Most states used the engine number (the one behind the distributor) as the VIN through 1955. This is discussed a lot here. If you have a good title and the number on the title doesn't match the number behind the distributor, the engine has probably been changed. If the number doesn't match, or you don't have a title, you'll need to contact your state's titling agency to determine their procedure for assigning a VIN to the vehicle. The number on your data plate were it there would have been the vehicle serial number.


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