Re: A newbie needs help!
When the engine passed final inspection at the Rouge plant, where all of the engines were manufactured, it was assigned a serial number. When the chassis came down the assembly line this same number was stamped into the frame in a location shown in Post #5. Note that the location on the frame cannot be seen without lifting the body. As far back as 50 years ago California stopped using the number on the engine for identification. It was common to replace engines but nobody notified DMV like they should have. If you came into the DMV wanting to change the registration with a vehicle where the engine number matched the paperwork they would assume it was yours and attach a VIN tag of their own to the door jam (see attached photo) for future use. If the numbers didn't match the DMV would ask you to lift the body so they could read the number on the frame. They would then search using this number to see if the vehicle had been reported stolen. You should add your general location to your profile to see if this corresponds to what they do in your state.
Charlie Stephens
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