Just looked at a T6 with unusual VIN tags

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Larry Brooks
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Just looked at a T6 with unusual VIN tags

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I just looked at a T6 with a couple VIN tags I have never seen before.

One is riveted to the left A pillar and one in front of the gas tank.

They are perfectly stamped and rather professionally installed.

Of course the 7 digit number has no correlation to a regular 356 VIN. This leads me to believe it was an assigned number, but by whom and why?

Incidentally I did find the hidden number under the right hinge cover and it matches the number on the hood and elsewhere. It also matches the year and coach builder (Reutter) that I figured the car is.
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Re: Just looked at a T6 with unusual VIN tags

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Is there any evidence of the stamped factory one in front of the gas tank>
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Re: Just looked at a T6 with unusual VIN tags

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Yes, the original number is stamped there and also under the right hinge cover.

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#4 Post by Martin Benade »

It is now titled as the new number? That is very strange, especially with the "made in W germany". That makes it seem like someone did a very legit-looking job of assigning a bogus number to it. I have seen similar things, but never with a country of origin on it.
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