[DeTomaso] conflicting VINs

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Must have been at the end of the month, I'm #1660 and also 6/71.

At the hey day of all this, weren't they pushing about 10 a day out the
door?

Michael in Savannah

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 6:22 PM, ProvaMo.com <Pantera007 at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> Bob,
>
> The car is in the Registry (under LY) which is 6/71.  The Detail & Photo
> page includes a shot of the door VIN but not the dash VIN (too bad).
> (Perhaps they can send it to me...)
>
> The next car in the Registry is (LS) 1788, a 7/71.
>
> So I would suspect the car (1784) was on the assembly line during the end
> of
> the month / month change over.  I have heard of this before, but it is
> rare.
>
>
> I would suggest they peal back the carpet/felt in the front trunk on top
> of
> the foot box, which is the stamped into steel number.  (I'd bet it is the
> earlier month LY code.)  The foot box VIN is not visible in the Registry
> photos.
>
> If they have questions, they can call me.  I doubt the DMV would take my
> word for it, but I am willing to help.
>
> Chuck Melton
> www.DeTomasoRegistry.org <http://www.detomasoregistry.org/>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:24 PM
> To: Pantera007 at sbcglobal.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] conflicting VINs
>
> To Chuck and whom ever else may be of help:
>
> I just got a phone call from a dealer in St. Louis who recently sold a car
> that came from Palm Springs CA.
>
> The problem is that they are having trouble titling it because the VIN on
> the dash THPNLY01784 is not the same as the one on the door plate
> THPNLS01784.
> Anyone have an explanation for this other than the car  was restored with
> a
> replica plate with the wrong letter on it.   However it was evidently
> registered with the builder plate number.
>
> Bob Reid
>
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