cascubadude

Thanks for the replies guys. @hatepotholez I was thinking anodizing for the plate, but powder coating would be easier. Let me know how you make out. In CA if you get pulled over with no dash VIN plate that = no car anymore. Like many things it is up to the officer that pulled you over, but I have heard of it happening. For me I want to get as close to the original as possible since I am probably going to at some point do a full restoration on my Z since I have #214. My salvage title does hurt the value by 20 to 40 percent (probably closer to the 20% side given the low vin), but that isn't a huge concern for me. Since it has been in the family for over 30 years that is where it is going to stay so value is relative at that point. @siteunseen I think the style of the tag has to do with the year of the car. The tag hatepotholez has is from a low vin car which is what I need to replicate. You can see the numbers on your tag are even a different style. The 2 on your tag does not have the "tail" like on the tag hatepotholez has. I really appreciate the pic though for comparison. @Namerow I was not aware anyone quoted replicating these tags before. I must have missed that but I will certainly look into it. Thanks again guys. The info is invaluable.

I have a similar issue :/ The Z I just acquired has been in my girlfriends family for a long time (30 plus years) but it has been parked upwards of 20 of them. It was her uncles who passed in his 30s and now nobody knows the history of the car for the most part. They do know it was stolen at one point which is why it unfortunately has a salvage title since here in good old CA theft recoveries are assigned salvage titles when/if recovered. So as a result the thieves pulled off the dash VIN tag and now I am left trying to figure out how to make a new one. I have friends that own metal shops, plating shops etc etc but I need to get my hands on an original so I can duplicate it as closely as possible. The font, size, thickness, etc etc. grannyknot, do you happen to have another old one hanging around I can get a hold of even if just for a bit..... or perhaps if hatepotholez has made any progress duplicating them from the original grannyknot sent he could share some knowledge. Thanks guys.... and thanks to everyone that contributes to the board. I have learned a ton already