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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2020 12:19:13 GMT -5
I’m looking to purchase a 442 and during validation I noticed VIN code for manufacturing is M (Lansing) - looks good...no issue. I pause when I notice Data Plate is from Fremont plant (BF). Shouldn’t the VIN code be Z (Fremont).
Does it matter if Data Plate doesn’t match if chassis/frame/engine/badging all validate vehicle as a legit 442 ??
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Post by joepadavano on Aug 24, 2020 7:22:03 GMT -5
I’m looking to purchase a 442 and during validation I noticed VIN code for manufacturing is M (Lansing) - looks good...no issue. I pause when I notice Data Plate is from Fremont plant (BF). Shouldn’t the VIN code be Z (Fremont). Does it matter if Data Plate doesn’t match if chassis/frame/engine/badging all validate vehicle as a legit 442 ??
One of the two plates has been swapped. Run, don't walk away.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 12:35:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the insight - I did run. Glad I did - “restoration” was old, at best. Turned out that the picture provided in advertisements was when vehicle was purchased for restoration - then data plate was reproduced . But even then codes did not match. But they did include the 4V  . Its always a project when buying a used car - but this sure idly Would have been an effort correcting someone else’s nightmare. |
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Post by joepadavano on Aug 31, 2020 12:40:39 GMT -5
Fremont did not use the "4V" code on the cowl tag, which is why they are most frequently cloned. Putting a Fremont tag on a non-Fremont car makes no sense, since it won't "prove" the car is a real 442 anyway. Doh!
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Post by island65cruiser on Sept 1, 2020 20:33:45 GMT -5
If you are not looking for something special, like a Club Coupe 4 speed, I think you will find that there are real cars out there in the fifteen to twenty five thousand dollar range, and beaters for less. I found many when looking a couple of years ago. Not real fancy cars, not "correct" cars, many with incorrect motors in them but a good place to start a restoration project. Beat the bushes in places like Arizona, New Mexico, and the upper Midwest. There was a rough one in New Jersey for $8,500.00 last week that was supposedly a daily driver. I saw many, I'm sure the same cars aren't for sale, but don't give up. After looking for two years, I stumbled upon one right in my home town of Sarasota, Florida that just popped up at a car lot. familyrides1965 seems to sniff them out pretty well, you might see if he can help find one for you. Good luck.
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