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Topic: vin number
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gunfighter
Journeyman Posts: 4
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-15-2005 06:19 PM
   
Hi from the UK, any one know if this Vin is real 8T025136*** just found a Rustang that looks like a 67 fastback or was once !
Its in real bad shape,seller claims its a GT ?
Thanks,David.
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1547
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-15-2005 06:30 PM
Well, the VIN number is for a 1968 Mustang fastback, but you didn`t give the 5th character, which will be a letter. This missing letter is the code for the engine. having this letter won`t necesarily confirm if it`s a GT, however, if it comes up as a "T" (200 ci 6 cylinder), that would certainly rule out t being a GT. Most of the engines avaialable in a GT were also available in a "plain" Mustang as well.If, on the other hand, you meant to put a "S" instead of a "5" for the 5th diget, that would denote a 390 4barrel engine, which has a good chance of being a GT. Do you know the body style info from the door tag?------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA M/Stock 302 5speed. [email protected]
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd [This message has been edited by Rory McNeil (edited 04-15-2005).]
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gunfighter
Journeyman Posts: 4
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-15-2005 06:45 PM
wow that was a quik reply. the Vins rusty a bit so i guess a S is right,not a 5. Iv posted a picture on the UK Mustang owners club site , under the GENERAL DISCUSSION,sorry but i cant post it here,please look on www.mcogb.net/forums/index.phpThe car looks ROUGH i cant decide if its worth the $1000 the sellers after.The last time the car was on the road was 1978 !
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gunfighter
Journeyman Posts: 4
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-15-2005 06:49 PM
Rory iv emailed you the pictures as i dont think the link is working.
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RICKS
Gearhead Posts: 363
From: Ocala, FL
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-18-2005 09:05 AM
Ford only produced 317,404 Mustangs in 1968, starting with consecutive # 100001, so the theory that the engine code is "missing" is not likely. It is far more plausible that the "5" shown is, in reality, an "S". Whether or not the car can be "saved", whereby the majority of the original body tub can survive restoration, is the deciding factor. If it can be saved, the $1,000 is a bargain, simply by virtue of it being an S-code fastback. If it really can't, or would have to be cobbled so much with a donor car that it really would be (in effect) restoring the donor car, then the value can only be determined by the value of parts that can be scavanged from it. This is all from an ethical viewpoint. From an ethics-be-damned viewpoint, an S-code fastback hulk for a grand is always worth it, if the title and all VIN's exist.
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