VIN # Question

[WmBaldwin57]

I have a 65 Dodge Coronet 500, however it has a few differences I'm questioning. The tail lights have the plastic lens that goes up over the rear fender (picture attached), NO shiny chrome plate. It is a 2 Dr. Sedan and doesn't have the chrome plate across the trunk lid. The Vin Number is: W457217882 and when I look up that vin it says W45 is a Coronet 500 2 dr. convertible?? What gives, are these car specs really that far off, or was record keeping really that bad

 

[1badstroker]

For 1965 the w means coronet 8cyl., the 4 means premium coronet, The 5 means the model year and the 7 is the assembly plant which in this case is St. Louis Mo. The rest is the vin sequential number. How did you come up with convertible in the vin you provided?

 

[kdtjb]

Whats holding the vin tag on? You didn't buy this from a guy in Bonsell Calif. did you? I got a Plymouth from him that had a dodge vin plate and a calif title to match. Now howd he do that.

 

[WmBaldwin57]

The convertible information came from this website:
http://www.oldride.com/library/1965_dodge_coronet.html

As for where the car came from, my son purchased it a few years ago just outside of Atlanta. It was stripped down for a bracket racer and we have slowly pieced it back together. Had a 383 in it when we got it, it now has a 440 in it. I'm currently working on a 73 Dart, when that's done I'll be working this one over, can't wait.