Help with vin no

68 beeper · Post by **68 beeper** » Mon Mar 17, 14 9:40 pm

Thanks for the help guys I've photo copied the title certificate and faxed it back to the gentleman I brought it from and he now confirms it's a j and not a g which would mean its a hemi I understand a hemi is worth more than a 383 but it does not have the hemi engine but a 440 I fill obliged to pay the gentleman some more money as he did not realize it at the time , he is a member on here as well , what do you guys think? And if so how much more as I did find a few rust hole in the boot that he all so did not realize at the time ! I just wont to be fair with him

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Mar 17, 14 10:09 pm

68 beeper wrote:Thanks for the help guys I've photo copied the title certificate and faxed it back to the gentleman I brought it from and he now confirms it's a j and not a g which would mean its a hemi I understand a hemi is worth more than a 383 but it does not have the hemi engine but a 440 I fill obliged to pay the gentleman some more money as he did not realize it at the time , he is a member on here as well , what do you guys think? And if so how much more as I did find a few rust hole in the boot that he all so did not realize at the time ! I just wont to be fair with him

WELL IF YOU HAD IT FROM DUDGIE YOU BETTER BE SENDING HIM 5 BAGS OF SAND OR HE WILL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN,,

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Mon Mar 17, 14 10:17 pm

I'm going to say this....
If the VIN says XP29J8B123456.... Then it's a fake.

This is a dodgy VIN, and therefore a dodgy car.
If I see it at the Nat's I'll show it's a wrong 'un.
Keep away from it.

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Mon Mar 17, 14 11:12 pm

68 beeper wrote:Thanks for the help guys I've photo copied the title certificate and faxed it back to the gentleman I brought it from and he now confirms it's a j and not a g which would mean its a hemi I understand a hemi is worth more than a 383 but it does not have the hemi engine but a 440 I fill obliged to pay the gentleman some more money as he did not realize it at the time , he is a member on here as well , what do you guys think? And if so how much more as I did find a few rust hole in the boot that he all so did not realize at the time ! I just wont to be fair with him

IMHO whatever the outcome good or bad - the purchase is done and dusted- I wouldn't pay any more , like wise I wouldn't ask for any refunds if the car has any nasty surprises ... that's life

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Mar 17, 14 11:15 pm

newport100 wrote:
68 beeper wrote:Thanks for the help guys I've photo copied the title certificate and faxed it back to the gentleman I brought it from and he now confirms it's a j and not a g which would mean its a hemi I understand a hemi is worth more than a 383 but it does not have the hemi engine but a 440 I fill obliged to pay the gentleman some more money as he did not realize it at the time , he is a member on here as well , what do you guys think? And if so how much more as I did find a few rust hole in the boot that he all so did not realize at the time ! I just wont to be fair with him

IMHO whatever the outcome good or bad - the purchase is done and dusted- I wouldn't pay any more , like wise I wouldn't ask for any refunds if the car has any nasty surprises ... that's life

FAIR COMMENT MARK,

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Mar 18, 14 8:54 am

A great shame the original engine is missing. I'd suggest that if You're dissapointed with the car that you cut your losses and sell it cheap to someone on here who has a hemi kicking around.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Mar 18, 14 11:08 am

Jim wrote:I'm going to say this....
If the VIN says XP29J8B123456.... Then it's a fake.

This is a dodgy VIN, and therefore a dodgy car.
If I see it at the Nat's I'll show it's a wrong 'un.
Keep away from it.

I might be wrong Jim but I think Si is just using that number as an example of how the decoder works/ looks....I will stand corrected though mate..

Cheers Steve

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Mar 18, 14 11:12 am

Yeah but the XP29J8B bit is still difficult to explain. It should start XS.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Mar 18, 14 11:16 am

It was built at the Hamtramck plant though which was one of the plants building Hemi versions.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Mar 18, 14 11:19 am

This does sound like one big wind-up to me.

Post by **MattH** » Tue Mar 18, 14 11:29 am

I would be interested to see if the VIN on the dash looks original, as the numbers are special fonts. I am not suggesting you post a pic of it here as it is viewable to the world, but e-mail me a photo I could give an opinion based on what I have seen before.

Jim and Duncan probably could answer better than me if they saw it, and as was siad above, find the stampings on the rad surround and bulkhead and see what they are. I have found mine with my shell stripped down so i know the dash and body match.

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Tue Mar 18, 14 12:15 pm

Steve wrote:
Jim wrote:I'm going to say this....
If the VIN says XP29J8B123456.... Then it's a fake.

This is a dodgy VIN, and therefore a dodgy car.
If I see it at the Nat's I'll show it's a wrong 'un.
Keep away from it.
I might be wrong Jim but I think Si is just using that number as an example of how the decoder works/ looks....I will stand corrected though mate..

Cheers Steve

yeah spot on chap, i added the '...123456' as an example, please discard that bit from the discussion

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Thu Mar 20, 14 3:11 pm

Dave wrote:Yeah but the XP29J8B bit is still difficult to explain. It should start XS.

I think the XP is probably right, - it's the 'J' that's wrong.

Is it this one?
http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46446

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 20, 14 4:05 pm

Jim wrote: I think the XP is probably right, - it's the 'J' that's wrong.

I was trying to be diplomatic.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 20, 14 4:07 pm

Jim wrote: Is it this one?
http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46446

I am sure it is which is why I think it is a wind-up.