I PM'd him a snap shot of mine. COO has a number on it but it is the invoice #/body type and is no where on the fiberglass body (just the small gold registration plate). It has no buyers name on it either. I believe the COO is kept by DMV when you register the vehicle? His appears to have an Assigned AZ VIN. I'd think a plain VW chassis #/VIN would have made registration easier.