Hi all. Got a sad tale to tell and need some help. Have had my 81837 in storage for the last 8 years and picked it up saturday to bring home and start restoring. All goes well until i lift the bonnet and find some f%$*&% **** has swapped the id tags. Not happy Jan. I have seen from time to time on here conversations regarding guys selling plates on ebay. Mine was an 81837 warwick yellow with black interior and i have owned it since january 1998. Just wondering if anyone has any recollection of any ebay users who may have been involved in selling plates. I didn't realise until sunday arvo so had to wait until today to go see the cops and return to the place it was being stored at. Long story short, the plates have been taken off my other 80737 monaro which is also stored there and sat onto my 81837. police are now a bit more interested seeing as its now more than a case of straight forward theft. If anyone can remember any ebay user names that were trying to sell tags that would be much appreciated. Cheers.

Edited by user Tuesday, 7 June 2011 5:15:44 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Yep i do realise that. The main difference is that the tags just werent knicked and left at that. Someone with inside knowledge has gone to the effort of trying to cover their tracks by going out the back yard past the big guard dog taken the tags off the 80737 and then gone back inside and silasticed the tags back onto the other car. what sort of opportunistic thief would risk getting caught whilst going to those lengths. Obviously someone there has done this and if an ebay user name can be linked back to them then maybe something can happen. I dont expect to see the tags again but i would sure like to see someone being held accountable.

the problem is going to be how do you prove it?

good luck with the search

Do you know the numbers from the tags??

Why cant they be remade as a spare part? It wouldnt be like he is tring to pass it off as a fake.
Assuming his story is true and im not doubting you by the way.

Dosent the plate match up with the number stamped on the firewall to prove they match?

Have you contacted Holden and told them your delima?

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Originally posted by HK1837
Firewall number has no correlation to tags.

Holden would have very little idea or concept of what is being discussed. I doubt the person you spoke to would even recognise a HK!

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So there is no way of finding out what the car is just by looking at the firewall number?

[quote]Originally posted by Warren Turnbull
That is correct rallystripes, the firewall number has absolutely nothing to do with luxury level and body style.

Hi Warren,wouldnt the firewall number at least be recorded in the log books along with the vin and body number?

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Originally posted by 80569K
Log books?

If you've got them, 43 years is a long time.

VIN & Body number?

The firewall number is the VIN & body number.

To register a HK all you need is the firewall & engine numbers.

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Ive got log books for mine and in the 80s they shouldnt of been too rare to find.

Ok,one says the firewall number has nothing to do with whats on the tags, which includes the long skinny tag eg 81837KH512345 and the body tag 81837 and your saying the firewall number is the vin and body?

If that is the case,then the vin will correspond to the firewall which is his proof its a genuine 327 and not a clone,going by the the numbers.
Once this has been formalised i cannot see any problem with him getting tags reproduced as suggested before.

Firewall number is the chassis number. Skinny tag is the VIN number. BODY tag (one with trim, paint etc) has the body number on it. None align with HK unless it is an accident.