Ouch! That could hurt. Texas is serious about their vehicle titles aren't
they. I spent two years in England and they had a place on the title where
you could change bodies, frames, etc. You could buy a 1960 Austin Mini
Panel truck and remove the data plate and place it on a good car, say an 84
Austin Mini Panel. As long as you documented the changes with the British
Govt. it was perfectly legal. A friend of mine had a 1985 Mini that was
registered as 1968 Mini Cooper. I have heard that they have gotten more
strict in the last few years, but it was fun while it lasted. Good luck
with the paper chase.
Kevin Lake 56 napco/burb GMC
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> From: BelAir Bob <rogerz@planetwide.com>
> To: varanus@mail.phoenix.net; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] VIN plate question
> Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 8:50 AM
>
> Eric,
>
> Your missing VIN tag could get you in a world of trouble here in Texas.
> Any law inforcement officer can confiscate your truck on the spot for not
> having a factory installed VIN tag. A good friend of mine is a Texas DPS
> Motor Vehicle Theft Service Investgator. He was looking at my Panel a
few
> months ago and noticed that the VIN tag was attached with pop rivets. He
> asked me if I had done that and if the VIN number stamped in the frame
> matched the tag. They did not. He told me to check my title and see
which
> number it matched. I told him that I had not changed the VIN tag, that
it
> was that way when I bought it. He told me to check it out and get back
to
> him. He said he would have to "run" the frame munber if it didn't match
> the title and hopefully it wouldn't come up stolen. Scary thought. He
> said if the tile did match the frame he would help me get a state
assigned
> VIN tag. He said I would need to fill out a Form 68A, with his
assistance,
> and he would process it. He said the only way to get the assigned VIN
tag
> was to go through a DPS Motor Vehicle Theft Service Investigator because
> they have to verify all of the numbers and they have to process the form.
> I , like you, started to loose sleep over my title problem.
>
> When I checked my title, I found it matched the body, not the frame.
This
> made me a little sick. When I bought my Panel several years ago I also
> bought a 55-2 3600 that came with a big wad of paperwork. The previous
> owner was trying to get a title for the Panel so he switched the VIN tags
> between the two trucks. In the wad of paper work I found a VIN tag that
> matches my frame and a bill of sale from the Weatherford Sheriff's
office.
> I showed all of this to my DPS buddy and he suggested that I call the
> Weatherford Sheriff's office and see if they would reissue the bill of
sale
> in my name. They did. Every thing is cool now, my buddy is processing
my
> Form 68A and I'm not loosing any sleep.
>
> As for your question about a replacement original style VIN tag, I've
never
> seen one and if you found one, you would still need the state assigned
tag
> as well.
>
> Happy Hunting
> BelAir Bob
> 57 1/2 ton Panel custom
> 57 Belair Sport Coupe restored to factory specs.
>
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> > From: varanus@mail.phoenix.net
> > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [oletrucks] VIN plate question
> > Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 4:14 PM
> >
> > 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
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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