Replica or real? [help request from Switzerland and Italy]

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

The VIN is LAC017? CA won't register/issue a VIN# that short. My CA VIN# uses the Kirkham issued chassis#, which is 11 characters. So, the VIN number should be at least 11 characters long, if not longer.

So you can't register a 60's CSX car (CSXxxxx...7 characters)? Many cars had short VINs before the WMI 17 digit VIN became the rule in 1981.

And at one time NY couldn't handle a VIN over 15 digits! In the late 70s we sold Brougham motor homes that had an 18 digit VIN....NY could only put 15 on the registration. Solution? They took 3 digits off the end, the three unit number digits! Resulting in several units having the same title/registration VIN printed! Gotta love the DMV......................