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Werner · 08-17-2019, 12:58 PM

Hallo, I have a difficult question: My car has in the Germanized registration certificate a five-digit DMV no. from California. As a justification for a DMV number instead of the VIN number I was told that DMV takes over the engine number if the original VIN number is no longer available.

If so, the DMV number would have to match the engine number. Then my roadster would be from Feb. 1928.

But the engine number is seven digits, which would be from May 1929.

The car is 1928 registered.

If it is true that DMV takes over the number of each built-in engine, would that mean that in the DMV registration an engine of 2/28 was installed, and later a motor of 5/29 was changed?

Or does a DMV number have an other origin?

Thank you for all help with my history exploration!

08-17-2019, 12:58 PM	#1
Werner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Germany, near Aachen Posts: 1,162	How does a DMV registration number come from? Hallo, I have a difficult question: My car has in the Germanized registration certificate a five-digit DMV no. from California. As a justification for a DMV number instead of the VIN number I was told that DMV takes over the engine number if the original VIN number is no longer available. If so, the DMV number would have to match the engine number. Then my roadster would be from Feb. 1928. But the engine number is seven digits, which would be from May 1929. The car is 1928 registered. If it is true that DMV takes over the number of each built-in engine, would that mean that in the DMV registration an engine of 2/28 was installed, and later a motor of 5/29 was changed? Or does a DMV number have an other origin? Thank you for all help with my history exploration! __________________ Beste Gruesse aus Deutschland, Werner Ford Model A, Roadster, 1928 Citroen 11 CV, 1947 Hercules W 2000, 1976; (with NSU-Wankel Rotary Engine), Canadian version