I will try to get ahold of him this weekend, and if he says it's ok, I will take the pic for you.Thanks for the photos Bob, I don't need the VIN if the owner is ok with you taking a photo of the cowl trim tag.
Carl,
I tried to get the trim on this one yesterday but I could not get the hood upView attachment 65967
The only reason is to confirm the VIN tag matches the trim tag date info for timing, Carl or Verne would know from their database if the VIN is from the correct month/date to match the trim tag. But you could exclude the last 3 or 4 numbers and it would still work for the confirmation.Quite honestly, there is no reason to put the VIN number out there. The cowl trim tag is enough. There are alot of unscrupulous people among us, Carmine.
OK Don, if you say so, that might be fine. Personally, I still wouldn't expose my VIN to the populace. I've heard some very bad stories about doing this. I read where a guy had a '57 Chev convertible at a car show and had the doors open, displaying how nice it was. Pictures were taken of the car by many. Why not. A beautiful car. Sometime thereafter, this same car showed up for sale on the internet for what was a very fair price. But the owner wasn't selling it. It was one of those unscrupulous people mentioned. Someone took the bait and asked for more pics which were sent to him. Of course, this phony seller had a ton of them. The potential buyer even asked for a pic of the VIN. No problem there either. They apparently negotiated a price and the seller wanted a $10,000.00 down payment sent to him, which was done. The buyer thought he was getting a good deal. The buyer never heard from him again or the car or his money. Did the buyer contribute to this issue?? Of course he did. Big time. Should have seen the car himself or hired an inspection company. This is probably a very rare case, but I'm sure there are others out there just waiting to get sucked into some nonsense. So, my approach is not to reveal more then absolutely necessary. But, that's just me, Carmine.The only reason is to confirm the VIN tag matches the trim tag date info for timing, Carl or Verne would know from their database if the VIN is from the correct month/date to match the trim tag. But you could exclude the last 3 or 4 numbers and it would still work for the confirmation.
Only way to like this twice is to quote it!!!Carmine, anyone can make up a vin from codes, they don’t need the first bunch of numbers, it’s the last digits that make it unique and if you are not providing a pic, I don’t see a risk.
If someone wants to run a scam and needs a car with a vin pic, just go to eBay, lots there to pick from.