to South Carolina form New York state in 1980 when he tried to register his 1972 Ford Ranger XLT (he bought new) they asked him for the ***le he told them New York did not issue ***le in 1972 (1973 was the first year) They call Albany (New York's capital) and confirmed that New York did not issue ***les in 1972, South Carliana issued him a ***le on the spot. So, he had a 1980 issued ***le on a 1972 Ford truck sold new in New York state! Now getting to your post- Locally there was a 1929 Model A coupe on model A rails the was registered as a 32! (We have registration stickers on the windshield.) It was that way for years!
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