that is not a valid VIN that's why you can't decode it. the second position on the VIN would be the assembly plant and there is no assembly plant O or 0, then positions 3 and 4 are for the body type for which there is not an H3 and 38 is the code for a wagon, J engine code could be either a 70-up 429 or a 68 302.
i think you need to write down the VIN again make sure you use the one on the dash plate and not the door since a door can be changed. if worse comes to worst you may have a state issued VIN which will never decode to any kind of factory spec since it really has nothing to with the car and is just a state issued identification tag not unlike a bar code lilke that used to identify state owned equipment like office chairs and computers, etc.
I checked out the pictures that torino 420 posted and it looks like the 71 body style in the picture.Torino 420 is the car in the picture tubbed or is there that much room for tire back there?That 71 is even the same color. 75 mustangII
I checked out the pictures that torino 420 posted and it looks like the 71 body style in the picture.Torino 420 is the car in the picture tubbed or is there that much room for tire back there?That 71 is even the same color. 75 mustangII
if we leave off the 9 at the beginning of the vin (0H38j1528527) the we have this...
0=1970
H=Lorain assembly plant
38=Torino Cobra body style
J= 429 CJ ram air
and the rest is the serial number.
so what you have there is a 70 torino cobra with a 429 cobra jet with ram air which could end up being a super cobra jet if it has the correct gear ratio option but those are super rare, not that what you already have isn't pretty damn rare itself. i'd say it's definitely a keeper!!!!!!!
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