Is it possible to cross reference a vin number by using the engine number as my vin plate was removed and never replaced when the car was resprayed.

 

Nope.

- Eric

 

Well, sort of. If it's the car in your avatar photo, nope. For 1968 and later Oldsmobiles, the engine has a VIN derivative that is made up of the first and last eight characters of the VIN. The missing four characters (positions 2 through 5 in the VIN) are the model and body style identifiers that you can find on the cowl plate. Of course this assumes the car has the original engine.