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Just bought a shell, what year is it?

  

agexperts -> Just bought a shell, what year is it? (3/31/2008 8:40:54 PM)

Hello Everyone,
                    This is my first mustang. I bought it without a title, vin plate, interior, front clip & most importantly without rust. It has disc brakes with a disc brake pedal, looks like aftermarket A/C. I dont know waht year it is. Are there any identifying marks? Thanks

  
racin66coupe -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (3/31/2008 8:58:19 PM)

pictures will help the most

mjr46 -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (3/31/2008 9:13:49 PM)

THE VIN ON THE left front fender under hood lip by shock tower will help deciefer the year and so forth[:D]

mySAVIOReigns -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/1/2008 5:26:43 AM)

did you buy it from the Unique Performance auction? [:D]

agexperts -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/1/2008 7:36:42 AM)

Thanks for the reply's! I'll get some pics up soon. The car doesn't have any fenders, hood, grill, bumpers or interior except dash & steering wheel. I bought from a body shop as a lein sale that a customer left two years ago. Are there any other areas to look for the VIN, like on the body shell or behind the dash? It has a 289 & C4.

kalli -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/1/2008 7:45:18 AM)

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ORIGINAL: mySAVIOReigns

did you buy it from the Unique Performance auction? [:D]


must have been from there.
when I read the title I thought ... christ almighty and reading no VIN means it must have been that aauction ...


without pictures we won't be able to tell but I have my money on "1967 fastback that was once supposed to be an eleanor clone ..."

ninteen66mustang -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/2/2008 7:31:47 PM)

what do the side scoop things look like? If they have three chrome bars sticking out, its a 66. What about the tail panel? If it sticks out (as opposed to curved inwards) it is a 65 or a 66. pics will help the most.

Adrenolin -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/2/2008 8:16:26 PM)

Congrats! You just bought a "Kit" car! Without a title and VIN number you have 2 choices. Either buy a parts car that has a title and VIN and transfer them over (this way its not a kit car), or you'll have to go to your locak DMV and register it as a kit car and they provide you with a new VIN. I'd look around for a parts car.

Post a few pics and we'll be able to tell you the year.

agexperts -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/6/2008 11:11:27 PM)

I'm pretty sure it's a '66'. I'm taking it down to the metal & found the side molding scoop area holes have been filled. The gauge cluster looks like all the other 66's I've seen. So far no rust or large amounts of bondo. The floors are excellent also. It has a aftermarket disc brake set up with a dual resivoir & aftermarket Classic Air set up. Someone put some money in this car at some point. I've been on the hunt for a parts car with a title without much luck yet. This is going to be a long project, so I'm sure I'll come across something. I appreciate the input & I'll keep you all updated! Thanks.

kalli -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 1:29:24 AM)

still no pictures?

mustangmatt63 -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 4:24:31 AM)

Post up some pics!!

davesanborn -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 7:20:02 AM)

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Either buy a parts car that has a title and VIN and transfer them over....


Buddy, this is really not the best advice and this is not the first time you've made this comment.

Transferring the VIN from one car to another is a crime punishable by imprisonment and a heavy fine.  Worse yet, when caught the car will be confiscated and likely crushed or auctioned off (see the latest UP auction cars as an example).

You've qouted some reference that you've taken out of context as your source of information and you're flat out wrong.

Dave

dugan -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 7:27:28 AM)

hmm i always thought as long as you had a title and a "car" you could use that "car on your other car[:D]






dont know if that made any sense..


edited because i typed "ass" instead of "as"

rbrown22 -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 7:58:00 AM)

it's done all the time..  I'm sure tons of people are doing it with new dynacorp Mustang bodies now also...

dodgestang -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 8:10:56 AM)

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ORIGINAL: rbrown22

it's done all the time..  I'm sure tons of people are doing it with new dynacorp Mustang bodies now also...


Losta people jump off bridges all the time.
Losta people use crack all the time
Losta people......

First of all, tons of people DON'T routinely go around rebodying classic cars.  Second of all even if 200,000 people a year were doing it, they would all still be breaking the law.

dugan -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 8:13:16 AM)

meh the way i see it just about everything is against the law nowadays...

rbrown22 -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 8:20:12 AM)

It's still being done and you calling it a law will not stop it..

dodgestang -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 8:24:28 AM)

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ORIGINAL: rbrown22

It's still being done and you calling it a law will not stop it..


True, but if everyone in the hobby severly frowned on it then it will not grow.  Accepting the conditions around you and throwing your hands in the air saying 'everyone is doing it' is a defeatist attitude and will slowly allow/enable more morons to cut a vin out of one thing and weld it into another in the hopes of making a quick profit. :p

dugan -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 10:00:00 AM)

i can see where dodgestang is coming from.. but also, where would you draw the line saying this is no longer a car?
how much would you actually need to say that vin is correct?

in my eyes using a different vin is no different than restoring a car not to factory specs, with both cases the car is completely different (and sometimes all new, (all new sheet metal engine etc.)

honeygoldcoupe -> RE: Just bought a shell, what year is it? (4/7/2008 10:39:30 AM)

Hey, doesn't this sound like my "how much car do you need for VIN" thread?  I am reminded of the story of the farmer who proudly showed off his axe which had been in the family for over 100 years and still was used every day.  "Of course, we've had to replace the handle six times and the head four times." he explained. [:D]

  

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