<VV> Corvair VIN problem

Jim jimrhenow at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 2 15:28:27 EDT 2019


I am looking at a 1964 Corvair to buy.  But there is a potential problem with the VIN.

It’s a 4 speed convertible that has all the markings of a Spyder
1.  Turbocharged 150 Engine with proper larger exhaust pipe at an angle.
2. 4 Speed transmission.
3. Spyder name plates on Glove box door, and on the sides under the Monza trim. 150 Turbo trim on engine cover.
4. Proper dashboard with Tach, boost gage etc.
5. The car is a drivable unrestored car with normal chips and scratches in paint.
6. Has been in storage down south for several years.
7. The problem is the VIN number is 40967W------
8. A real Spyder would be 40667W------
9. Seller bought it as a Spyder, and wants to sell it as a Monza after I informed him of the VIN 09 not being a Spyder.
10. He wants $6,700.00 for it and I would think it would be worth it as a Monza.
11. The problem is that it doesn’t look like it was ever apart, the floor and trunk floor have just a little surface rust, and no holes.
12. Would I have trouble registering it?  
13. I want the car as a replacement for a 64 Spyder I had in 1966.  I am not buying it to resell but if I did, I would sell as a tribute car, completely above board.
14. Finally, I don’t have the rest of the VIN number, but could I write to Chevrolet or GM requesting whether the VIN was stamped wrong.  I know I went to a Chevy dealer recently to check on the VIN of a 2009 Pontiac I have, and they gave me the information on how the car was built.  It had a missing option I thought it should have had, and they said it was built without that option.
15. The car looks like it is a real Spyder, and I can’t imagine that someone would go to all the trouble of changing so much on the car to get another $1,000.00 for it.  I am 74 years old and am looking for a cruise car that can be driven.
I would appreciate any information that would help me.

Thank you,

James Rhenow
14 Glenwood Ave
Northfield, MA 01360
jimrhenow at yahoo.com

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