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Oct 15, 2007 | 12:45 PM

49fordf1

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firewall vin plate

does anyone have a real "good" quality picture of the firewall mounted vin plate? mine is in real rough shape...all i can make out is my number...yet i need to know exactly what the rest of it says... u can block out ur vin number if u choose..just need the printing... can they be bought anywhere? and have the numbers stamped in?

Oct 15, 2007 | 01:13 PM

Wayne S

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Bought mine at Recks-Relics Ford Truck Parts.I think most suppliers have them.

Oct 15, 2007 | 03:37 PM

49fordf1

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thanks.. i gave a quick look but didnt see them there.. really just need a picture of one... i wanna reproduce it using something else...really just need to see the layout and script...i know it has a bazilions numbers on it...just want the wording....pictures? anyone??

Oct 15, 2007 | 05:07 PM

f1fordguy

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Seems like I saw a pic in the front of a Dennis Carpenter catalogue. It was a close up in the section explaining how to decipher the VIN.

Oct 15, 2007 | 05:14 PM

mtflat

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What you're looking for is actually called the "Data Plate" that's pinned to the firewall.

It is reproduced and available from a variety of vendors.

The glovebox plate is the "Rating Plate" and is not duplicated by anyone as far as I know.

Oct 16, 2007 | 07:04 AM

49fordf1

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thanks, ill keep looking.. if i were to purchase a new one who is able to stamp the vin into it? i was going to do something differant, but if its easily available then maybe i wont bother... thanks again!

Oct 16, 2007 | 09:13 AM

mtflat

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I've got a cheap set of punches so I did my own. Then I placed it on the firewall beside the original - only thing missing is the true 'star' at the ends of the string.

I got mine from Sacramento Vintage Ford. Called the Patent Data Plate on p 317 of their 2002 catalog. It was only a couple of bucks.

Only details on it are the Patent numbers and the vin/serial string.

Last edited by mtflat; Oct 16, 2007 at 09:20 AM.