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Where is this VIN# found?
« on: November 09, 2018, 08:22:57 PM »
Where is this VIN# found?  There is a 1968 Mustang  Fastback Project on Ebay and this is a Photo used to show the VIN#.  Never seen one like this on a Mustang.

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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2018, 08:27:39 PM »
looks like right rear apron near hinge
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2018, 09:25:05 PM »
looks like right rear apron near hinge

Does that look reverse stamped to you Phil? Tough to see on my phone. Even with my reading glasses on :o
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2018, 09:49:55 PM »
looks like right rear apron near hinge
+1
Doesn’t look reversed stamped to me.

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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2018, 09:31:14 AM »
looks like right rear apron near hinge
+1
Doesn’t look reversed stamped to me.

Stamps look raised to me, guess I'll wait to see it on a bigger screen
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2018, 09:45:43 AM »
image enlarged, looks to be stamped into the metal from above...
point taken.
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2018, 08:42:21 PM »
Optical illusion - keep staring at it and blink your eyes - it will switch from one to the other.
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2018, 09:57:58 PM »
looks like right rear apron near hinge

Does that look reverse stamped to you Phil? Tough to see on my phone. Even with my reading glasses on :o

Thats why I posted it.  It looks reversed stamped, like from the underside.

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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2018, 09:59:37 PM »
Optical illusion - keep staring at it and blink your eyes - it will switch from one to the other.

The Digits have Shadows. 

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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2018, 10:37:47 PM »
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2018, 05:47:04 AM »
Looking at it on a larger screen, it does appear to be stamped incorrectly, from the bottom, raised, and not an optical illusion. Also notice the slight curvature of the VIN, hard to accomplish using the original stamping machine wouldn't you say?



vs a proper stamped vin


For a potential buyer, the car in question requires a more hands on up close and personal approach. I personally would not buy it without seeing it in person first.


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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2018, 09:08:54 AM »
If you imagine the light source from the right it looks reverse stamped.
Imagine light source from the left and it looks correct.
Noticed this same effect many times on VIN photos - this one really is stamped from the top.  It's a mind trick.
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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2018, 02:06:33 PM »
Which way is this one stamped?

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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2018, 03:00:18 PM »
These VIN’s should be in that book, uh, what’s it called? Those 3D eye puzzles :o

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Re: Where is this VIN# found?
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2018, 09:04:10 PM »
"......Also notice the slight curvature of the VIN, hard to accomplish using the original stamping machine wouldn't you say?

many times closeup photos taken with a cell phone will have a misleading curvature. That might be happing here.

No way to tell anything without having a personal "eyes on" examination.

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