VIN help! Has to be solved today or tomorrow, please help if you can!

Posted by stephen240 On 2011/2/17 8:17:21

Hey everyone, I'm still having troubles getting the title of my packard that I've had for 6 months now. It's a 1953 Patrician 400.

Okay to start things off I have an issue where I can't open the driver side door to get the VIN / ID number, I broke the ghetto rigged lock when cleaning it one day (don't ask how). I'm still figuring out the way Packard classified the VIN number to at least get myself in the ball park of the correct VIN number. But I have to have a VIN inspection done, so does anyone know another VIN location or a way to open the door when the lock is broke (I tried opening it from the inside already), or if theres a way to undo the door trim in order for me to fix the lock.

But I found a registration ticket from 02/31/1955 in the glove box! It's from California, and it has ID/engine number (L602939) and a seperate body number (SDPA2652). Could one of these be the VIN used in 1980's?

1980's was the last time it was registered, so could that still be the VIN in the records or could it have changed.

Any and all help and guidance is much appreciated, and please respond asap! Feel free to email me at stephen.colt.armstrong@gmail.com too!