White-on-white houndstooth '69 with power windows

[parkbrau]

Car was most likely brought Into Cali after 1970 sometime. Was titled in another state, so when the owner went to get it registered in Cali they issued a cali title and those blue plates.

[JohnTheobald]

Thanks Tim. Just returned from visiting with the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (I work downtown Phoenix and they are 10 blocks away so I took a walk over there) and they told me to be mentally prepared to lose the car as there's not likely to be any other reason for the dashboard VIN to not match the hidden VIN other than a theft. He did say, however, that it is possible that any potential theft was never reported or the vehicle wasn't insured at the time, so it wouldn't have ever been reported as an insurance claim for theft. If that's the case, then all I have to do is apply for a new VIN with AZ and I'm good to go. I'm now awaiting a call back from a member of the AZ Vehicle Theft Task Force to schedule a time for them to come out and do a physical inspection of the vehicle. I jokingly asked if they'd be bringing a flatbed and they said no...not on the first trip anyway.

[69LM1]

Stand up thing to do..... Respect.

Rich

[resto4u]

When they run the hidden vin#, they should be able to tell you when and where it was last registered under the original factory vin#. Keep us posted!

[seventieshow]

This thread makes me think of "Gone In 60 Seconds". Good luck to the OP, I hope it all works out, and welcome to Arizona.

[L72copocamaro]

Originally Posted by ZLP955

You seem like a stand-up guy John, hope you manage to resolve this situation.

Agreed! It's easy to see you are trying to do the right thing. I hope things resolve in your favor; quickly.

[PeteLeathersac]

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Stand up guy and then some from what I see of John's actions also class act attitude dealing w/ this whole mess of a situation, especially being a 30 year owner who bought the car @ 17!
Sorry if mentioned already but does the Trim Tag seem to belong to the 9L509293 cowl stamping?
If Tag belongs and cowl w/ stampings original to body also car not built from grafted parts of others...if vehicle not stolen/titled to others and State letting you keep the car but issuing a new VIN # and Tag to affix to the vehicle, it may be worth asking if this new # could be the whole orignal LOS VIN # 124379L509293 or #2 choice, the Norwood VIN # already registered to you as either of these would be better than a State issued random #?
Best of luck w/ everything John!
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~ Pete

[x77-69z28]

Way to go John. It's nice to see someone doing the right thing for a change. If I were you, I would do a little detective work. Try taking the interior trim off and look at the windshield pillar area.the car could have been in an accident, and clipped at the windshield posts. Also, you can see the rivets from under the dash. Check to see if they are star rivets. Pulling the heater box is a lot more work, and I would guess that would match the partial on top of the cowl, but you never know. Best of luck with this endeavor, and thanks for doing the right thing.
Buddy

[ZLP955]

Arizona DMV may not be able to issue a replacement VIN plate with the original GM format. Since the engine is not original (John's ad said it had a 307 before the current 350), there's probably no way to determine if it was an L6 or V8 car - so there are 2 possible VINs:
123379L509293
124379L509293

[ZLP955]

^ checked CRG's Orphans thread and it's not listed - only partials anywhere close are 9L509057 and 9L509892.