I know that in California and Washington that the CHP and WSP install a
state-supplied vin plate after they check your vehicle, and that these
vin plates are generally accepted in other states. Don't know how other
states do it.
Lewis - K7LVO Valley of the Rogue-Medford, OR
"The Forty" - 40 Chevy PU - One Owner
http://www.teleport.com/~losborn/1940.html
----- Original Message -----
From: <varanus@mail.phoenix.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 1999 4:14 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] VIN plate question
>Hi again: my vin plate is missing. This sometimes makes it hard to
>get inspection as the inspectors don't know that vin numbers
>were same as engine numbers prior to 1958. I would like to put a vin
>plate back where it should be. Are there any options such as
>having the state dmv approve a new vin plate? They will give me a
>vin sticker but I also want the original style plate. It keeps me
>awake nights knowing it is not there.
>
>Maybe I am wrong but I thought that for a restoration, there was a
>way to do this.
>Maybe not.
>Thanks
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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