I went to look at that car and was also puzzled by the VIN and tags. Here are some photos. I got five shots. This one is a tag about halfway up the drivers side windshield frame. You are looking at the steering column through the glass and you can see the hole for the yet to be installed passenger side dropped seat area.
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