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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: kenmerr80 on September 28, 2018, 02:29:46 PM

Title: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: kenmerr80 on September 28, 2018, 02:29:46 PM

I know we are all human, but i have the following   Dash VIN and hidden VIN 559929    Trans is  559729

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: kenmerr80 on September 28, 2018, 02:30:20 PM

Can't seem to get the pic to resize correctly...

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: Kelley W King on September 28, 2018, 03:24:03 PM

one of 69,s has a digit missing on the hidden but there on the dash and the trans. Not faint, just not there.

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: william on September 28, 2018, 03:30:45 PM

Mis-stamps are certainly not "quite common" and I wouldn't even say they are common.

They have been known to occur is an accurate portrayal.

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: kenmerr80 on September 28, 2018, 04:51:57 PM

Trans stamp

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: bcmiller on September 29, 2018, 06:42:03 PM

Bad angle and lighting on the pic but from what I see, seems OK.

I agree with william on how common they are.  Seems to me (general impression, not based on solid numbers) that mis-stamps were just a bit more common in 69.  More common in 69 than 67 or 68 that is.
 

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: 69Z28-RS on September 29, 2018, 08:07:15 PM

Quote from: bcmiller on September 29, 2018, 06:42:03 PM

Bad angle and lighting on the pic but from what I see, seems OK.

I agree with william on how common they are.  Seems to me (general impression, not based on solid numbers) that mis-stamps were just a bit more common in 69.   

My understanding of William's post was that mis stamps are UNCOMMON; I agree with him!

If there are more '69's with mis-stamps, it's likely purely a function of the VOLUME;  Many more '69 Camaros built than the previous years for a multitude of reasons!

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: bcmiller on September 30, 2018, 01:59:59 PM

I never said they were common. When I agree with someone, that means I have the same opinion on the topic as that person. Geeeeezzzzz.....

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: BRG Z28 on September 30, 2018, 08:48:53 PM

I have a 1968 without a hidden VIN by the blower box. There is just a panel date there

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: ZLP955 on September 30, 2018, 10:27:21 PM

Quote from: BRG Z28 on September 30, 2018, 08:48:53 PM

I have a 1968 without a hidden VIN by the blower box. There is just a panel date there

Is that a LOS car?

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: kenmerr80 on October 01, 2018, 01:39:19 AM

Well i did not intend for arguments to get started, and forgive me for using the phrase “quite common” or even “common”.  But like i stated in another post that i am young and trying to learn as much as i can about 1st gens and the 2 that i have.  Alot of you are a wealth of knowledge and quick to snub us that do not know it all, or quick to point out ny dash is not original when i was asking about something else...Was wanting to get a little knowledge and opinions about this “mis-stamp”.   Or you can simply say that the stamper was hungover that day or had some hippie chick on his mind.  Vin is 559929.  Trans is 559729.   Maybe you wanted in your database.    From what i have concluded the car is an LM1.

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: bcmiller on October 01, 2018, 03:47:15 AM

It’s probably a legitimate error. I see no reason to think otherwise.

Thanks for posting!

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: BRG Z28 on October 01, 2018, 05:01:37 PM

My car is a Norwood car.

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: Mike S on October 01, 2018, 05:23:23 PM

 To the original poster....here is an example of a mi-stamp on my 67 LOS car. Not only is there one VIN digit wrong (1 vs. 7)but the positioning of the start-of-VIN sequence (L7 instead of 7L). The correct VIN is 7L153767 and it is stamped L7153761
See my reply #38 here: http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=10311.msg77958#msg77958

Mike

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: 70z28lt1 on October 02, 2018, 11:18:40 AM

My understanding is the trans an engine were done at the same time using the same gang stamp.  Is this correct?  If so, I would think it very unlikely that someone would remove one of the characters and replace it with another, but I suppose not impossible.  Seems more likely a mis-match between the dash VIN and the engine-trans combo..

Never mind...Re read the OP and it is a mis-match between the dash VIN and trans VIN.  Original engine must be MIA.

Title: Re: Were mistamps quite common?
Post by: kenmerr80 on October 02, 2018, 02:17:21 PM

Thanks for the info.   Yes original engine is gone and a CE block is there now.