Re: VIN verifications in California

Posted by Packard Don On 2018/9/17 16:02:21

As far as the DMV backlog, it is very true as I just had to make a 2 1/2 hour drive to get my driver license renewal before it expired even though I started the process within minutes of getting the renewal in the mail, the main backlog issue is to do with the new RealID requirement that one must have in order to fly and, even though the law was passed shortly after 9/11, everyone has waited to the last minute to get it done.

On the prewar Packards, at least those I've hav, the VIV appeared to have been stamped after the plate was affixed so it's possible that there might still be some hint of it underneath. For a while, the DMV was requiring two VINs on all vehicles but I've not researched enough to know of Packard had a second one, or the serial number, stamped in some hidden location. If they do, only the CHP is authorized to look for it.