Re: Firewall VIN Tag Stamping Questions...

Posted by Packard Don On 2022/9/30 16:13:46

As a licensed VIN verifier for the California DMV, I didn’t know that any Packards before 1955 used the engine number on the VIN plate. If anyone can advise on when it was done, I would appreciate it. Otherwise I wonder if the owner who added the reproduction plate did it to match the title which may have had the engine number.

Also, Dave (Owen_Dyneto), I have a plate from 1941 that appears to be copper with the lettering on it in what appears to be raised lead or tin. Of course, this was a Henney-Packard and wasn’t the actual VIN plate but rather another plate with various component serial numbers on it. I don’t have it in front of me so not sure.