Ronald,
We ran into the same dilemma with our 1984 Airstream 270 Classic Class A motorhome.
There are two VIN's, one is from Chevrolet for P-30 454 equpped chassis, and the other is from Airstream. Both are 17 digits long, with the 10th digit indicating year. In our case, Colorado insisted on using the 10th digit "B" indicating 1983 fropm the chassis, instead of a "C" on the Airstream VIN for 1984.. Well, it did work out using the 1983 VIN let us in on being able to get "Classic Colloector plates" instead of regular plates. At the time, 1983 was 26 years from year 2009. This meant the coach was over 25 years old and we were eligible for different permanent plates.. This also meant, we could do a one-time emissions test, and got a 5 year paid up front, plate stickers. So, in the end, for us it worked out.
For our bus, its a 1992 shell, and a 1992 conversion, so we lucked out there with no headache. Good luck. Be sure to tell us your story once you emerge from the main office, hopefully in one piece. Take chair and whip, you may need it.
Last edited by Coloradobus; 12-07-2011 at 05:09 PM.
Jim and Chris
2001 Featherlite Vogue XLV 2 slide with Rivets-current coach, 1999 shell
Previous 22 years,
We have owned every kind of Prevost shell but an H3-40