Author Topic: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71  (Read 3137 times)

erickmarciano

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should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
« on: December 31, 2004, 18:14:00 »
so many questions i should have made one  post .
should i have a vin or any other plate  on the door of my euro 71.
I have a plate on the firewall and one on the left fender

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Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2004, 18:20:48 »
No, Euro cars do not have a VIN plate inside the door. It's on the firewall.

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Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2005, 18:10:27 »
Hi Guys,

Apparently they switched the location of the two relevant plates for US cars:  the plain metal plate is bolted to the firewall or inside the engine bay; the black-and-silver plate with weights and passenger info is attached to the A post.

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Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2005, 19:01:51 »
Here's a 1970 US firewall without VIN plate:

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And here's a 1970 Euro firewall with VIN plate:

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Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2005, 19:21:08 »
thanks I guess my car is normal

1994 E500 W124
1971 280sl
1989 Porsche 930 coupe
1988 e30 m3
2001 ducati mh900
2006 ps1000
1962 Vespa GS160