Rebodied cars and do they get certified

[Salvatore]

So are TastyKakes!

[camarojoe]

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If you bought a Yenko in 1969 and warranty replaced the motor in 1970, would that bother you more than if a body shop put your drive train in a 1969 donor car in 1970 after you totaled the car? The donor car really isn't the car you bought in my opinion.

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Well said Sam, and this is exactly the way i think too.

[DarrenX33]

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So are TastyKakes!


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By the way. Their gone!

[moparts]

Ok here is something to ponder.

Car 1 say a ZL1 Bought new and raced by origional owner. Has ton's of paperwork from day 1 and picture history of car. After 10 years of racing car is so cut, bent and broke that origional owner can't afford to rebuild car using what is left of origional body. Origional owner finds a good doner body and retags car and continues racing car.(Origional body was crushed, hidden vin numbers along with it, since this was just a race car to origional owner) 30 years later "Fred lots a money" buys car and rebuilds back to show condition spending say $??,???. How much is car worth in todays market with the buyer knowing all the story?

Car 2 ZL1 Found by "Fred" no history, no paperwork, rusted to the ground. Removes hidden numbers and all tags and puts said pieces on a rust free doner car spending the same $??,??? as on car 1. Now same question how much is car 2 worth?

A: 1 worth more

B: 2 worth more

C: 1 and 2 worth same

D: None of the above

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Option E: Drink more beer, hoping that the can you're holding is actually part of car #1

[PeteLeathersac]

So car # 1 is a donor body with it's donor car hidden Vin intact if you look....and the long gone ZL1's Vin and supposed trim tags attached to this donor body? . And all re-attaching of tags was done years ago by a known or unknown person? . Car # 2 basically gets the same treatment by Fred differing only by the fact he "firewalls" the car to include the hidden Vin at time of identity transfer. . Personal opinions again....first I feel both cars would be of interest to the Feds and at risk of having all tags pulled and confiscated and new Vins assigned, greatly devaluing the cars if that happened. . On the above choices, I'll pick D with a side of wondering if Fred is going to the jailhouse for what he does to cars?? ~ Pete

[moparts]

"I'll pick D with a side of wondering if Fred is going to the jailhouse for what he does to cars?? "

Ahhhhh but Fred didn't have anything to do with car 1 having non matching hidden numbers!

[Mr70]

Is "Freds" last name Bain?

[PeteLeathersac]

Yup...Fred may be in the clear legally for Car #1. . It's his #2 car that he'd be squirming on if the feds came calling? . He'd be on the hook financially pretty bad if the feds grab the tags and do a reissue Vin! ~ Pete

[kwhizz]

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Option E: Drink more beer, hoping that the can you're holding is actually part of car #1

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Good thinking Marlin
Ken