1956 F100 Hidden VIN Locations - HELP
:-huhI have run into a glitch with the NC DMV Inspector. The VIN Plate was removed during painting, and screwed back on, and that is a problem with NCDMV. He and I both looked at several areas referenced both by DMV and Google where the Hidden VIN on the Frame is(are). We spent 3 hours sanding and cleaning where we could (Drivers Side, Top or Frame, Between Axle and Firewall, on the top of he rear Cross-member, passenger side -looking with a mirror), also one reference that we did not check was a cross-member above front universal. The VIN (less serial) is
F10VSG2xxxx I am a new member to this Forum . Any hints or recommendations short of pulling the cab off would be greatly appreciated. Kip in NC:-wink |
Sorry to hear that you are having problems with NC. Been there and done that. I had to take a 66 Mustang to another state and get it titled to avoid the stupidity in NC. Hopefully you wont need to go that far. Is your VIN plate attached to the drivers door frame or the glovebox? Most of the frame stampings I have seen are located on the front (first) crossmember in front of the engine, passenger side or along the passenger side of the frame rail towards the front. Sadly, most of those stampings are often faint from corrosion or poor stamping at the plant. I have had a couple of trucks where paint filled in the stampings. As far as I know (and I could be wrong) there were no stampings anyone else on the frame, so pulling the cab won't help. I would try to use some paint stripper and not an abrasive sandpaper on the frame to see if you can reveal a number on the frame. Sanding could only remove the number. Good luck!
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I found the one on my 55 just in front of the cab on the passenger side. On top of the frame rail. It was totally covered in years of grime. I kept spraying the area with simple green cleaner and scrubbed with a wire brush. It is very faint but I located it. Another problem could be if your frame was painted since you mentioned the other one was taken off. In this case it may have been filled in with paint and there's no way to find it unless you strip it all again.
Maybe someone else can help you out more. Good luck though. |
Ditto on what HkyswiM said-
Passenger side framerail just in front of the cab mount. That's where my '56 VIN is located. The pre-'48 cars are located on the driver's side frame rail. Not sure on the trucks. The '49-'53 cars are on the passenger frame rail too, on a triangulated piece that connects to the main suspension x-member. |
Had same problem too, I only owned my 55 three weeks stuck my head in wheel arch on passenger side top of rail on left side vertually under cab fire wall very hard to see as said lot of cleaning use something like scotch pad rather than sand paper and brake cleaner or engine cleaner. Good luck:-X22
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My 56 stamp was on the front cross member top right end. The radiator sets on this cross member.
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My 56 vin is also stamped on the top of the frame rail, passenger side, up front near the cross member.
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The VIN is stamped on top of the curb side frame rail of my 1956 F-350. The last digit of the number is ten inches aft of a vertical center line up from the front axle bump stop. My frame is stamped to adapt to right hand steering and the VIN is right above those three holes in the vertical part of the frame rail. The VIN is visible from under the right fender. It would probably be easier to view with the wheels turned to the left. Good luck. Mine jumps out at me.
And by the way, welcome to the forum. |
The Vin on my 56 is on passenger side top frame rail behind the centerline but before you get to the cab mount braket.
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Originally Posted by Dano78
(Post 11686896)
The pre-'48 cars are located on the driver's side frame rail. :-huh
These vehicles were registered by their specific engine number that was also stamped on the hogshead. It was not stamped anywhere else. The problem was, when the engine was changed, the numbers no longer matched. The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) registers the entire vehicle. Les Kelley, the largest used car dealer in the world and a Ford Dealer (Kelley Kar Co., located on downtown LA's auto row-Figueroa St.) came up with the VIN system. FoMoCo went with VIN's in 1948 for trucks, 1949 for Passenger Cars. Before too long, all the automakers adopted it. Kelley also founded Kelley Blue Books. And btw: Kelley Blue Books that were issued to car dealers, banks, finance and insurance companies listed the location of every automakers hidden VIN |
BTW, I hope you find it. I once had a '51 Chevy 2 ton. Somewhere in time the CA DMV had put a different VIN number on the pink slip than what was on the rating plate. So I had to take the truck to a CHP inspection station. The inspector took the truck out back so I couldn't see where the 'hidden' number was, apparently she was afraid if I knew where to look I'd do something up to no good. She couldn't find the 'hidden' number, so she drilled out the rating plate and affixed some sticker with a new VIN number. If you can't find yours, I'll post a pic of mine later this week so you know what to look for.
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AFAIK, the only reasons the CA DMV would have issued another VIN for your Chevy initially, is if the vehicle was theft recovery or it was a salvage title.
I dunno of any other circumstances that would apply and I've registered 337 vehicles (most were "old rolling piles of misery") in CA since 1956. |
What happens if you do a front clip mod and you live in NC? You can never register you truck?
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Originally Posted by smallello
(Post 11688027)
What happens if you do a front clip mod and you live in NC? You can never register you truck?
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
(Post 11687923)
AFAIK, the only reasons the CA DMV would have issued another VIN for your Chevy initially, is if the vehicle was theft recovery or it was a salvage title.
I dunno of any other circumstances that would apply and I've registered 337 vehicles (most were "old rolling piles of misery") in CA since 1956. Here's another CA DMV horror story. I was rear ended by a teenager driving his mom's mini van. I asked her if she just wanted an estimate and bypass insurance and the DMV. She was fine with that until she saw the amount of the estimate. So she turned it into her insurance, who informed the DMV. Supposedly DMV asked me for proof of insurance, but not receiving anything I didn't. My reward was to have my driver's license suspended, unbeknownst to me until I got pulled over for a tail light being out. The officer was decent, he let me go on, but cautioned me to contact DMV. I went in, stood in the obligatory long line only to be informed by the clerk I had to pay $300.00 to have my license reinstated and I would only be allowed to drive to and from work. I walked out and called department in Sacramento that had issued the suspension. All I had to do is provide my insurance policy number and the suspension was lifted immediately. Lesson learned: not all DMV clerks know what they are doing. Shocking, isn't it? |
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