[Roadsters] Model considerations [was: Twisties was: why 67.5is black]

[Pete Peters]

I understand 'em selling and titling a built-in-66 as a 67 if they sold it
in 67, but did the dealers stamp the VIN plate? Thought that was done at the
factory...

Pete

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Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Model considerations [was: Twisties was: why 67.5is
black]


> ...the matching numbered early 67 I recently picked up seams to
> have a low vin number of 3595 and the engine is 99xx and has a cast
> iron head... I would have sworn it was a 66 due the low vin  # but the
> plate on the firewall has a "7" stamed on it, title also says
> 67.

Sounds like you have a '66 that was sold in 1967. The dealers stamped the
date on the plate at the time of sale. So a '66 arrived at the dealer, sat
on the lot for awhile, sold in '67 at which point the dealer labelled it as
a '67 car.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff at csus.edu   Sacramento, CA