Inscribed VIN on a US inport

[CAB]

A friend of the family has an old porsche in Australia - likely that it was imported form the US or canada.

Car is marked as an import and the badge states that it was converted from LHD to RHD.

What is puzzling though is that the VIN is inscribed rather than printed. Thought a factory VIN would have been printed.

Could anybody advise why this might be and or if there is any significance?
Many thanks
CAB

[CAB]

Yep - big sticker stating converted to RHD with a VIN number imprinted ... with a typo of course