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william

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Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
« 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.

« Last Edit: July 21, 2020, 03:11:33 PM by william »
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Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2020, 07:37:41 PM »
Kind of odd. Neither tag makes the car anything special to risk the problems.
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Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2020, 10:25:50 PM »
Could be a decades-old rebody. Consignor may not know.
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Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2020, 09:46:00 PM »
At least they stayed consistent..... Van Nuys plant. Wonder if anybody ever mixed them up?
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Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
« Reply #4 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'.
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