63 falcon

[Cezr75]

Hello everyone had a question and was hoping someone could possibly shed some light on the issue. I’m looking to purchase a 63 falcon and noticed the vin plate on the door does not match the vin on the inner drivers side fender by one digit. It’s the third one which designates the body type. The one on the door is a 1 and on the inner fender a 2. Is this something ford did and should that be cause for concern? Thank you guys

 

[bubba22349]

Hello everyone had a question and was hoping someone could possibly shed some light on the issue. I’m looking to purchase a 63 falcon and noticed the vin plate on the door does not match the vin on the inner drivers side fender by one digit. It’s the third one which designates the body type. The one on the door is a 1 and on the inner fender a 2. Is this something ford did and should that be cause for concern? Thank you guys

No this isn't something that Ford would have Done obliviously one of the Parts has been changed out and shouldn't be much for concern. So what body style dose the 1963 Falcon have is it a Tudor or a Fordor then look at the Registration & Title which one does it happen to match? Its also not uncommon for the front inter fender Panels to get replaced after a minor Accident along with a replacement Fender. If the part was a used part that would be why the numbers don't match. If the Parts would of been a new piece then it wouldn't of had any numbers and the cars correct number would of needed to be stamped into that new part. If you wanted to dive deeper into the mystery you can unbolt the passenger side Fender there will also be another set of Vin Numbers that Ford Stamped under the Fender that should match one of those two. Good luck

 

[B RON CO]

Hi, when I lived in NY the VIN # on the inner left fender and the data plate on the door were never an issue. When I retired to NC the VIN on the fender, and the VIN on the chassis on my Bronco became major issues. New York uses a transferable registration on cars 1972 and older. There is no title. In order to title them in North Carolina, they need to be inspected by a state agent, and he needs to see the VIN # stamped on the inner fender. The plate riveted to the door is not the official VIN. That small metal plate is a data plate. The inspector did not care about the data plate. He has a book which shows him where to look for the official VIN. You can google the VIN location for your car and you will see that the location is on the drivers side inner fender. Hopefully that # matches the # on the paperwork. If the # does not match, there are ways to correct an incorrect VIN. Ask at the local DMV if the #s do not match. Good luck