<VV> Spanish Greenbrier scam?

[Bryan Blackwell]

FWIW, I had a similar VIN issue on the title for our wagon - the title had a '2' for the 'W'.  It took some work, but I got the DMV to fix it.  During that, I found that the state will do an inspection on a vehicle to provide a clear title.

I don't know anything about the particular history of this van, but it could be the tag was removed somewhere along the line, then punched in by an agency and whoever did it should have put on their glasses first.  That is clearly not a factory stamping, and for that matter they all had tags anyway.

Also bear in mind that Corvairs were cheap for quite some time, and there are a lot of re-bodied ones floating around because getting a new body was cheaper than getting a new title.  I know today people get up in arms over it, but that's the way it was then.

--Bryan

> On Jan 9, 2020, at 7:55 AM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org <mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org>> wrote:
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> I have attache a pic of the VIN supposedly stamped on the bodywork of a Greenbrier listed in Spain. In case the attachment doesn't come through, the VIN is 4R165100689. That is 1265 NOT 126S. It is a beautiful metallic green and fully restored. But there are some puzzling aspects, not least of which is the VIN stamped on the bodyworl rather than on a stainless steel plate, and the 5 instead of an S in the VIN.