[Lynn]

I am so sorry that you have to deal with such an oddball situation.

My fear for you is that a moron civil servant in the bureaucracy will make some call on this that is just off the wall.

Is it already a Wisconsin title? Did you buy it from in state? If so, you may be able to get some history on it and determine when the car registration got changed from the real vin to a goofy derivative of option codes as the vin.

Have you checked to see that the vin plate matches any hidden partial vin? Leave no stone unturned and dig up all the info you can. The biggest problem is that there aren't likely any current employees old enough to remember vin rules from 50 plus years ago. I had a worker tell me there was something wrong with my title on my 69 Z/28 because it didn't have 17 digits.

I don't blame you for being cautious. I doubt you could be overly cautious in this situation.