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VIN Swap 66 Coronet?

R/T Boy 67 said:
The undercoating looks fresh, so mineral spirits might work. If not, try heat and a scraper. You only need to see a couple of digits to see if it matches the rad support, vs the IBM card. The location of the stamp is not exact, but it should be in the general area, mine was not under the bumper bracket.
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Thanks! Got some scrubbing scraping to do. Will report back.
gtx6970 said:
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I was told by previous owner the stamping was under bumper bracket

BUT, With the above photo I went out and ckd. with fingers crossed :praying: Not that I was too worried.

BUT,,,
And Sure enough. This is exactly where mine is stamped. AND it matches the tag and radiator support :thumbsup:
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Glad yours matched. Big Relief!
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YY1 said:
I think someone posted a decode guide for IBM cars on FBBO a while ago.

I'd work on that and see if the obvious options line up.

Also look for any OEM paint under things.

If we're already at the point where we are pretty sure the core support SO is different than the IBM card SO...we might be done.
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Hi YY1, If you look at the punch card, the car has no options except the sun visor package. This was a stripped down Coronet Deluxe.

As to OEM paint, it may have been white, but whoever painted this car put a thick coat of black everywhere, I'm having a hard time figuring out original paint.

By 69CoronetRT post in this thread, core support does not match VIN punch card order number. Here's hoping that when I scrub the rear x-mbr down, I find the numbers 08082.
:drinks:
 
Drop cloth over body above bumper
Blue masking tape, rear of gas tank
12:30pm Aircraft Paint Stripper
2:30pm Plastic scraper and reapply
4pm Plastic scraper, reapply and wipe immediately with rags
Great news: Rear body stamp numbers exposed. Plant 7 matches the VIN. 41208082 matches date and order number at upper corner of build card. Also, original color saddle bronze exposed. I like black, but I’m also sorry the car was repainted.
I don’t know how to tell a factory weld from a later weld, but someone must have welded in a new radiator support panel. I think I’ll sand those radiator support numbers off.
Thanks for all the advice!
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Nice.
I love a happy ending.
VIN tag looks like it could have been removed for painting and put back with incorrect rivets.
 
R/T Boy 67 said:
Not that it matters, but the VIN code D is a 273.
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No matter what the card and VIN tag says....who in this day and age is dumb enough to try and fake a 273 car for a 318, unless they have absolutely no ambition in life?
That just doesn't make any sense at all. :rolleyes:
 
kiwigtx said:
No matter what the card and VIN tag says....who in this day and age is dumb enough to try and fake a 273 car for a 318, unless they have absolutely no ambition in life?
That just doesn't make any sense at all. :rolleyes:
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Hey 45 cubes iz 45 cubes. :rofl:

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kiwigtx said:
No matter what the card and VIN tag says....who in this day and age is dumb enough to try and fake a 273 car for a 318, unless they have absolutely no ambition in life?
That just doesn't make any sense at all. :rolleyes:
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You have a right to your opinion, but you do understand that the main issue was whether the shipping order number on the build card matched at least one body stamp?
If the VIN had been swapped, because of a stolen vehicle, a problem from settling an estate, a salvage title, or something else, and that VIN swap was proven because the shipping order number front and rear matched, but did not match the build card, I would have at least have to tell the next owner that the VIN had been swapped. That's my mopar standards on personal conduct, regardless of whether it devalued the car. I would also have had to go back at the previous owner, because I would never have bought a VIN swapped car.

The reason for this post has nothing to do with engine size, which is not recorded in the body stamps anyway.
 
LSS&B said:
You have a right to your opinion, but you do understand that the main issue was whether the shipping order number on the build card matched at least one body stamp?
If the VIN had been swapped, because of a stolen vehicle, a problem from settling an estate, a salvage title, or something else, and that VIN swap was proven because the shipping order number front and rear matched, but did not match the build card, I would have at least have to tell the next owner that the VIN had been swapped. That's my mopar standards on personal conduct, regardless of whether it devalued the car. I would also have had to go back at the previous owner, because I would never have bought a VIN swapped car.

The reason for this post has nothing to do with engine size, which is not recorded in the body stamps anyway.
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Oh, I understand what you're driving at here. Clearing the air and finding the truth is important especially if you need to either sell or verify the identity of the car.

I passed on a solid relatively rust-free '69 GTX 4-speed project car here about 15 years ago now. After looking at the piles of parts that were supposedly original to the car, and listening to the stories, sifting through inline records where possible, I realised what had gone down. The car was an imported stolen vehicle that slipped through the USA records and landed here and basically was cobbled together as a project using parts from all over the place.

I walked away from that house with nothing more than a few photos....and a renewed sense of vigilance. :)
 
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