69 Z/28 ebay - Vin Questions

Donutblue · #1 12-13-2006, 05:57 AM

This car looks great but it is an original Green car. Description also indicates it has a "State of Washington VIN tag" and look at that tranny vin Stamp. - I've seen tons of VIN stampings, never that clear.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Cama...1QQcmdZViewItem

**MosportGreen66** · #2 12-13-2006, 06:49 AM

I questioned the same thing this morning during my morning browsing session...

I do not think its original... at least I've never seen that stamp before.

ken_z · #3 12-13-2006, 10:00 AM

I was under the impression the block and transmission
were stamped with the same gang stamp. To my eye the
51 after the L look different on the block and trans.

This dealer repainted a burnished brown Z black a few
months back as well.

Ken

**tom406** · #4 12-14-2006, 05:03 AM

Car is real, VIN # deal is obvious, but still sad. I saw the car when it was green at a WA dealership. A previous owner came in and looked at the car, and told us how, in circa '75, he had to have the windshield replaced and the the guys were such hacks, they totally butchered the VIN tag on the dash (Must have used crowbars and a butterknife).

I didn't look at the trans, so I can't say whether that stamp was there then or not. The motor was right, however. I wonder if the trans was stamped to make people feel better about the Washington VIN?

The selling dealer thinks black is the new red, not sure any Z's coming his way will ever be anything but. That burnished brown no spoiler car is now just another black repaint....the guy gets his money, though.

**tom406** · #5 12-14-2006, 11:41 PM

Upon further recollection, I should update my last post.

The car was actually silver when I saw it, but I knew from the tag that it was originally green.

The last 4 or 5 owners were in Washington, and if any of them had the transmission rebuilt at the local Seattle Muncie guru's shop, they would certainly have been offered the option of "upgrading" to a newly stamped case from his stash of unstamped housings.

This might make more sense, since the Oregon dealer really isn't a "numbers" guy, and I've never heard of him stamping anything else. Doesn't even get that excited about paperwork or documented history. If I ever sold him a car, I think I would zip tie the paperwork to the package tray, since I think otherwise he would stash it in a folder and forget about it, and it may not follow the car.

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