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Old 04-21-2017, 03:35 PM   #1
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can the font vary on Vin plates???

can the font on the vin plate and the spid vary from different production facilities. I'm looking at 2 different 69's, one a Fremont, Ca truck and one a Baltimore truck. The 1's, 4's 8's are different btwn the two. Opened vs closed top 4's, round vs flat top 8's ect
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Old 04-21-2017, 03:48 PM   #2
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Re: can the font vary on Vin plates???

Interesting observation. I don't know the answer definitively, so I'm in for others expertise. I did, however, look through the SPID picture thread here and did not see any variances in the numbers except for a few of the reproduction SPIDs shown that used a closed top 4.
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Old 04-21-2017, 03:58 PM   #3
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Re: can the font vary on Vin plates???

I can say that the Baltimore tucks vin plate and spid are the same font as each other and the same is true for the California truck. Both have older looking faded spids and factory rivets. There prob legit I'm just being over cautious.
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Old 04-21-2017, 05:04 PM   #4
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Re: can the font vary on Vin plates???

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can the font on the vin plate and the spid vary from different production facilities. I'm looking at 2 different 69's, one a Fremont, Ca truck and one a Baltimore truck. The 1's, 4's 8's are different btwn the two. Opened vs closed top 4's, round vs flat top 8's ect
Yes. They are created on property at the final assembly location, not at some central facility. There is nothing that says the fonts need to be the same across the various assembly plants.

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Re: can the font vary on Vin plates???

No, no I knew this would be confusing. The stamp and print on truck "A" match each other and the stamp and print on truck "B" match as well. But truck A's font doesn't match truck B's. Clear as mud now ))


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Yes. Since one is stamped metal and the other is printed on paper there is nothing to say the font needs to be the same.

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Old 04-21-2017, 11:07 PM   #6
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Re: can the font vary on Vin plates???

Go here, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=spid, and compare your SPID with one from the same plant.
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Old 04-25-2017, 11:29 AM   #7
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No, no I knew this would be confusing. The stamp and print on truck "A" match each other and the stamp and print on truck "B" match as well. But truck A's font doesn't match truck B's. Clear as mud now ))
You quoted too quickly.

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Yes. They are created on property at the final assembly location, not at some central facility. There is nothing that says the fonts need to be the same across the various assembly plants.
I should add that on some passenger cars built in Fremont the font on the front part of the VIN tag doesn't even match the font on the rear part of the same VIN tag.

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