Don't know if this will help, but my 56's all have the VIN stamped on top of
the frame rail between the fire wall and the front axle on the drivers side.
Mike Boteler
'56 8400 Wrecker
Hughesville, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff B" <jeffreymb@hotmail.com>
To: <STELLMAN@noex.com>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] VIN number question
> I'm in Southern California and in California nothing is as simple as is
> should be (most of the time).
>
> I was first told that all I had to do was have the DMV (Dept. of Motor
> Vehicles) make the change for me. When I went to do that, they then told
me
> I had to take the truck to the CHP (Calif. Highway Patrol) for them to
> inspect it and determine the true VIN. I did that and came away with
> nothing. The officer checked all over the truck and couldn't say for sure
> whether the number on the VIN plate was the actual number. He said he'd
do
> some research and get back to me. That was several months ago and they
> never got back to me. I called them again just recently after I realized
we
> had not received a renewal for the registration. Now the officer is
telling
> me that before 1954, they sometimes used the engine numbers for the VINs,
> which I guess means there is still some question as to what my truck's VIN
> really is. What a pain.
>
> Jeff
>
> '54 3100
>
>
>
> >From: Terry Stellman <STELLMAN@noex.com>
> >Reply-To: Terry Stellman <STELLMAN@noex.com>
> >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: [oletrucks] VIN number question
> >Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 14:09:03 -0600
> >
> >It is only located on the VIN plate. By the way, What state are you in?
> >Here in Texas, I had to do the same thing but it was a very simple
process
> >of having the local inspection station fill out a "Green Slip" that
stated
> >the number found by the inspection station was the one on the VIN plate.
> >
> >Terry Stellman
> >1949 3600
> >Missouri City, Texas
> >
>
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