Spotting a fake '67 trim tag

[resto4u]

I believe the new tags are stamped crisper, easier to read. If put side by side, i think the difference would be clear. But i have only seen one new tag. Roger

[Denis]

Here's my idea for how to tell a new cowl tag. Since there's only a couple of places that do cowl tag reproductions, call them both and ask them if they made the one you're looking at. Chances are they keep records and it's probably best for them legitimacy-wise to be aboveboard with their past dealings.

Oh, and here's the 67 VIN list by month and plant:

[NCGuy68]

Good info Denis....thanks.

I've actually seen a 'wrong' trim tag attached to a otherwise 'correct' 67 firewall. The attaching rivets were the dead give-away. Bogus all the way!

[Zedder]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the info. Another fellow told me to go to www.trimtags.com and compare their samples to an original. Luckily, I have a spare tag off of a car I scrapped a few years ago, so I think I'll bring this with me from now on when I go to look at a car [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[Denis]

Here is a 67 Camaro trim tag from www.trimtag.com's website:



I'm pretty sure their "7" is wider than that used on original tags. I don't have as clear a photo of an original tag to compare with but that's the way it looks to me.