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Any VIN inspector worth his salt can tell if the numbers have been stamped with incorrect regular type stamps. The original Ford stamps has characters that look different. The 1 looks like a capital I. The 6 and 9 are not the same just turned upside down.
   There is a guy in Washington who has the correct stamps for sale. His name is: Mark Eckerich  
Rt 4 Cheney WA 99004
Phone number: (509) 747-4609

The company who makes the panel for the 46-48 Ford is RodTech Hot Rod Products, 1775 WhittierAve, Coasta Mesa, Ca 92627.
Their number is 949 722 1071.

It will be interesting to see how the MHRA treats Foose and Squecky when they try to enter the Riddler competition next year since both cars have been publically displayed on a national television show. The rules for competing for the Riddler Award state that the car can have no public showing of any kind before the show at Detroit. I know from experience that they should be disqualified from next years show.
   I own Tim's Hot Rods in Spokane, Wa. My shop and another shop (Extreme Customs in Otis Orchards, Wa) built the 1936 Chrysler Airflfow owned by Jack and Sue White of Spokane that won the 20 grand at the Starbird show in Tulsa this year. The original intention was to enter this car in the Ridler competition this year. The car was disqualified earlier for us being stupid. We displayed the chassis with the Viper engine installed and with a set of loner wheels and tires at the Goodguys event in Spokane in 2002. The chassis was still in bare metal and the engine was just as it came out of the crate. Most people would not have even recognized the chassis once it was completed with completely polished engine/trans and the full chrome and polished Kugel IFS and IRS suspension. We worked out butts off for 2 1/2 years to complete this car and compete for the Riddler but it was not to be.  As you can tell I am not too happy with the MHRA's decision to disqualify this car. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Foose roadster next year.
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