OJohnny

Hi,
I've read other Florida Member's description of their experiences getting title and tag for Factory Fives and have to say Sarasota must be on another planet altogether. Local tax office sent me to the Regional DMV Office where I submitted two copies of four pages of filled out documents and all reciepts and photos and paid a $40 inspection fee. That was on Jan. 27th. Five weeks later a DMV Compliance Coordinator (Nancy) came to my house to look at our Mark III. She couldn't find a VIN on the Ford 5.0L engine block. Now I have to go back to the local tax office to pick up a temporary tag so I can drive to meet the Compliance Coordinator at a local shop to have the Mark III put up on a lift so she can search the bottom of the Ford 5.0L and T5 trans. for VIN numbers. I had never seen such number so had Nancy talk to local Ford parts dept. guy on the phone who told her Ford did not put numbers on the '94-'95 5.0L blocks. Obviously she did not believe him hence the upcoming trip to the local shop. Then on the next day I'm supposed to drive to the Regional DMV Office for their inspection. If all that goes well I should be able to get title and tag at the end of the inspection at the Regional DMV Office. You guys who only had to do a quick in and out at your local tax office should consider yourselves very lucky. All I want to do is be able to drive the thing legally. Is it too much to ask that the process be less painless and less a waste to time?
04/18/2011 UPDATE:
I am now past ten weeks into the TITLE BOUT with the Fla. Dept. of Motor Vehicles. The above mentioned meet with the DMV Compliance Coordinator at the shop with the Mark III on the lift resulted in no VIN found on block. The Compliance Coordinator, Nancy, scheduled a second meet at same shop with two DMV "experts" in tow. I was extreemly unimpressed with the two "experts" and, you guesed it, the "experts" could not find any VIN or identofying numbers on the block. But, they insisted there is supposed to be a number there. No evidence of tampering (removal) of numbers was found. Is it just me or is all this also beginning to seem unreal to you? I decided to go to the source and found a question and answer service on the official Ford web site and I include that below:
Hi John,

Thank you for contacting Ford Motor Company. I have looked into your inquiry and was advised by a Technical Specialist that there is no VIN specific information on a 5.0L engine built for Mustang model years 1994 and 1995.

The engine code information label located on the valve cover contains the following information.
• Engine calibration number.
• Engine build date.
• Engine plant code.
• Engine code.

I hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,
Mary Anne
E-mail Escalation Specialist
Ford Motor Company

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From: [email]firedonart@aol.com[/email]
Sent: 3/29/2011 03:26:50 PM
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Email Questions: Sir;I installed a 1994 - 1995 Mustang 5.0L engine in a replica car I completed in Jan. I have been trying to get the State of Florida D.M.V. to issue me a title since then. There is no identity number on the 5.0L engine block and this is causing a major problem with the Fla. D.M.V. Local employees of Sarasota Ford say Ford did not put I.D.numbers on the 5.0L blocks at that time. The Florida Department of Motor Vehicles does not accept the local Ford employee's word. How do I get authorized confirmation that Ford did not number my engine to satisfy the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles?Thank you very much.John Allen
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I forwarded this, above, the OFFICIAL WORD to the DMV and my district's state congressman but the DMV are sticking with their "expert's" story and the con(gress)man was of no help at all. Now I have to go to go to Circuit Court to try to get a judge to order the DMV to issue a Vin for the Mark III. Court cost starts at $300 and goes up from there, plus lawer fee $? If the judge should be having an exceptionally good day and rule in my favor I still have to pass the $40 inspection which will be conducted by the same DMV people I have been expecting to be reasonable and trying to make see sense. What a tonnage load of CRAP! It is time for prayer, Brothers.
Thank you!
OJohnny