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Posted: 05-April-2013 at 3:48AM |
Received an email this morning from someone asking about body buck tags on 72 GTS. I think that what we figured out the last time this issue came up was that some cars had them and some didn't. What's the latest on this issue? Thanks, Paul~
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1972 GTS 351CJ-4V black/black
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GTW
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After doing a quick google search, it seems that Atlanta cars didn't have them? I'm pretty sure mine does not and it was an early Atlanta build.
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Griffin
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iangj
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There are 2 of them and they are hidden under the dash right up by the windshield and they are part of the body/firewall. They don't have all the info like the older cars used but just a partial VIN #
You can see them in this picture by the defroster ducting. Edited by iangj - 05-April-2013 at 9:49AM |
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Ian Glyn-Jones
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Dan the ranchero man
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both of my rancheros have them and they are 74 and 79. They have the complete Vin # on them. also have a partial Vin# stamped on both sides under the carpet above the rockers.
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mcford
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my oakville built 72 sport had them. they were screwed to the firewall below wiper motor.
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Mike
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429SPORT
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MY '72 OAKVILLE ONT. BUILT GTS DOES HAVE ONE. AS WELL AS BODY COLOR FIREWALL.
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MIKE
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kversch
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three of the 72's we have had the same tages Mike posted about. If I recall it the three cars I have were Canada built cars.
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TV 2M8O
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Ian, On my '76, those two tabs in front of the defroster vents have the consecutive assembly number of my car stamped into them as you said. My current car didn't have a body buck tag or it was removed. On my '76 S&H LE, the buck tag was on the upper surface of the firewall over by the passenger side hood hinge. I THINK you car order the buck tags from Marti..... not sure if it's ALL models or certain ones. When I get a bit closer to having mine done, I'll look into getting a new one a bit deeper.
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rudy52397
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Did the 73's built at Lorain have these? I haven't been able to find one
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-Rudy
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californiajohnny
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FWIW my 74 was built in oakville and it had the tag by the wiper motor and the vin stamped on the tag by the defroster duct, but i never seen any vin #'s stamped by the rockers???
also, i never seen any vin #'s stamped on the frame anywhere, did the torino's have any on the frame? Edited by californiajohnny - 12-September-2015 at 6:29PM |
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I have a 72 GTS. I've honestly never seen any anywhere except on the dash and I have had the car completely apart except drilling spot welds. The sticker on the door jam was long gone. I didn't look under the front windshield when I had that changed so some could be there. Lot's of date stamps on the frame but no vins.
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SEKCOBRA
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69 MACH R CODE
70 TORINO COBRA J CODE 71 TORINO COBRA J CODE 72 Z28 CAMARO 94 MUSTANG 5.0 LX NOTCH 72 GTS Q CODE 61 Galaxie 427 62 Galaxie 406 tri power 64 Galaxie country sedan 390 1972 GTS Q CODE |
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72FordGTS
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My car has numbers like that on the frame in the same spot. However they are stamped into the frame, there is no tag like yours.
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Vince
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SEKCOBRA
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I thought there may have been numbers stamped under there and possibly some mistake so they welded this plate over them.
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69 MACH R CODE
70 TORINO COBRA J CODE 71 TORINO COBRA J CODE 72 Z28 CAMARO 94 MUSTANG 5.0 LX NOTCH 72 GTS Q CODE 61 Galaxie 427 62 Galaxie 406 tri power 64 Galaxie country sedan 390 1972 GTS Q CODE |
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Every Torino/Ranchero I've scrapped had the tags under the windshield. Only a couple had the removable tags. I have never found any other numbers on any other body parts but will take a look at the 3 frames I have sitting. The only exception was Stripper's 250 engine had the complete vin number of my car on an engine boss. I posted a picture of it on my thread.
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Joe
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I can't find any tags anywhere on mine, and wouldn't know where to look for a tag/stamped numbers on the frame on a wagon. Built in Atlanta in November 1972.
Edited by GTW - 17-September-2015 at 4:58AM |
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Griffin
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You MAY find a VIN, or a partial VIN, under the carpet on the floor in the area between the seat and the rocker, where the frame is channeled under the floor.
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I forgot to mention, my Oakville built cars had the tag near the firewall and the two tabs by the defroster ducts with partial VINs.
Edited by 72FordGTS - 17-September-2015 at 2:01PM |
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