RE: VIN numbers on the windows of UrQ

["Sheffield Corey" <SHEF@omdc.gso.uri.edu>]

>     I was checking out a rather tired early '80s white UrQ
>     in my parking garage today. What struck me as odd was the
>     VIN numbers were etched (scratched) into the door windows
>     and rear window along the base. Are these windows so rare that
>     the owner was afraid of theft? What is the deal, was this OEM?

Hi Bill,

	This is probably from a anti-theft system that was marketed a few years
back by AAA, I think. They etched all the window glass and various other parts
to make them less desirable to car thieves who stole cars with the intention of
parting them out. Again, I THINK this is what you are seeing here.

HTH,

Shef

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