ok fellas heres the skinny. everyone knows about the problems with the arlington cars in general. but in my possession i have three arlington chevelles one 70 and two 72s, all with no con vins on the firewalls. now just yesterday my friend an auto theft detective was inspecting a 70 chevelle and could not locate the con vin on the firewall and was puzzled. i just simply told him that if it is an arlington car to quit looking, dont waste your time cuz it just ain there. he did locate a few numbers below the blower hole but he wasn't sure. so i took him about 40 feet and show'd him my 70s arlington built car with no convin. so now he has to inform everyone at the dept. that arlington cars dont have con vins on the firewalls only on the motor tranny and frame. the other is called the PVIN which is short for public. so why does the states reassign them and put them in the door jam. aint very public if the door is closed and locked. anyway to help us at teamchevelle with this little problem. i would like for everyone on this web site with an arlington built car of 70 71 or 72 that knows for sure that your car has no con vin to please speak up and post now. i will copy all of the replys so he can see that it is not just a couple of cars, that the fellas at the arlington plant just did not put them on the firewall. HOW DID THAT PASS INSPECTION FROM THE LINE TO OUR DRIVEWAYS. thanks in advance:thumbsup:
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CON VIN=concealed Vehicle Identification Number. It is a derivative of the whole legal VIN number on the dash. Your car is an Arlington TX car, so, apparently the only CON VIN you will have is on the frame, engine and transmission.
Lets say your VIN on the dash is 136370R123456. The concealed VIN derivative will be 10R123456. Breaks down as follows...
1=Chevrolet. (2=Pontiac, 3=Olds, 4=Buick)
0=model year, 1970
R=Arlington TX assembly plant.
123456= sequence matching your dash VIN.
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I must type slower... 
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for some reason i remeber someone saying that there are vins stamped in the trunk gutter area on the 70's models luke.
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I have a Atlanta built 70 Chevelle and their is no CON VIN number on the firewall anywere.
Only VIN numbers were on the frame, eng, and tranny.
John
1970 LS6 Chevelle
1955 1/2 ton Chevy
Only VIN numbers were on the frame, eng, and tranny.
John
1970 LS6 Chevelle
1955 1/2 ton Chevy
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Yes, a lot of people have said that but it's not true.
The numbers on the quarters are not the VIN.
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I've heard the story about the numbers on the trunk gutters for 66 & 67 Chevelles but, alas, not true. Those (66/67) alpha/numeric sequences may begin with 136xxxx or 138xxxx but remember, partial/hidden/concealed/confidential/etal VINs NEVER have the Series, or Model numbers (e.g., 136xx/138xx) - only model year, plant, sequence and sometimes the GM division designation.
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I have a Arlington built 70 SS and on the fire wall below the windshield under the hood on the drivers side. I can see some of my vin numbers stamped in the metal? Would that be a con vin?
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Let's see a picture of that! Please.
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Yes I can take pictures tomorrow morning before I leave to work,But If I email you the pictures could you post them for me? I've never posted pictures before so maybe you could please help me out.
UPDATE: After Further investigation the numbers that are stamped above my cowl tag ARE NOT MY VIN NUMBER. sorry my mistake. But I still would like for you to look at the pictures I took you can see there are some numbers stamped above the cowl tag.
Chris
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I bet that some of his VIN numbers are 13637....
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Look at the top of the cowl tag. There are numbers stamped in the metal I just can't make out what they are.
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What do you mean by That? That firewall hasn't been touched. This car has been in the family from day one and My cousin who purchased it brand new wouldn't know anything about trying to fudge numbers ,Heck he didn't know what a used 70 chevelle SS was worth ( NO COMPUTER ACCESS) and and I felt bad that he even wanted to sell it. The car left Arlington TX went to Carlsbad NM and now I have it in Albuquerque NM the car has the protect-o-plate everything matches. But when I get back to the shop I'll get a better look.
Thanks Chris
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I see something, perhaps press stretch marks, but I don't think they are numbers or letters.
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Dan,
Your probably correct it might not be nothing but some scratches but I'll check it out and let everyone know,But the first time I saw them it sure did look like numbers to me.
Chris
Your probably correct it might not be nothing but some scratches but I'll check it out and let everyone know,But the first time I saw them it sure did look like numbers to me.
Chris
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Looks like scratches to me too.
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I mean just what I said "it doesn't look like any factory stampings TO ME." that's all.
I cropped it and blew it up.
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