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Authenticity reference

Serial and body identity

fraud detection · documented

Reference Details

Common issue
Replacement body sections or paperwork represented as an untouched original identity · 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
E56S001001 through E56S004467, with E for Corvette model 2934, 56 for model year, and S for St. Louis assembly · 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Serial plate, title and ownership history, fiberglass body, frame, and body-number evidence · 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
Royal, Custom Royal, wagon, another shell, altered serial parts, or a hardtop represented as a sedan or convertible · 1957 Dodge Coronet
Confidence
documented · 1957 Dodge Coronet
Correct value
1957 Dodge door-pillar serial, title, Coronet shell, D-72 six or D-66 V8 model path, body structure, plant, sequence, and ownership history that agree · 1957 Dodge Coronet
Where to check
Left-front door hinge-pillar serial plate, title, body structure, frame and assembly evidence, and ownership records · 1957 Dodge Coronet
Common issue
Replacement body or paperwork represented as an untouched original identity · 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
J58S100001 through J58S109168, with J for Corvette, 58 for model year, and S for St. Louis assembly · 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Serial plate, title, ownership history, fiberglass body, frame, and body-number evidence · 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
A valid-format plate alone does not prove it belongs to the body or frame · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
J59S100001 through J59S109670, with J for Corvette, 59 for model year, and S for St. Louis assembly · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Serial plate and protected frame stamping locations · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
A valid-format plate alone does not prove it belongs to the body or frame · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
00867S100001 through 00867S110261, with 0 for model year, 0867 for Corvette, and S for St. Louis · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Serial plate and protected frame stamping locations · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
A valid-format plate alone does not prove it belongs to the body or frame · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
10867S100001 through 10867S110939, with 1 for model year, 08 for Corvette, 67 for convertible, and S for St. Louis · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Serial plate and protected frame stamping locations · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
A valid-format plate alone does not prove it belongs to the body or frame · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
20867S100001 through 20867S114531, with 2 for model year, 08 for Corvette, 67 for convertible, and S for St. Louis · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Serial plate and protected frame stamping locations · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
A non-letter Chrysler 300, transplanted plate, or replacement body represented as a 300K · 1964 Chrysler 300K
Confidence
documented · 1964 Chrysler 300K
Correct value
VIN beginning 8443 with body style 842 hardtop or 845 convertible and mutually consistent title and body plate · 1964 Chrysler 300K
Where to check
Left front door hinge-pillar serial plate, body data plate, body structure, title, and ownership records · 1964 Chrysler 300K
Common issue
Another AMC shell, altered cargo area, replacement identity parts, or a four-passenger car represented as the rarer two-passenger version · 1971 AMC Gremlin
Confidence
documented · 1971 AMC Gremlin
Correct value
1971 Gremlin serial, title, shell, two- or four-passenger structure, and ownership history that agree · 1971 AMC Gremlin
Where to check
Serial plate, body structure, fixed or opening rear-glass hardware, title, and ownership records · 1971 AMC Gremlin
Common issue
Another AMC shell, changed model year, replacement identity parts, or altered rear structure represented as a 1972 Gremlin · 1972 AMC Gremlin
Confidence
documented · 1972 AMC Gremlin
Correct value
1972 Gremlin model 7246-5 serial, title, four-passenger shell, lift-up rear-glass structure, and ownership history that agree · 1972 AMC Gremlin
Where to check
Serial plate, body structure, rear-glass hinges and latch, title, and ownership records · 1972 AMC Gremlin

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