Trunk lip VIN

[PettyMower]

Here's a pic of the numbers stamped into my trunk lip.

It appears to read "A" and upside-down "U" 264661

The VIN: RM23UOA164661

Is this typical?

[Wingnut426]

The upside down "U"  is actually an "0" 

[PettyMower]

Thank you, Wingnut426.

Do the "A" and "0" stand for something?

Is it typical to find the sequence number incorrect?

[hemi68charger]

Thank you, Wingnut426.

Do the "A" and "0" stand for something?

Is it typical to find the sequence number incorrect?

The "0" stands for 1970 & the "A" stands for the assembly plant, Hamtramck

[PettyMower]

Thank you hemi68charger.

Is the sequence number digit (2 in the place of a 1) a mistake?

[Wildman]

I think "A" stands for Lynch Rd. or I have been thinking wrong a long time.. 

[Tri-Poised]

The A is Lynch Road, where all Superbirds were built.

[hemi68charger]

The A is Lynch Road, where all Superbirds were built.

Oppps... My bad...... That is correct... A is assembly plant, but Lynch Road as corrected......

[hemi68charger]

Thank you hemi68charger.

Is the sequence number digit (2 in the place of a 1) a mistake?

Appears to be... What does the core support stamping reflect? The same thing as on the trunk? The fender tag and VIN sequence number matches, no?

[Tri-Poised]

It would be worth checking, although many Bird's never got the core support stamped, or had just the outer parts of the numbers stamped on.  Approx. 60% are stamped there.  I read once that there was an issue with the stamping on that area of these cars due to the prescence of the latch tray/etc.

Trunk lip '2' looks to be a mistake, perhaps a late Friday build!

[70Sbird]

My core support and trunk lip are both stamped with the same format:

[PettyMower]

What area is the number stamped into the radiator support?

[Arnie Cunningham]

It may be under the radiator coolant sticker.  It should be in that area.  Having a single digit incorrect or two digits transposed happened some times.  It is not common but it is not unheard of either.

[PettyMower]

Thanks Brennan!

OK.....I'll post pics if I find the radiator support numbers.

Are those the only two places to look for stamped VIN numbers?

[Alaskan_TA]

Factory mis-stamps are common. See http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/factoryErrors.shtml

& http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/numbersMatching.shtml for other known examples.

[rainbow4jd]

Factory mis-stamps are common. See http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/factoryErrors.shtml

& http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/numbersMatching.shtml for other known examples.

On my tranny you can see where they "bounced" it and smacked it twice.  These were all hand stamped.   I even saw a 70 roadrunner with no trunk stamp at all

[PettyMower]

Thanks for all the replies!

[Arnie Cunningham]

The VIN, or at least part of it, should show up on:
The dash VIN plate,
the fender tag,
the driver's door sticker,
the trunk lip,
the radiator support,
the engine,
the transmission,
the build/broadcast sheet,
and the title/registration of course.

If you have all these you are golden.

[FJ5WING]

The VIN, or at least part of it, should show up on:
The dash VIN plate,
the fender tag,
the driver's door sticker,
the trunk lip,
the radiator support,
the engine,
the transmission,
the build/broadcast sheet,
and the title/registration of course.

If you have all these you are golden.

well Im good everywhere other than not having a stamped core support, Im not sure where that's a concern with so many not stamped?
Oh, I went with a repop door decal because I destroyed my original while trying to save it. I do have pictures before I got creative.

[oldchevelle541]

Does the VIN appear on one or both rear quarter panels.

[PettyMower]

I was told to look on the left side.....and that's where it was found. I didn't think to look on the right.

[odcics2]

The VIN, or at least part of it, should show up on:
The dash VIN plate,
the fender tag,
the driver's door sticker,
the trunk lip,
the radiator support,
the engine,
the transmission,
the build/broadcast sheet,
and the title/registration of course.

If you have all these you are golden.

frame rail by rear spring 

[oldchevelle541]

I was told to look on the left side.....and that's where it was found. I didn't think to look on the right.

Thanks, just found mine this week on the left but I have not looked on the right. Did not want to disturb the weather stripping anymore than what I did. It would make sense for both to be marked to verify both quarters on original to the car.

[Ghoste]

The VIN, or at least part of it, should show up on:
The dash VIN plate,
the fender tag,
the driver's door sticker,
the trunk lip,
the radiator support,
the engine,
the transmission,
the build/broadcast sheet,
and the title/registration of course.

If you have all these you are golden.

frame rail by rear spring 

Did the frame rail one get used then?  I thought that didn't begin until mid 70's?

[69CoronetRT]

The VIN, or at least part of it, should show up on:
The dash VIN plate,
the fender tag,
the driver's door sticker,
the trunk lip,
the radiator support,
the engine,
the transmission,
the build/broadcast sheet,
and the title/registration of course.

Arnie, as not all of those places were VIN locations every year, you may want to include the years for which those locations apply.