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Really need help finding the VIN on my 32 Coach. It has been in the family for 50 years and registered with a # I cannot find. Can anyone tell me where their VIN is? I am new to the forum and love it. Thank you for your help!
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Hi BUDDO,
Welcome to chevy Chatter,
The 1932 coach does not have a VIN as we know them nowadays, They were originally given a serial number , which in the case of a 1932 coach is on an aluminum plate attached to the RH sill just in from the door. It may be under the carpet , or it may have fallen off,and now be missing.
JACK
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Was the Vin# on the sill plate the same as the number stamped on the right side of the engine?
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Was the Vin# on the sill plate the same as the number stamped on the right side of the engine? The number on the sill plate is not a VIN number, it is a "car serial number" which is different than the VIN number that is used today. The number stamped on the engine is the "engine serial number".   
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Many States, if not pretty well all, used the engine number for the title purposes.
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I have a registration from 1957 with 12B2233 as the serial # and another box listed as engine #. I have found that engine # on the engine and it matches. But it is not the # it is registered with. It is registered with the 12B2233 #. I have located a plate underneth the carpet with a # that starts with 12B but then has more letters after it. I have seen some things that say there is a # on the frame. Does anyone know of this. I am willing to lift the body off to find it. Thanks for the help.
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The US 1932 frames did not have a frame number stamped in. the floor tag may be 12 BA ...... similar to the first one shown at Bill Barkers www.1931chevrolet.com website. The first one is a Confederate (BA) series, and the other are Independence AE model Floor Tags. http://1931chevrolet.com/specs6.htm
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GREAT NEWS!! and Bad news. The "VIN" is on the plate nailed to the floor board. The bad news is that the vehicle has been registered with the wrong # for 60 years, it is missing digits. Registered with 12B2233 but the right # is 12BA052233. Its not that big of a deal, I will get it figured out. The last 4 digits of the # are so faint you can only see them if you lay a flash light down and shine it over the plate. That is why I didn't think this was the right plate. Thank you all for your help!
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You can also try doing a rubbing with charcoal or soft pencil to record the faded stamped numbers.
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