re: 64 or 66 VIN Law/Regulations???

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Not so sure that the 13 character was a law, based on the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Number

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/General/vin.htm

http://www.allpar.com/mopar/enginecodes.html

http://users.erinet.com/30561/moparvin.htm

Regards,
Kim Bueler '75 Gremlin X 360 V8


> Does anyone know how to find the regulation or law that required a 13 character
> VIN? I had all that info on my laptop. I managed to search the net and find it
> in Korea, but the HD blew up on that one and took everything with it! I'm about
> to search a couple backup CDs I made, but don't think I put the info on a CD
> before leaving. I've tried Google and another search engine -- now all I can
> find is 17 character VIN info, and some garbage about 10 digits and such that
> has been repeated overthe net that I know for #$%% sure is wrong! Yet 5-6 sites
> quote the same thing (none give a source). I have the actual law for the 17
> character code, that's easy! I know for sure that it was sometime around
> January 1966 (or very late 1965) that the 13 character VIN was required to be
> used. I have the serial number (not VIN) data for AMCs for early 1966
> production, and have actually seen an early 66 model that didn't have a VIN but
> one of the serial codes. But I can't find the details on the !
>  13 character VIN! I did find a couple other manufacturers, so I know there's
> no formal order except that the last six have to be the consecutive number, and
> the year and engine have to be identified somewhere in the number. But I REALLY
> want to see the actual US specs again!! Any ideas??
>
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