Cowl Tag On The Door Jamb

[JayR]

What do you do if you lose your VIN plate? Simple. Take off the cowl tag, hand stamp the VIN on it and rivet it to the door jamb. Unbelievable!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Nova-C...7#ht_572wt_1124

Bob

[marxjunk]

unfortunate...looks like a lot of money in it

people are stupid...i say it almost daily now

[PeteLeathersac]

Simply amazing although somehow not surprising?[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
5 bids in already but a hands on investigation certainly advised before spending $...at any price!
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete



VIN 40411N216260
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[PapaSmurf]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Simply amazing although somehow not surprising?[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
5 bids in already but a hands on investigation certainly advised before spending $...at any price!
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete



VIN 40411N216260
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Didn't they stamp the wrong VIN number on the tag?</span>

[JayR]

Yes, the eBay description has one more number than the cowl tag.

Bob

[iluv69s]

Really no reason to fake this car...they probably did lose the VIN at some point. This is actually an ingenious..yet illegal..way to &quot;ReVIN&quot; this car using a real GM tag. Unfortunately, this would probably pass for many people. Is that even a real nova cowl tag?? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[Craig_Maiorana]

That is so sketchy ... Nice car but I don't think I would even consider touching it

[JayR]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Is that even a real nova cowl tag?? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] </div></div>

It's a cowl tag for a 1964 Nova 400 2 door sedan. There doesn't appear to be a tag on the firewall, so this
is probably the original. It shows paint as silver blue and blue interior trim, which it probably was prior to the red being applied, but who knows. I agree that steering clear of cars like this prevents all kinds of possible pain later on.

Bob

[resto4u]

If a cop saw that, it would be impounded till things are sorted out. then a state issue vin tag would be placed on the car by an officer.