Hi all. New guy here with a noob question. I’m looking at a 1955 bel air convertible. Now, I was under the impression that all vin tags were welded on horizontally. The car I’m looking at has the vin vertical. The owner says he’s owned the car for over 20 years and swears it’s factory. He also said the vin tags came either horizontally or vertically depending on the plant the car came from. I notice that all cars that have the vin tag horizontal also have two little vertical holes that looks like it would match a vin tag. Any help is highly appreciated thanks.
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Hi all. New guy here with a noob question. I’m looking at a 1955 bel air convertible. Now, I was under the impression that all vin tags were welded on horizontally. The car I’m looking at has the vin vertical. The owner says he’s owned the car for over 20 years and swears it’s factory. He also said the vin tags came either horizontally or vertically depending on the plant the car came from. I notice that all cars that have the vin tag horizontal also have two little vertical holes that looks like it would match a vin tag. Any help is highly appreciated thanks.
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A buddy of mine who’s a big time Tri Five enthusiast told me a vertical vin is a huge red flag.
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Sorry I got my positions mixed up lol. The car has the vin horizontal
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Here’s a pic
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I think I’m just going to stay away from it. The car is in Arizona and I live in California
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Here we go again...……… The tag is supposed to be spot welded with NO rivets.
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That’s what I thought. This guy says he bought the car from barret Jackson 23 years ago and he has the paperwork to prove it. Why would barret Jackson sell a car with a tampered vin tag?
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If your really interested and the price is right get an inspection done to verify its a true genuine rag top.
I've looked at a bunch of pictures of 1957 Belair 2 DHTPs vin tags on the internet and it seems they are mounted all over the place. The ones that are in the "correct" place are what seems to be close to the correct place and not precisely mounted. I think the guy on the assembly line was not concerned about measuring the spot too closely. Also it looks like all of the tags that appear to be spot welded are mounted over paint. Everything I know about welding says that's a no no, I guess a very small, hot spot weld could penetrate a thin layer of paint and stick. Maybe that's why so many have multiple welds.
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3 year old thread. OP hasn`t been on site since posting thread.
Terry
Ok, thanks
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North Alabama region, Tennessee River Valley
Lots of 'fake cars' were sold thru B-J auctions; most by 'buddies' of the BJ duo.. Reggie Jackson was one of their buddies who ran fake cars thru their auction...
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