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**southern parts** · 08-28-2011, 04:10 PM

has anyone ever seen this ? I was removing the rubber floor mat and found a second vin tag with the same number. my guess is , it was misplaced during assembly and a new one was made. woody

rsavage · 08-28-2011, 06:31 PM

Never seen something like that. Your guess seems very likely to be the case to me. The "lost" tag doesn't appear to have been mounted.

72BlckButy · 08-28-2011, 06:36 PM

Interesting...

**fine69** · 08-28-2011, 10:17 PM

Looks to me like it was never mounted. Never seen that one before.

Longhorn Man · 08-28-2011, 10:19 PM

quite interesting.

bmfm64 · 08-28-2011, 11:37 PM

That would be an awesome find in my quest to swap cabs and keep my original vin...

sleepertruck72 · 08-28-2011, 11:50 PM

Micks72 · 08-29-2011, 01:01 AM

Maybe that is your winning lotto ticket, like find the pack with the purple M&M. Awesome find!

**special-K** · 08-29-2011, 05:38 AM

No sir,never seen that one. The Feds wouldn't have been happy to know that had happened. What a fluke? Just think,a person could put that on a second truck and run with swapping the same set of tags from one to the other and technically be legit.

Longhorn Man · 08-29-2011, 04:27 PM

would be completely legit... except for the installing the vin plate on another truck part.

VWBeamer · 08-29-2011, 04:52 PM

pretty cool.

Back when i was younger and dumber, I had two old VWs and just one insurance card and one tag. just swapped it over to the one that i was driving, cops never checked the VIN.

But this would even be better...

**JQ-72** · 08-29-2011, 06:48 PM

Wow!

**southern parts** · 08-29-2011, 07:04 PM

kinda makes you wonder if two trucks could of made it off the line with the same number.

70BLAZERX2 · 08-29-2011, 09:40 PM

you can just see the worker at the Baltimore plant..where that one was made..laying it down...turning around...another worker threw in the rubber mat...and then he could not find it...Hit the red button and shut down the line...so he could fix it..

yes i say super rare...like a misstamped coin...you dont see that at all..very cool...I say gm should give you a new truck for fiding there screwup...

my rollback is a 69...tilt,tach,bucket seats..a/c ..with headliner...but on the glovebox it does say headliner..but the roof was not cut for it..they glued it on and ran screws into it..,gm screw up..LOL

**special-K** · 08-30-2011, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

would be completely legit... except for the installing the vin plate on another truck part.

Just keep it between us and no one will be the wiser

**RenoKeene** · 08-30-2011, 08:01 AM

Remember...this was the 70's

Longhorn Man · 08-30-2011, 08:49 AM

LOL Tim!
I'l swap the vin on mine when the time comes, but the rivits will remain intact and it will not be able to be detected by darn near anyone.

08-28-2011, 04:10 PM	#1
southern parts Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elberton Ga. Posts: 3,472	two vin tags, same number has anyone ever seen this ? I was removing the rubber floor mat and found a second vin tag with the same number. my guess is , it was misplaced during assembly and a new one was made. woody Attached Images

08-28-2011, 06:31 PM	#2
rsavage Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Alden NY Posts: 2,705	Re: two vin tags, same number Never seen something like that. Your guess seems very likely to be the case to me. The "lost" tag doesn't appear to have been mounted. __________________ 1961 C1 Corvette 1959 El Camino 350 TPI, 9" 4 w disc 69 Blazer K5 - sold July '20 2021 Durango RT 5.7

08-28-2011, 06:36 PM	#3
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: two vin tags, same number Interesting... __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

08-28-2011, 10:17 PM	#4
fine69 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Urbana,Ohio,USA Posts: 4,618	Re: two vin tags, same number Looks to me like it was never mounted. Never seen that one before. __________________ 2008 Chevy HHR 1/2 panel. 1949 Chevy Panel truck(just sittin, waiting) Board member #6

08-28-2011, 10:19 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: two vin tags, same number quite interesting.

08-28-2011, 11:37 PM	#6
bmfm64 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Covington, Wa Posts: 5,240	Re: two vin tags, same number That would be an awesome find in my quest to swap cabs and keep my original vin...

08-28-2011, 11:50 PM	#7
sleepertruck72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Turlock California 95380 Posts: 2,075	Re: two vin tags, same number __________________ 72 C20 Longbed 05 1500 Z71

08-29-2011, 01:01 AM	#8
Micks72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 140	Re: two vin tags, same number Maybe that is your winning lotto ticket, like find the pack with the purple M&M. Awesome find! __________________ *Mick* 1972 C20 Deluxe MADE IN the U.S.A.

08-29-2011, 05:38 AM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: two vin tags, same number No sir,never seen that one. The Feds wouldn't have been happy to know that had happened. What a fluke? Just think,a person could put that on a second truck and run with swapping the same set of tags from one to the other and technically be legit. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-29-2011, 04:27 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: two vin tags, same number would be completely legit... except for the installing the vin plate on another truck part.

08-29-2011, 04:52 PM	#11
VWBeamer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: GA Posts: 281	Re: two vin tags, same number pretty cool. Back when i was younger and dumber, I had two old VWs and just one insurance card and one tag. just swapped it over to the one that i was driving, cops never checked the VIN. But this would even be better...

08-29-2011, 06:48 PM	#12
JQ-72 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Killen, Alabama USA Posts: 3,628	Re: two vin tags, same number Wow! __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super swb. Factory 402/400,tach,posi,AM/FM, A/C. Adding cruise, 8-track 72 Cheyenne Super swb. 350/350 A/C, bucket seats 72 Cheyenne swb. Factory 402/400, tilt, posi, A/C 72 Cheyenne Super K-10. 350/4 spd., posi. 72 Suburban 350/350 tilt, tach, AM/FM, A/C, luggage rack 72 GMC Sierra lwb. 350/350, A/C. medium green/olive interior

08-29-2011, 07:04 PM	#13
southern parts Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elberton Ga. Posts: 3,472	Re: two vin tags, same number kinda makes you wonder if two trucks could of made it off the line with the same number.

08-29-2011, 09:40 PM	#14
70BLAZERX2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: GREENEVILLE TENNESSEE Posts: 1,310	Re: two vin tags, same number you can just see the worker at the Baltimore plant..where that one was made..laying it down...turning around...another worker threw in the rubber mat...and then he could not find it...Hit the red button and shut down the line...so he could fix it.. yes i say super rare...like a misstamped coin...you dont see that at all..very cool...I say gm should give you a new truck for fiding there screwup... my rollback is a 69...tilt,tach,bucket seats..a/c ..with headliner...but on the glovebox it does say headliner..but the roof was not cut for it..they glued it on and ran screws into it..,gm screw up..LOL

08-30-2011, 08:01 AM	#16
RenoKeene Florida Edition Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL Posts: 4,029	Re: two vin tags, same number Remember...this was the 70's __________________ 70 GMC Short Stepside "Rose"-An American Beauty: Factory 402/TH400, AM/FM, AC, Tilt, Tach, Buckets, Posi, PS, PB, 3-5 Drop, Complete Resto-Rod 67 C-20 Slant Back Wrecker "Mad Max" 67 C-10 Ratrod "Step-N-Wolf" 71 Serro Scotty Sportsman camper "Scotty" 97 LT1 Z28 "The Hornet" Link to more pics of "Rose" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...p?albumid=1684 Check out my "Cheap Tricks" thread and add to it if you can, lots of good info there. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=489394



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08-30-2011, 08:49 AM	#17
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: two vin tags, same number LOL Tim! I'l swap the vin on mine when the time comes, but the rivits will remain intact and it will not be able to be detected by darn near anyone.

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