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#2
10-19-2006, 05:13 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
Pete...You really do need to clear up the above statement you made....
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10-19-2006, 05:27 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
Sorry lads. . It was a cheap shot at stealing and retagging the car...nothing to do w/ questioning any car's authenticity. .
 ~ Pete
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10-19-2006, 05:43 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
in Georgia,a no title state for cars a certain age,it's not even the tags that can get a car taken from you.
i saw a guy lose a 69 Coronet R/T because some guy proved he owned it 10 years earlier,and the new owner couldnt provide an ownership history,or actual identity of seller..
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10-19-2006, 06:29 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
Hey Pete, no problem.
I'm actually looking at an ex-drag Camaro that's had them switched & I'd want to register it by the firewall # instead of the dash vin. You have to wonder why someone would go to that trouble for a drag car. What if the reason they were switched was because it was stolen? Or, what if it's a special car & the digets are on a restored COPO or Z 28-could I get the tags back? I can't put money into a car that I might not legally own. 
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10-19-2006, 06:48 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
That's a good answer, Kim. Didn't think of it that way.
 But, since it does have a title matching the dash vin I might, could, maybe, sorta own it. Isn't posession 9/10th's of the law? I'll try going thru local law inforcement & see what they have to say.
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10-19-2006, 07:02 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
No problem fellas...sorry to be the troublemaker. .
Jude, it's a good thing you've checked the hidden Vins! . I take it the seller is aware now...was he before?  .Sounds like you'd better run the hidden Vin...actually both Vins before plunking down any dough! . How long has the seller had the car and what transfer date is on the title that matches the tags? . And how far back of a racing history is known...are you able to tell us what year the car is yet? . ~ Pete
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10-19-2006, 08:02 PM
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Re: Legal question about vin/cowl swaps
I'd suggest that you run the hidden VIN through DMV. You might end up doing a good deed and having the car returned to it's previous legal owner...
 Verne
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