1965 427 s/c Factory Five on eBay

[mrmustang]

The VIN: 5F07C735272

Decodes as follows:

5=1965
F=Dearborn Assembly Plant
07=2dr Mustang Coupe
C=289 2V low compression engine
735272 is the production line number, usually starting at 100001

In this case, the original owner of the car used an existing Mustang Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to register the car.

It is my hope that the car the VIN came from is no longer in existence, as to have two vehicles with the same VIN, being actively titled in the federal database will cause all sorts of headaches for the owners.

As for your original question:

Originally Posted by mikeinatlanta

Question for the experts: What's the difference in the vin# and warranty#

A VIN is stamped into the frame of a vehicle, thus identifying that vehicle with that decodable set of numbers and letters unique to that particular vehicle.

A Warranty plate is not permanently affixed to a chassis (pop rivets or rose rivets are not permanent), thus when you see such a plate mounted on a drivers door (in the case of a vintage Mustang)



The warranty number is the identical number/letter combination to the VIN permanently stamped into the chassis. You'll notice this tag is also marked below the VIN: "Not for title or Registration Purposes", again the reason for this is because it is not permanently attached to the chassis.

Hope this answers your question(s)


Bill S.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

In this case, the original owner of the car used an existing Mustang Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to register the car.

It is my hope that the car the VIN came from is no longer in existence, as to have two vehicles with the same VIN, being actively titled in the federal database will cause all sorts of headaches for the owners.
Bill S.

You can don that? I still wonder why it just doesn't have an FFR number..
This would be red flag problems in CA I would think. Maybe I'm wrong since he got it registered (somehow).

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Bernica

You can do that?

No, you can't legally use an existing chassis number on a completely different chassis/vehicle. It's a Federal offense.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

No, you can't legally use an existing chassis number on a completely different chassis/vehicle. It's a Federal offense.

That's great. Buy a Cobra, go to jail. Seriously, if that's true, then I'd give the car back to the seller, if I were Mr. Becker, and say, "Here, you sell it."

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

In this case, the original owner of the car used an existing Mustang Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to register the car.

It is my hope that the car the VIN came from is no longer in existence, as to have two vehicles with the same VIN, being actively titled in the federal database will cause all sorts of headaches for the owners.

Bill S.

So, the builder of this FFR decided to register it with the VIN of a 1965 Mustang? Why? What's the point of that? Cheap registration fees? Avoid emissions controls?

And how the heck would a buyer go about checking a Federal database to figure if the original 1965 Mustang was destroyed? And what does it matter, if it was destroyed, it's not like the original car was rebuilt. The FFR is completely different car and it's a kit car.

I can't even imagine going into the CA DMV and explaining that story. I mean, I had a hard time just getting them to get my name and address correct.

Every time I simply buy a used car from out-of-state, they give me the "3rd degree."