I have bought a 1966 mustang as a project and during the last owner tring to restore it the vin plate was taken off on the dash for sanding and repainting. now the plate cant be found. how do I find the vin #
There shouldn't have ever been a vin on the dash. It should be on both front inner fenders. Lift the hood and it should be on the driver's side inner fender where it bolts up to the outer fender. There should be small cut out in the outer fender exposing it. The one on the passenger side is covered by the outer fender. You have to unbolt the top of the fender and pry it up a little and peek underneath of it. I think it is elsewhere also, but try there first.
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Ryan - Marysville, OH
1965 Fastback Mustang (GT350 clone)
There shouldn't have ever been a vin on the dash. It should be on both front inner fenders. Lift the hood and it should be on the driver's side inner fender where it bolts up to the outer fender. There should be small cut out in the outer fender exposing it. The one on the passenger side is covered by the outer fender. You have to unbolt the top of the fender and pry it up a little and peek underneath of it. I think it is elsewhere also, but try there first.
This is correct. The last place it would be is the tag on the driver's door if the tag is still there and it's the correct one for the car (door hasn't been swapped).
Dash VINs didn't happen on the Mustang until the 68 model year.
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1968 Mustang coupe, Acapulco Blue, 289 2v, C-4, Power Steering.
Hopefully a 1969 convertible or Sportsroof (non Mach or Boss) for next Mustang project
Trying to find my father's 1973 Mustang Grande he bought brand new. 3F04F126773 last known registration and title was in New Jersey, 1982.
Ivy66GT, do you mean the buck tag? I have both my fenders off right now, and I only have 1 hidden vin. I know that my driver side front inner fender was replaced, but the rear inner fender is original, and there is no VIN there. There is the "hidden" VIN on the passenger side rear inner fender.
Ivy66GT, do you mean the buck tag? I have both my fenders off right now, and I only have 1 hidden vin. I know that my driver side front inner fender was replaced, but the rear inner fender is original, and there is no VIN there. There is the "hidden" VIN on the passenger side rear inner fender.
The VIN will be on the front inner fender (battery apron) not the rear inner fender back by the hood hinge. To see the one on the battery apron the top fender bolts need to be removed and the passenger fender pulled back, not visible with the fender on.
Yes, the buck tag will have the VIN too, but not all cars had buck tags originally and it's common for them to be missing too if they had them.
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1968 Mustang coupe, Acapulco Blue, 289 2v, C-4, Power Steering.
Hopefully a 1969 convertible or Sportsroof (non Mach or Boss) for next Mustang project
Trying to find my father's 1973 Mustang Grande he bought brand new. 3F04F126773 last known registration and title was in New Jersey, 1982.
The driver's inner fender has the VIN stamped in it in two places. One at the front where the cutout is located for easy viewing and once again further back at the same position fore-aft as the one on the passenger's inner fender. Both of the rear numbers are centered at a point roughly 14" from the rear edge of the hood. The rear ones require fender removal to see. This is a July 1966 San Jose car in case there might have been any differences in that respect.
Being the curious type, I looked at my Mar 1966 Dearborn coupe: it also has the VIN stamped on its driver's inner fender TWICE in the exact same spots at the San Jose convertible. All of the fender VINs are oriented longitudinally and for the rearmost ones at the center spot of each there is a date stamp oriented transversely. Both date codes correspond to the respective Mar and July '66 dates confirming these as original sheet metal. I knew the coupe was original, I have less history on the convertible. Counting from the rear the 2nd and 3rd numbers are between the 2nd and 3rd fender bolts on each side.
There is no VIN stamp near the battery on either car. Both cars have the VIN on the rear portion of the 2-piece inner fender.
That's odd. I still don't believe I have a VIN on the drivers side rear inner fender. I will absolutely double check tomorrow when I put my fenders back on. After almost 2 months, my car is alive and kicking. I had it running to break in the new oil and to circulate all the fluids.
location of the hidden vin # for a 1966 mustang 
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