[67ragtopStang]

Originally Posted by nikellty

.....I have checked both side fenders......checked rad cradle.......under rear seat....glove box and(without removing engine) attempted to see one on firefall...no #'s....??????????????????????......

Nikellty, did you remove the top bolts, and pull both fenders back to see if the VIN is hidden underneath the fender on the inner fenders?

As far as I know, the only locations that have a VIN is the inner fenders, the dash and the drivers door. If you cannot find the VIN on the inner fenders, I believe you will have to go through the hoops to get a new VIN. This may hurt the resale value down the road, because it may be considered a salvage car by a potential buyer.

I'd try and find out from the previous owner(s) what the story is on the car. Look to find a previous registration/title for the car. This may help your case when trying verify one of the two VIN's you have.

Regarding the year, don't count bolt on parts as verification of the year - especially in the interior. Over the years, I've seen plenty of Mustangs with items from different years bolted on the cars.

[andrewmp6]

Yeah hes right my 68 had a few different years parts in it.But finding the vin and decoding it will tell the true year of the car.From there its up to you if you keep it all factory or upgrade and change things.

[kens67mustang]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

71 Item Detail 72/73 Item Detail the hole is a useless seat belt light added in 72.You should just take the drivers side fender off you'll find the real vin will have two stars around and some numbers.Only way its not there is someone replaced the sheet metal with new or could be wrong if its been wrecked and they used parts off another car.

first one is a '71 - '72 dash piece, reproduction part, second is 72-73., so it could still be the right one for the car,IF it's a early 1973.

[andrewmp6]

I would leave that piece on the car to me its ugly with the seat belt light in it.Any idea what you gonna do with the car now?

[nikellty]

I am getting an affadafit and then am going to registar it as a 1972 mustang.I paid $4000 and am going to have to put anouther$2000
into it. DID I PAY TOOO MUCH?
can some one show me a pic of the front of the engine so I can see where and how to hook up the rad overflow and the windshield washer tub...ty

[Calponycarsmike]

Originally Posted by nikellty

I am getting an affadafit and then am going to registar it as a 1972 mustang.I paid $4000 and am going to have to put anouther$2000
into it. DID I PAY TOOO MUCH?
can some one show me a pic of the front of the engine so I can see where and how to hook up the rad overflow and the windshield washer tub...ty

Did you ever pull the fender bolts?

[andrewmp6]

For it to be a 72 your going to have to change the fenders the grill the bumper and front valance.All of those you have now are 73.Your in Canada prices are higher there so if its rust free then you got a deal.Look at Big Horse Parts & Restorations and 71 429 CJ Mustang and Cougar Megasite have tons of tech.

[nikellty]

I pulled fenders and no #'s .
It is registared as a '72
I am leaving the front I like it!

[Kebean]

Well, the issue is is that the front is '73 model year, and for are your front fenders. So i am wondering why you registered it as a '72, because as far as I can tell, it is not.

[andrewmp6]

I have owned a mutt or two cars in my life time.I always found the real vin and went from there.Good luck trying to pass a 73 off as a 72 most mustang lovers can spot fast its got the wrong front end.

[nikellty]

As i check the intake manifold I find a part # D1 that meens that this part is from 1971
There is a 72 interior
and a '73 front end
I think that this gves me the right to pick ANY of these 3......

[67ragtopStang]

Originally Posted by Kebean

Well, the issue is is that the front is '73 model year, and for are your front fenders. So i am wondering why you registered it as a '72, because as far as I can tell, it is not.

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

I have owned a mutt or two cars in my life time.I always found the real vin and went from there.Good luck trying to pass a 73 off as a 72 most mustang lovers can spot fast its got the wrong front end.

The photo I posted is of a '69 Mustang. Wait a minute, it doesn't have a '69 Mustang nose on it, so it can't be a '69 Mustang..........

Who knows what happened to this car over the last 37 years. It might have been wrecked and a donor car(s) were used to piece it back together.

It's obvious to me that Nikellty has proven to his local DMV that the car is a '72, no matter what parts are bolted onto it. Bolted on parts are not concrete evidence of the year of a car.

[Kebean]

Either way, it looks more like a '73 then anything else. You could have the engine from a '71, intake manifold/ any of the does not mean anything. I wish you would find a VIN stamped somewhere on the body of the car. Or if there is a VIN on the front fenders and they match *which would prove the car is a '73*

It is slightly irritating though that he didn't do the required research and is just slapping a year on it. Does it really matter? No, I suppose not, but it would be nice to know when original car was made and what it was as it left the factory.

[67ragtopStang]

Originally Posted by Kebean

Either way, it looks more like a '73......It is slightly irritating though that he didn't do the required research and is just slapping a year on it......

Nikellty was able to register the car, which means he was able to offer proof to the DMV that the car is a '72. You can't just walk into the DMV and register a car, on your word that it is what you say it is.

[Kebean]

Eh, yes you can.

If you are getting a new VIN you can call it whatever you want unless there is proof to the contrary. In other words, I could apply for a new VIN and register mine as a 71 or a 73. Regardless of the fender date stamp. All you tell them is that it has been replaced, and that none of the other stamps match. No proof.