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Originally Posted by David R.
Well I guess for practical purposes, the manufacturers serial number of the vehicle is the one stamped on the frame (completely invisible with body installed) and the original engine would have had the same number. So re-numbering a rebuilt engine to match original numbers would not in effect be removing a manufacturers number but restoring it?
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Concur !! The concept of a VIN number was not established until 1955. Removing or changing the VIN is for sure a crime. Model As do not have a VIN, just a serial number that was stamped on the frame to match the engine number when it was installed on the assembly line. The problems of trying to register an out-of-state buy with many DMVs is legendary. Worth your while to do what you can to have the frame number, engine number, and title number all agree. Besides, all the players in a possible 1930s car theft are long since gone.