Rust damaged VIN tag, what to do?

[Harry L.]

Re: Rust damaged VIN tag, what to do?

where does one buy original TRIM AND VIN TAG RIVITS

[Paul J.]

Re: Rust damaged VIN tag, what to do?

Perhaps I should mention the only piece of original exterior sheet metal on my 1967 Chevelle hardtop is the trunk lid. We did manage to save about 1/3 of the interior floor, but that was ALL of the floor we could save. Well since this is a Corvette forum you probably don't want to hear the rest of THAT story. I only mention it to let you know that I really do know what you are dealing with.

I am always interested in those kinds of stories. Don't forget that many of us on this board own other cars which are not Corvettes. An occaisional, minor deviation from the topic is a good thing.

[Russ T.]

Re: Rust damaged VIN tag, what to do?

You may want to look up and outfit on the web called "A. G. Backeast" I had the same problem with my '68 convertible
4 years ago and they made me a perfect reproduction of my VIN tag. I can't recall how much it cost back then, seems like
about $200.00.

Bought some rivets, cleaned up pillar and installed new tag. Looks great. My car won't be getting judged so I
wasn't worried too much about nit-picking the appearance. I got rivets out of Hemmings Motor News.

Hope that they're still in business, I was very pleased with their product.

Russ Trotter
'68 convertible, RPO L-71

[Rich P.]

Re: Rust damaged VIN tag, what to do?

Seems like this always gets mixed up. There is a difference between saying something is original and something has a Typical Factory Apperance. If anyone thinks that cause a car has a top flight or bloomington gold means its original....they have come to a incorrect conclusion.