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Old 05-05-2013, 08:52 AM   #19
shank0668


 
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We're not really worried about value. We want to buy it to spend time together, and it's something he's wanted for a very long time. Money is just paper.
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They might have removed the body tag.

What year is your car?

I'm going to look at it today.
Is it this exact car he's wanting? A project car is A LOT of money. Just make sure you aren't literally throwing money away. Before you buy it, make the seller get a replacement vin, it may take months to get, but if he can't get it, then at least you aren't left with a hunk of metal.

Now for the vin and the other plate.
My Trans Am has a VIN on the dash, bottom of the windshield. It also has a cowl tag with a partial vin on the cowl.

My dad's corvette has a Vin on the on the pillar, and a tag in the door jam too.
In reality it doesn't really matter if you don't have a cowl tag. Sure, it isn't going to be worth as much, but it's not really considered crucial. What you need is the whole vin in it's factory location.
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