short vins (1 Viewer)

[bonzai]

Dissclaimer: I did some searches and failed to find any related topics.

Purchasing my first cruiser a 74 fj55
broken odometer I will be the 5th owner

is this a common vin FJ5538528
I am used to long a@# vins

 

[Pighead]

Yup, they had the short VIN back in the day...
Your Pig is 2185 frames older than my 12/'74 (FJ5546713)

 

[bonzai]

Thank you so much

By the way Your rig is sweet

I remember when I first saw it on a google search. I imediatly saved the pic
how much was the paint sorta job

 

[cruiserdan]

The standardized 17 digit vin was adopted by Toyota in the 1981 model year.

 

[PabloCruise]

The standardized 17 digit vin was adopted by Toyota in the 1981 model year.

I think that statement is true for vehicles destined for the US. My understanding is that this can cause issues if you pull an '84 from Oz and try to register it here!

 

[Gumby]

I think that statement is true for vehicles destined for the US. My understanding is that this can cause issues if you pull an '84 from Oz and try to register it here!

I had a JDM late 80s Honda Hawk that had a short VIN that caused some issues at the DMV.

 

[FineWynsFJ40]

Yep, both my 40 and 55 annoy them!