VIN Plate Saga
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VIN Plate Saga
The Traveling VIN Plate 0r Why My Father-In-Law Hates Chevys
Pennsylvania has had a long history of Vehicle Registration, each vehicle is required to have a Title, Vehicle Registration Card, and a License Plate, these all must match the Manufactures Vehicle Identification Number or VIN.
My Father-In-Law (Here after – Fred.) was a long time Ford Truck man, all you have to due is visit his property and just by looking at the twenty or so Fords in the front yard you get the idea, out back, well that’s My “Field of Dreams”
One of the members of this astute forum was in need of a “Glove box VIN Plate” for a 1948 Ford Truck, says he wants to show his truck at one of those Hoity-Toity, Yuppie catering, Cookie-Cutter, car show thingie-dingies, whatever.
I being the nice guy that I am decide that I can help; I’ll just go out to Fred’s and pull a VIN Plate off one of the many F’s out there. This sounded a lot easier than it proved to be, I couldn’t find a truck out back with a glove box plate anywhere within reason. I say reason because when I first started searchin’ there was still snow on the ground. I was breakin a path through the snow towards the back where some old vans had sprung up around some long-ago planted F’s, just as I got next to one of the Van’s I stumbled over something under the snow and fell against the van. I thought I heard a noise other than the cussin I was doin so I looked in the back. Seems a medium sized Black Bear had made a winter home for its self. Kinda reminded me of back in the 70’s flashes of vans and well never mind.
OK so the snow and the bear are both gone now so I figured I’d take another stab at it.
I find a 48 F-1,(side numbers, chrome in the right place, flathead V-8, firewall plate matches) and I check for a glove box plate – Shazam, it has one, now this seemed kinda strange as I had notice that there was black paint showin’ on some of the outside surfaces, however the Glove Box Door was red. I was leanin in through the passenger side window and I guess that I applied a little too much pressure to the Glove box door as I was attempting to see if the numbers were legible. The dang thing fell off. Anyway I could read the numbers, they were different from the firewall, they showed the truck to be a 48 ¾ ton 6 cyl. It would work though so I made my way back to civilization.
I ran into Fred workin on a Bronco (Big) out front and ask about the plate.
Seems like Ole Fred had decided that there was no use registering all his tucks, so he registered just one and moved the Glove Box Vin Plate and License Plates from truck to truck as needed. Need the F-7 wrecker, move the plate, need the F-3 Flatbed, move the plate. He had even used it on a 56 350 for awhile.
He said it all came to an end when he got pulled over for being over-weight with a load of gravel, the Police Officer wouldn’t buy the story that the Tandem Axle 88 Chevy Dump was really a 48 ¾ ton truck. Fred told me that’s why he hated Chevy’s and would never own another one.
Can you understand why when Fred calls My Wife (His Daughter) says YOUR Father-In-Law is on the phone.
4TL8Ford
Pennsylvania has had a long history of Vehicle Registration, each vehicle is required to have a Title, Vehicle Registration Card, and a License Plate, these all must match the Manufactures Vehicle Identification Number or VIN.
My Father-In-Law (Here after – Fred.) was a long time Ford Truck man, all you have to due is visit his property and just by looking at the twenty or so Fords in the front yard you get the idea, out back, well that’s My “Field of Dreams”
One of the members of this astute forum was in need of a “Glove box VIN Plate” for a 1948 Ford Truck, says he wants to show his truck at one of those Hoity-Toity, Yuppie catering, Cookie-Cutter, car show thingie-dingies, whatever.
I being the nice guy that I am decide that I can help; I’ll just go out to Fred’s and pull a VIN Plate off one of the many F’s out there. This sounded a lot easier than it proved to be, I couldn’t find a truck out back with a glove box plate anywhere within reason. I say reason because when I first started searchin’ there was still snow on the ground. I was breakin a path through the snow towards the back where some old vans had sprung up around some long-ago planted F’s, just as I got next to one of the Van’s I stumbled over something under the snow and fell against the van. I thought I heard a noise other than the cussin I was doin so I looked in the back. Seems a medium sized Black Bear had made a winter home for its self. Kinda reminded me of back in the 70’s flashes of vans and well never mind.
OK so the snow and the bear are both gone now so I figured I’d take another stab at it.
I find a 48 F-1,(side numbers, chrome in the right place, flathead V-8, firewall plate matches) and I check for a glove box plate – Shazam, it has one, now this seemed kinda strange as I had notice that there was black paint showin’ on some of the outside surfaces, however the Glove Box Door was red. I was leanin in through the passenger side window and I guess that I applied a little too much pressure to the Glove box door as I was attempting to see if the numbers were legible. The dang thing fell off. Anyway I could read the numbers, they were different from the firewall, they showed the truck to be a 48 ¾ ton 6 cyl. It would work though so I made my way back to civilization.
I ran into Fred workin on a Bronco (Big) out front and ask about the plate.
Seems like Ole Fred had decided that there was no use registering all his tucks, so he registered just one and moved the Glove Box Vin Plate and License Plates from truck to truck as needed. Need the F-7 wrecker, move the plate, need the F-3 Flatbed, move the plate. He had even used it on a 56 350 for awhile.
He said it all came to an end when he got pulled over for being over-weight with a load of gravel, the Police Officer wouldn’t buy the story that the Tandem Axle 88 Chevy Dump was really a 48 ¾ ton truck. Fred told me that’s why he hated Chevy’s and would never own another one.
Can you understand why when Fred calls My Wife (His Daughter) says YOUR Father-In-Law is on the phone.
4TL8Ford
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Originally Posted by 4tl8ford
One of the members of this astute forum was in need of a “Glove box VIN Plate” for a 1948 Ford Truck, says he wants to show his truck at one of those Hoity-Toity, Yuppie catering, Cookie-Cutter, car show thingie-dingies, whatever.
4TL8Ford
4TL8Ford
HEY, I resemble that remark! But...I do appreciate all the trouble you went to to get the plate and if I can help you with anything that doesn't involve black bears in the future, let me know...
Vern
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"One of the members of this astute forum was in need of a “Glove box VIN Plate” for a 1948 Ford Truck....
Seems like Ole Fred had decided that there was no use registering all his tucks, so he registered just one and moved the Glove Box Vin Plate and License Plates from truck to truck as needed. Need the F-7 wrecker, move the plate, need the F-3 Flatbed, move the plate. He had even used it on a 56 350 for awhile."
You DID charge him an amount equal to 5 or 6 trucks, right??
Great story! Thanks for the smile.........
Seems like Ole Fred had decided that there was no use registering all his tucks, so he registered just one and moved the Glove Box Vin Plate and License Plates from truck to truck as needed. Need the F-7 wrecker, move the plate, need the F-3 Flatbed, move the plate. He had even used it on a 56 350 for awhile."
You DID charge him an amount equal to 5 or 6 trucks, right??
Great story! Thanks for the smile.........
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I was gonna charge him an "Arm and a Leg", what I coulda lost if that ole Bear had came fully awake, but after hearing the story from Fred the laughter was worth much more.
I'd invite ya'll over to meet Fred but I couldn't afford the bills for your therapy.
I'd invite ya'll over to meet Fred but I couldn't afford the bills for your therapy.
