Can VIN be something other?

[RRDon]

The VIN on the 1968 Road Runner I just purchased is RM21H8A208484. My question is, is it possible that could be a VIN tag off a Belvedere or Satellite? When I looked it up the 'R' stands for Belvedere/Satellite but it looks like the second letter 'M' is what makes it a Road Runner.
Is that correct?

 

[vintage chromoly]

RM is a roadrunner.

 

[WileE]

R is the bodyline series. the 2nd letter identifies the model. The M for the Road Runner as it's own separate model existed from 1968 to 1975.

 

[Ranger16]

^^^yup^^^

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=84

 

[monaco66coupe]

R is Plymouth,M is priceline, 21 coupe. in 1968 The priceline was L for Low(BelvedereI),M for medium(Roadrunner),H for high(BelvedereII), P for Satellite.

 

[YY1]

"R" is B body Plymouth (Belvedere/Satellite)
"M" is medium price class which is used for Roadrunner and Super Bee

 

[eldubb440]

GTX and R/T have an "S" as second digit...... I believe it stands for "special"

 

[terzmo]

RM= RoadRunner

 

[RRDon]

Thanks guys, I guess my bird is real

 

[69Coronetrt]

Thanks guys, I guess my bird is real View attachment 397508

Why would you have purchased the car without knowing or paying the price for a RR if you weren't sure to begin with??????

 

[RRDon]

Why would you have purchased the car without knowing or paying the price for a RR if you weren't sure to begin with??????

I had already checked the VIN # but after getting the car and doing more research I found some differing opinions and documentation in books as to what it meant and wanted to get some input from the forum.

 

[69Coronetrt]

I had already checked the VIN # but after getting the car and doing more research I found some differing opinions and documentation in books as to what it meant and wanted to get some input from the forum.

Where are those differing opinions and documentation so we can banish them from the Internet?

 

[sawdust]

Good to check your VIN as I had a local GM guy try to sell a 69 RR coupe (RM21) with a hardtop VIN (RM23). I told him it was swapped out as the body numbers did not match. Greedy guy sold it as a real RR than was called out on it when the buyer called him up about the VIN being switched. He called me to ask what to do, well I told you so, freaking flippers.