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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: william on July 21, 2020, 01:43:09 PM

Title: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: william on July 21, 2020, 01:43:09 PM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Chevrolet-Camaro-SS-350/283954638787?hash=item421d03efc3:g:C58AAOSwFghe7sce&vxp=mtr

124379L527980

That VIN was final-assembled on or about March 28, 1969. The body tag has an 01A date.

One or both tags may not be original to the car.

Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: Kelley W King on July 21, 2020, 07:37:41 PM

Kind of odd. Neither tag makes the car anything special to risk the problems.

Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: william on July 21, 2020, 10:25:50 PM

Could be a decades-old rebody. Consignor may not know.

Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: Z282NV on July 22, 2020, 09:46:00 PM

At least they stayed consistent..... Van Nuys plant. Wonder if anybody ever mixed them up?

Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: ZLP955 on July 22, 2020, 10:25:07 PM

I can remember at least one car that had a VIN plate from one plant and a cowl tag from the other. Can't recall if the hidden partials aligned with either, but it was definitely a 'Frankenmaro'.