Early Dino (L, M) dashboard SN Tag

My "L" dashboard, largely and 100% original has no tag nor any telltale signs of one having been there.
I'd love to see a photo of one.

Regards, Alberto

 

that`s not the case....

 

I have never seen this and if Matthias says it is not the case then you can be pretty sure that what you have been told is totally wrong.

 

I was remianing quiet because I have never seen this that is the same from car to car.

I believe what you are reffering to is the tag that was/has been installed when importing a car into the US that was not originally delivered here.

Most Euro spec cars imported and taken through the dot process had similar style tags, and most were placed on the windshield. The purpose was for VIN's to be visable for inspection. This is the only thing I can think of

 

Quote from Production Highlights, Dino register:

"1. European versions, or home market cars, were left hand drive cars identified by the front signal lamps which laid flat and blended with the front contour of the coachwork. Clear white lenses were normally fitted. Small round amber signal lamps were also found on the sides of the front fenders. Chassis number was visible from outside the car on a small stamped metal plate fixed inside the windscreen on the pillar near the drivers vent window. Most times, over the years, these plates have been removed or lost. Some later European cars had chassis number stamped on the steering column like the USA versions described below."

 

I remember that the Alfa Romeos had a small metal tag on the inside of the window pillar. It was body colored and could be read by looking through the outside of the front glass. That said, given the number of really original cars that Matthias has had the pleasure of seeing, I'm not just ready to believe the Dino register.

 

It is possible that the tags were required only when the cars were imported to the US. That seems to be what tx246 is saying. That may also be why Matthias has not seen them. Just a thought/possibility.

 

My "L" dashboard, largely and 100% original has no tag nor any telltale signs of one having been there too.

 

The tag I saw recently in a picture I can't find is a metal tape piece attached directly to the windshield. The s/n was stamped into it. I don't believe it was factory, but it was very old and recently removed.

 

+1

 

I've heard of this tag only once but I've never seen one and was skeptical if they existed. I suspect the person who told me may have read it from the dinoregister.
Mine is a US import L-series and I've searched for evidence of such a tag, none found either on the windshield or dashboard, old rivets, glue etc. I can't see a tag in old photos of the car either.
Perhaps the earlier cars which were "imported for racing use only" didn't have these but by the time the M-series production was in full swing it was required by DOT?
open minded...
Andrew