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◊ 2008-03-09 23:58 |
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air They named her "Stefanie." |
◊ 2009-09-21 23:44 |
they call it natalie in the movie |
◊ 2009-10-15 03:33 |
Why is it listed as 1956 model year on the screen if it's a 1957 model? |
◊ 2009-10-15 03:38 |
Simple error. Note they also list the make as Cadillac! And no way is that a period VIN. The data simply does not match the car. |
◊ 2009-10-15 03:41 |
Extra credit! Can anyone decode this VIN? |
◊ 2009-10-15 04:04 |
I ran it through an on-line VIN decoder which came back as an error/invalid check digit. Noted it is only 16 characters long and should be 17. Tried it with "XXXXXX" for the serial # and it still came back as invalid. First two characters of "DF" come back with Morocco as country of origin. The 10th character of "F" would indicate a 1985 model. That's all I can do. |
◊ 2009-10-15 04:23 |
Good job, Commander 57! I was thinking if the producer of this movie labeled as fake VIN or one of his own ![]() |
◊ 2009-10-15 04:36 |
Particularly with a missing digit! |
◊ 2009-10-15 04:59 |
Back in the fifties the term VIN number didn't exist. The equivalent back then would be a serial number. I don't know how many digits were used back then. |
◊ 2009-10-15 12:15 |
before VINs were standardized in the the early eighties (1981 I think) VIN numbers were not 17 digits. For instance the VIN on my 65 Mustang has 11 digits |
◊ 2009-10-15 15:36 |
Yes, it varied greatly and the numbers were just called "serial numbers". Before that, car companies used "motor numbers". And yes, the VIN standardization was done effective for model year 1981. |
◊ 2009-10-18 02:51 |
Model 2434. |
◊ 2016-08-28 02:42 |
"Policy number ABCDEFG" should clue you guys in this is fake and is just random letters and numbers generated for a scene that has half a second of screen time. Not that hard to figure out. Amazes me how many people argue over such obvious things. |
◊ 2017-02-05 23:57 |
With this better picture, I can see this car is fitted with 283 CID Fuel Injection version ![]() |