Hi Mark,
The VIN stamped into the car body above the pedal cluster is in place on the car. It is hard to see on the eBay picture because it is partly blocked by the hood release cable. It is not a plate, just stamped numbers, letters, and a couple of star characters. On my car the VIN was simply masked over when the car was painted. A closeup picture of it is below.
Thanks, Steve
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