The driver's door plate in my Pantera is not engraved or embossed at all. The chassis number and manufacture date are written in pen, and then those two boxes were covered with clear plastic (tape?) to prevent the numbers from fading, damage, etc.
The plate is made of a fiber material, not metal, it can't be embossed, striking it would merely break it.
George
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