Checking behind the steering box will only confirm whether or not the VIN is the correct one for the car. There should be 7 digits stamped behind the box: the engine code followed by the 6 digit serial number. Either way, it sounds like a legit Z-code Javelin, at the least... Jeff Reeves Auburn GA 94 Cherokee 79 Spirit GT 73 Javelin 401 72 Javelin SST 69 Ambassador DPL On January 22, 2006 John Rosa wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a woman asking for help in figuring out what is > and isn't kosher about her car. > > Here's what the car appears to be (ignoring codes)- > > Carpet: Black > Interior White > Color Mellow Yellow > AC > Rally Gauges > Automatic > 401 > AMX emblems all over > Tilt steering > > The door tag states the following- > > Body: 079728 > Model 7479-8 [1974 AMX] > Trim 428 Q > Paint E9 [Mellow Yellow] > E264281 > > VIN A4C797Z210373 > > I suspect the whole door was changed and the car is a base-model > that's been cloned to be an AMX. But its possible, too, that the > title and dash tag are what don't belong and the car is truly an > AMX, retitled improperly. > > I've suggested removing the steering box to get the serial > number off the frame rail to confirm it's true heritage, but > figured I'd offer the above in case any sleuths want to chime > in early. > > Thanks in advance, > > John W Rosa > www.JavelinAMX.com > > 1971 AMC Javelin ADPS 401 (police car) > www.javelinamx.com/JavHome/jwr/71ADPS/ ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist