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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: devo on June 08, 2011, 09:03:47 PM

Title: trim plate
Post by: devo on June 08, 2011, 09:03:47 PM: sorry guys I am new and need some help
i have a cow tag St 69 12437NOR224971 and a vin # 124379L525554

i understand that the Vins don't always match the Cow Tag
Is this true can anyone help me understand why the Vin would say L5 and the COW say NOR?
Thank you
Devo
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: bertfam on June 08, 2011, 09:22:41 PM: Devo, I split your post into a new thread but your question was answered on the TEAM CAMARO (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=196310) site.

And as Kurt stated in THIS THREAD (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=87652) (see reply number 10), your trim tag is a reproduction, so someone purchased it off of ebay and installed it on your car.

Ed
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: Gramps69Z on June 08, 2011, 10:09:42 PM: I'm going to have to give this a double "WOW", "WOW"!
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: IZRSSS on June 08, 2011, 10:17:06 PM: Devo,

How was the car advertised? Can you copy & paste the ad?
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: devo on June 09, 2011, 09:51:28 AM: was not advertised
he said its a z28 reto
could not verify but he purchased all componets from GM for a z28
he paid 8k for car and spent 70k for buying all original Gm parts from GM
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: IZRSSS on June 09, 2011, 11:12:01 AM: What exactly are your concerns with this car? A Z28 Retro would be a fake so I am assuming you knew you weren't getting a real Z. Did the previous owner ever discuss the fake cowl tag? You have a Norwood Tag on a Los Angeles car.
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: devo on June 09, 2011, 11:23:09 AM: Worried about when I sell how mkt or people will
React that the car was off frame totally rebuilt with gm
Parts yet not matching and wrong tags does that matter
In the end
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: IZRSSS on June 09, 2011, 11:36:42 AM: Sorry devo, I can't answer this question with out blowing up. I might say something I'll regret. Suffice it to say these cars turn my insides. I wish I could tell you something different.
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: tmodel66 on June 09, 2011, 11:42:41 AM: You might part it out and get some of your money back.
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: bertfam on June 09, 2011, 01:50:36 PM: Quote
could not verify but he purchased all componets from GM for a z28
he paid 8k for car and spent 70k for buying all original Gm parts from GM

This is also suspicious as there aren't a lot of parts for these cars still available from GM. Does he have receipts showing this?

If you spent anywhere near 70k on this car, demand your money back. Even a "perfect" Z28 clone isn't worth that much.

Ed
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: devo on June 09, 2011, 02:14:01 PM: He wants 50
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: bertfam on June 09, 2011, 02:20:28 PM: Quote
he said its a z28 reto

Is that z28 resto (as in restoration), or z28 retro (as in clone)?? There's a BIG difference!

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He wants 50

If you haven't purchased it yet, I'd walk away. In my opinion you'll NEVER recoup your purchase price with a mismatch VIN and Trim Tag.

Ed
Title: Re: trim plate
Post by: Mark on June 09, 2011, 04:16:12 PM: He'll be lucky to pull 20-25K with the tag issue, and thats assuming the VIN on the dash matches the hidden VINs. If it wasn't a Z28 when it left the factory, it never will be no matter how many Z28 parts he adds to it, or how much he sinks into it in parts and paint.