Did they stamp vin on early blocks?

When i was living in So Cal i lived across the street of an asshole city official. He called the police and parking enforcement on me almost daily for a "nuisance vehicle". He said it didnt run and he wanted it towed away. Everytime some one would show up id fire it up and drive it around the block. Finally i got fed up and an officer told me he just didnt like the color,that it made the neighborhood "look like ****,and i want it towed". About midnight that night i called my brother over and we painted that dart with 15 cans of grabber green spray paint:lol:. I parked it in the street right outside his front door. Noone ever came by after that but i know he hated that color more than anything.