[yahooskidoo]

So I'm getting the engine bay cleaned up before the 455 goes in my 74 Firebird. I removed the heater core/blower fan cover and found two partial vin numbers stamped there. Only problem is they're one number off. I bought the car from the original owner with 72k documented miles one it, this cover has never been off. And isnt there a vin# somewhere in the rear of the car? What the what is going on here, friday built car?

[johnta1]

That probably happens more often than thought.
I have seen the engine partial VIN off.

Is your car Blue with custom blue interior?

[JimFB400HO]

Probably for the same reason the PHS official records show an engine serial number exactly 100,000 off the stamped number on my '68's engine.

[yahooskidoo]

Originally Posted by johnta1

That probably happens more often than thought.
I have seen the engine partial VIN off.

Is your car Blue with custom blue interior?

It was when I got it, light blue custom interior, original owner said he ordered it with a light blue vinyl top too but he removed it in 1988 when he painted the car. And it's an Esprit, I added the formy hood.

[yahooskidoo]

The 1972 Lemans I had before the bird had the wrong first digit on the block. https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com....php?p=4500286

[johnta1]

What's the odds that you would get all the mis-matched VINs?

[694.1]

My '69 Bird is the same. Off by 1.

[yahooskidoo]

Originally Posted by johnta1

What's the odds that you would get all the mis-matched VINs?

Lucky I guess, and it's only 2 cars.......so far.

[RFCOLEMAN]

Long story short, I have seen 3 instances of such things. A 69 Judge engine and trans matched each other but off by 2 to the body. 70 Judge trans of by 2 from the body but re stamped with the right number right beside it. And a 72 GTO that the frame's last 4 digits were off. The last 4 digits were stamped over with the # 4 on a 45 ° and the correct last 4 digits stamped above them. Always something new to make me scratch my head and say what the ?
Bob C.