L78 VIN stamp photos

Denis · #1 11-10-2006, 09:58 PM

Check out this picture of my 69 Camaro L78 VIN stamp, near the oil filter. Pretty fricken hard to see a number there. Press and hold down the mouse key on the picture in the link below and you can see where the numbers were. It's the original born-with block, no doubt about it now, but would've been near impossible to verify without close-up digital photos and Photoshop.

VIN pic:

L78 interactive block stamp

**enio45** · #2 11-10-2006, 10:05 PM

that is really cool how you did that!!!

DarrenX33 · #3 11-10-2006, 10:42 PM

The VIN stamp in my Z28 block is same as this. Took me a while to find it. Very cool Denis. Nice interactive photo work there.

**PeteLeathersac** · #4 11-11-2006, 12:45 AM

Wow, that is cool! .
Sure wish it was that easy when you were looking at a car! .

~ Pete

**Zedder** · #5 11-11-2006, 02:14 AM

Since I don't know anything about '69 Camaros, I have to ask...didn't they use a gang holder to stamp these numbers and, if so, how would they become so misaligned? Did you check them against your tranny to confirm fonts etc.? IS the tranny stamping skewed also?

Denis · #6 11-11-2006, 04:03 AM

Dunno.

Tommy_Mathison · #7 11-11-2006, 05:12 AM

Since it's stamped in rough cast, I think it just looks skewed because each number isn't stamped to the same depth. An optical illusion.

Tommy Mathison

deuce-less · #8 11-11-2006, 06:05 AM

i have seen some interesting stamps on the pad by the oil filter...

that stamp looks good to me

**enio45** · #9 11-11-2006, 10:04 AM

Denis - if i sent you a pic of mine ,can do the same magic to my pic?

Denis · #10 11-11-2006, 05:18 PM

Sure Ed. Clean the pad best you can and take 6-10 photos from all angles with the macro setting and mail the uncompressed unedited pics to my gmail account: [email protected]. I had the exhaust manifolds off when I took my pics -- maybe if you can get the car up in the air, it'd be easier to get the photos.