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Re: HELP VIN' requested

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From: Alex D Rodriguez
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 13:01
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In article <2p436k$knl@larry.rice.edu>,
Catherine Anne Foulston <cathyf@is.rice.edu> wrote:
>In article <2p3jrc$rhq@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> adr5@konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu (Alex D Rodriguez) writes:
>
>>Anyone who wants VIN numbers can just walk down the street and read them off
>>of any car of their choice.  They are clearly visible through a cars 
>
>Yeah, but that doesn't tell you everything you need.  If you're
>trying to find how to map, say, the VIN to the year, reading off
>a car is no good unless you can tell its year by looking.  I can't.

Here in NY the car make and year is on the registration sticker that is 
required by law to be clearly visible on the windshield.



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From: adr5@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu (Alex D Rodriguez)
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Subject: Re: HELP VIN' requested
Date: 21 Apr 1994 13:01:27 GMT
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