Hi All,
I'm about to take the plunge on a 1970 El Camino SS 396 or at least it sure looks like one.
It seems a little sketchy right off because I couldn't find the vin in the spot at the bottom of the front window drivers side where it usually is, but I couldn't recall if back then they were put somewhere else. When I brought to the seller's attention, he said it is under the hood and pointed out what I now know is the trim tag. Here's what it had:
ST70 13437 KAN870766 BDY
TR 750 25 25 PNT
03C 06642 Z
After I got home, I called the seller and asked him to give me the vin off his registration. He said he thought the trim tag was the vin but he did some checking and then gave me this vin number:
136370B187876
I've been trying to reconcile the info on each and it seems that the trim tag is saying it's from Kansas but the vin seems to say Baltimore. I don't see anything to indicate SS or engine size as far as I can tell and I have no idea what the Z is at the end of the trim tag.
The seller seems to be an old car guy who has been hot rodding since the 60s so it seems odd that he would think the trim tag would have the vin number. He has a hot rodded 64 nova in his garage that has a built in lift and all the trimmings so I'm kind of thinking he's not being entirely candid.
Don't get me wrong but if the car is a "tribute", it was done some years ago and looks like it was taken apart for a quality paint job. BTW it's Red with white SS stripes on the hood but I believe the trim tag is saying blue.
Anyway, sorry for the long post but any help I could get, I'd really appreciate.
Thanks!
1970 El Camino SS 396, TH400, 12 bolt rear end, bucket seats, console shifter. Like I said, if it's a clone, it was very nicely done years ago.
I'm about to take the plunge on a 1970 El Camino SS 396 or at least it sure looks like one.
It seems a little sketchy right off because I couldn't find the vin in the spot at the bottom of the front window drivers side where it usually is, but I couldn't recall if back then they were put somewhere else. When I brought to the seller's attention, he said it is under the hood and pointed out what I now know is the trim tag. Here's what it had:
ST70 13437 KAN870766 BDY
TR 750 25 25 PNT
03C 06642 Z
After I got home, I called the seller and asked him to give me the vin off his registration. He said he thought the trim tag was the vin but he did some checking and then gave me this vin number:
136370B187876
I've been trying to reconcile the info on each and it seems that the trim tag is saying it's from Kansas but the vin seems to say Baltimore. I don't see anything to indicate SS or engine size as far as I can tell and I have no idea what the Z is at the end of the trim tag.
The seller seems to be an old car guy who has been hot rodding since the 60s so it seems odd that he would think the trim tag would have the vin number. He has a hot rodded 64 nova in his garage that has a built in lift and all the trimmings so I'm kind of thinking he's not being entirely candid.
Don't get me wrong but if the car is a "tribute", it was done some years ago and looks like it was taken apart for a quality paint job. BTW it's Red with white SS stripes on the hood but I believe the trim tag is saying blue.
Anyway, sorry for the long post but any help I could get, I'd really appreciate.
Thanks!
1970 El Camino SS 396, TH400, 12 bolt rear end, bucket seats, console shifter. Like I said, if it's a clone, it was very nicely done years ago.