:hurray: Yesterday I met a great guy who bought my real 67 chevelle ss that I had listed for sale on this site. After we talked about my car, he told me a car story (stolen vin plates) that I have to share with everyone. Maybe we can help him out. He is from Connecticut.

A few months ago, some bad guys broke into his shop yard and stripped his real 66 SS black chevelle that he was restoring in Connecticut. The suspects stole the front end,hood,doors, grill, interior and several other parts. They also stole the body and vin tags off the car. So we know what their intentions were. They are cloning a car with his original 138 tags. Now Connecticut only uses vehicle registrations for old cars. Most of their old cars do not have titles. The problem is, he does not have any paperwork or the vin to report the vin/car parts stolen to the police. He still has the shell and frame of the car. The suspects stole just about everything to make/clone a real ss car.

I told him that I thought their were other vin numbers stamped on the frame in different locations, but I'm not sure. Can "anyone help us out here". I can pass this info onto him. He had his heart and stole into this car, and he is devastated about what happen...

Also buyers beware when looking at a real Black 66 Chevelle SS with 138 vins. Make sure you don't get stuck with a clone with his body and vin tags on it...

Sorry to hear that.. but I have to ask.. how does someone OWN a car and not have ANY form of paperwork showing they own it? something?? Surely even with old cars.. you have a registration card, an Insurance card.. something with the VIN on it?? That just makes no sense to me :confused: Help me to understand how anyone can own a car and not have some proof that they own it? :(

Mike, I'm not sure what happen with the paperwork. I believe he rescued the car from years of sitting in someone yard and they didn't have the orig. registration... This doesn't help his situation...

Did 66 Chevelles have vin numbers stamped onto the rear frame rails?

PARTIAL vin on top of rear frame rail behind driver side tire.

Sadly, these tags are for sale if you know where to look. Bad for the hobby, to say the least. The worst is, when these theives get the car together, most of the potential buyers will swallow the story of an "original" SS car. Just another reason why I don't put much value in "matching numbers". It's just too easy to fake it.
Isn't part of the vin stamped in the trunk rim at the rear of each quarter?

Mike, I'm not sure what happen with the paperwork. I believe he rescued the car from years of sitting in someone yard and they didn't have the orig. registration... This doesn't help his situation...

Did 66 Chevelles have vin numbers stamped onto the rear frame rails?

See http://www.chevellestuff.com/qd/frames.htm for help.

No, numbers in panels are not vin.

So from what I seeing in the post, there are no full vin#'s stamped on the frame rails or anywhere else???? Just partial vin's

So from what I seeing in the post, there are no full vin#'s stamped on the frame rails or anywhere else???? Just partial vin'sYou are correct. You will NEVER find a complete VIN stamped anywhere on the car, only the VIN plate itself. The series/model (such as 13617) will not be found anywhere.

Isn't part of the vin stamped in the trunk rim at the rear of each quarter?As Mike noted these numbers have nothing to do with the VIN - as noted above. These numbers stamped along the trunk are normally 7 digits long as well and usually begin with 13617 or 13817 but have two additional digits. I've seen a number of these with numbers such as "25," "31," and "42" among others and at least two with "42" but with the "4" upside down.

What would be interesting is anyone with any non-13617/67 or non-13817/67 Chevelle with original quarters to see what numbers they have, such as 300, 300 Deluxe, and Malibu sedans. Anyone own one that would mind checking & photographing the numbers?