hana 5284 wrote:oh i thought the pen numbers were infact the chassis numbers, go figure! i think he is going to have to get welded numbers on a plate then just tack it on.
There is a vin list by one of the US clubs which quite often list chassis numbers next to the other vehicle details. Maybe you could find your vin on there. Failing that, you could always send James Espy (of DMC and runner of the Delorean Museum) a message to ask if he has the chassis number for your vin. Then you'll know what number belongs on there. Even failing that, with the research, you might at least identify a number not already known to another car, and choose that for your car and minimise the risk of duplicating someone elses chassis number there.
hana 5284 wrote:to memory i think the last 4 numbers on my vin are about 500 out on my chassis. was there ever matching vin to chassis numbers or are they all out?
thanks again
tyson
I'm sure there may have been the original plan to have some sort of alignment (why wouldn't you?), but in 1981 with a bunch of people who aren't used to having a job, never mind working to processess and building cars.....it could be that "best laid plans....". So to my knowledge, i've never heard of a single car having aligned numbers. Not even the first ones off the production line!