68 firebird. Seller says the car was stolen back in the 70's and recovered. The Vin plate on the dash was removed. We talked to the Police department and DMV and they confirmed the license plate matches the car and the VIN on the title. The police and DMV said everything checks out okay with the car and they gave us the same story as the seller about the car and they confirmed the seller is the correct guy. We have proof of 17 years of ownership of this car with proof of insurance, Lien release, and title. DMV said we can get an inspection on the car which will fail and then we can get a blue tag with a new VIN issued to the car.
I heard of a partial VIN or maybe its a production date/number under the cowl cover on the firewall so I checked this out and it seems like its the last 8 or so numbers of the VIN. Problem is these numbers on the firewall do not match the VIN on the title. Is this supposed to match exactly or is that number on the firewall something different? It is very similar to the VIN on the title but not an exact match.
Is there any other place on the car where I can find a VIN besides the dash and firewall on a 68 firebird?