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Expert: - 11/5/2007


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Where is the VIN location of 1950 Plymouth? This person is saying that it is the number that is stamp on the engine. It is the number listed on the Title!!! But it has plate on the drive door frame that is very different from title!!!

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The number on the drivers door frame is the VIN for your 1950 Plymouth. The number stamped on the engine is just that, the engine number. The number on the title may be a number assigned by a law enforcement agency as a replacement VIN and if that is the case should appear somewhere on the car. I would contact the motor vehicle department in your state and get a ruling on which number to use before some one comes knocking on the door and claims that you have his long lost car.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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