05-26-2019, 07:22 PM | #1 |
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Odd VIN
A buddy is buying a 28 Coupe from a dealer here in California. He discovered his dealer paperwork does not match the car engine number. He has not seen the title yet. There is no evidence of a state issued VIN. The VIN is SCDHPTxxxxxx (xxxxxx are numbers). Does anyone recognize the prefix letters in this VIN? This really needs to be straightened out before finalizing the deal.
Thanks, Dan
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05-26-2019, 08:46 PM | #2 |
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Re: Odd VIN
Thinking that SCDHPT has something to do with South Carolina DOT. The XXXXXX maybe the original engine number it was registered with in SC and later transferred to be registered in CA. Basically, he’d be registering a vehicle with no real physical vin or engine number to match the paperwork.
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05-26-2019, 11:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: Odd VIN
He might end up with an Assigned VIN from the CHP.
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05-27-2019, 08:54 AM | #4 |
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