I bought my '46 art deco from Idaho into Calif. The truck had no VIN tag. You folks on the Stovebolt Page directed me to buy a repro metal tag and have it engraved(at a trophy store) with the vehicle id number which was on the Idaho title(not the engine number). I attached the engraved tag to the passenger side cowl with two cluchheadswrews (sideways near the bottom of the cowl using two existing holes). Last week I took the truck to the Gilroy DMV and it passed inspection and the Calif. Title should be in the mail...