[DeTomaso] VIN tag geekery

[Mark Charlton]

I purchased one of those Wilkinson tags and while it LOOKS similar, the materials are completely wrong and it is so thick as to make punching the vin impossible.

The correct material is a thin white plastic and is readily available.

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



On Apr 3, 2013, at 6:45 PM, Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net> wrote:

> FWIW the original in my car has the numbers half out of the box so perfection 
> would surely indicate a reproduction.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Dave <dave at damardirect.com>
> To: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; "detomaso at POCA.com" 
> <detomaso at POCA.com>
> Sent: Wed, April 3, 2013 12:23:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] VIN tag geekery
> 
> I find it interesting that with today's digital age, they type and spacing is 
> not spot on. Should be very easy to precisely duplicate the original. Spot on 
> counterfeit. 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 3:56 PM
> To: detomaso at POCA.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] VIN tag geekery
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I found out awhile back that Steve Wilkinson is manufacturing very 
> proper-looking reproduction doorjamb VIN tags (I forgot to ask if he does BSN 
> tags 
> 
> but I would presume those would be available also).  While doing a bunch of 
> research, I discovered there was a lot of variation from one year to the next 
> (big surprise there!)
> 
> Take a look at the examples here:
> 
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=39221
> 
> The first one is a 1971 tag from Lori's car.  Note that there is not a lot 
> of verbiage, and the month/year is in the upper left corner.
> 
> The second photo shows my original tag from my 1972 car #3960, along with 
> Wilkinson's repro.  As you can see, the font is different, and word spacing 
> is different, but if you didn't have an original tag to compare it to, 
> Wilkinson's reproduction looks extremely convincing.  Both say "MFD. BY DE 
> TOMASO AUTOMOBILI S.p.A"  These tags were used through 1973.  (Wilkinson 
> charges $60 for them BTW).
> 
> Next, look at the 1974 tag.  As a reflection of the divorce between De 
> Tomaso and Ford, the manufacturer of record is no longer listed as De Tomaso.  
> Now it's "Carrozzeria Vignale S.p.A." which was wholly owned by Ford at the 
> time.
> 
> I don't know about you, but I am fascinated by details such as these....
> 
> Mike 
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